Maligaon
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Maligaon মালিগাঁও |
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 Maligaon
 Maligaon
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| Coordinates: 26°09′15″N 91°41′50″E / 26.15417°N 91.69722°ECoordinates: 26°09′15″N 91°41′50″E / 26.15417°N 91.69722°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Kamrup Metropolitan district |
| City | Guwahati |
| Government | |
| • Body | GMC |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 781 XXX |
| Vehicle registration | AS-01 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gauhati |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Gauhati West |
| Planning agency | GMC |
| Civic agency | GMC |
Maligaon is a locality in Guwahati, surrounded by localities of Adabari, Pandu and Kamakhya. It is home to the Kamakhya Junction railway station, the second station serving Guwahati.
The headquarters of North East Frontier Railways and North-East Frontier Railway Stadium is situated here. It can be called a railway men area as more than 80% of the area covers railway quarters.
In the late 80's and 90's, a lot of local cricket teams used to participate in cricket tournaments organized by various clubs in this locality. The place is also known for Goddess Durga pandals. There are several temples and places of worship in and around Maligaon. Hanuman Mandir, Kali Mandir are of special interest.
Maligaon town square is the focal-point of Maligaon. It is located between Jalukbari Point and Kamakhya foot hill of famous Kamakhya Temple. The road passing through Maligaon earlier was called Assam Trunk Road, the road has been christened as the Dinesh Goswami Road.
Towards the west from Maligaon town square one finds the Dinesh Goswami road (old Assam Trunk Road) approaching Jalukbari via Adabari, while towards the east, one approaches Kamakhya foot hill. A few decades back Maligaon was not part of Guwahati but of Pandu; from 1975 Maligaon became part of Guwahati (Municipality Corporation). The Padmanath Gohain Baruah Road (P.N.G.B. Road) runs from Maligaon Chariali to NH-37 at Tetelia via Maligaon Goshala. The fourth road is the one that originates at Maligaon Chariali and runs northwest towards Pandu Cabin, touching Aruna Cinema Hall and Pandu College on the way. The Jalukbari Police Station lies at this corner of the Chariali. A foot overbridge for pedestrians has been inaugurated in early 2013.
Cost of living in Maligaon is 73.63% lower than in London, England. Monthly expenses for a single person at £204.59 (INR 19,329.94) and for four person family at £711.86 (INR 67,258.74) (without rent).
It is connected by air through Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International airport. Apart from being connected to airports across India, two international flights will start operating from 2017.
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