Tezpur

Tezpur তেজপুৰ
Urban Agglomeration(Class I)
Sunset at Ganesh Ghat near the Brahmaputra, Tezpur
Nickname(s): City of Eternal Romance
Tezpur Show map of Assam Tezpur Show map of India Location in Assam, India
Coordinates: 26°38′N 92°48′E / 26.63°N 92.8°E / 26.63; 92.8Coordinates: 26°38′N 92°48′E / 26.63°N 92.8°E / 26.63; 92.8
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Sonitpur
Government
• Body	Tezpur Municipality Board
Area
• Total	40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Area rank	5th
Elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	102,505
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Assamese
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-AS
Vehicle registration	As -12
Website	sonitpur.nic.in

Tezpur (pron: tezˈpʊə) (Assamese: তেজপুৰ) is a city and Urban Agglomeration and the administrative headquarters and municipal board of Sonitpur district in the state of Assam in northeastern India. Tezpur is a fastest growing City on the banks of the river Brahmaputra and is the largest of the north bank towns with a population exceeding 100,000. It is 175 kilometres (109 mi) northeast of Guwahati, considered to be the "Cultural Capital of Assam". Tezpur is also known as the Most Clean City of Assam because of its clean and green view. Tezpur attracts every visitor who comes here with its beautiful parks, hillocks, sceneries and well established hotels.

The town is on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River.

The rivers in and around Tezpur are fast flowing, especially from the Himalayas foothills. Tezpur has a number of small hillocks, so that flooding doesn't occur during the monsoons.

The average temperature in summer is around 36 °C (97 °F) while the average winter temperature is around 13 °C (55 °F).

Tezpur is part of Tezpur (Lok Sabha constituency).

The name Tezpur is derived from the Sanskrit words 'teza' (meaning blood) and 'pura' (meaning town or city). Legend has it that the original name of this place was 'Sonitpur' ("sonit" in Sanskrit also means blood). When the battle between Krishna's army and Lord Shiva, his disciple Banasura's army fought for the rescue of Aniruddha (who was the grandson of Lord Krishna, according to legend) there was so much bloodshed that the place was stained red. This led to the name of the place becoming Tezpur. The Shiva temples in and around Tezpur shows the love and devotions of King Baanasur for Lord Shiva.