Golaghat
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| State : | Assam | ||
| District : | Golaghat | ||
| Location : | 26 ° 31 ' N , 93 ° 58' E | ||
| Height : | 95 m | ||
| Residents : | 41,989 (2011) | ||
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Golaghat is a city in the Indian state of Assam .
The city is the capital of the Golaghat District . Golaghat has the status of a municipal board . The city is divided into 13 wards . On the cut-off date of the 2011 census it had 41,989 inhabitants, of which 21,513 were men and 20,476 women. Hindus make up the majority of the city's population with a share of over 77%. Muslims form a minority of over 19%. The literacy rate in 2011 was 90.9%, well above the national average.
The cultivation of tea is of economic importance. The movement of the small tea farmers in Assam was started from Golaghat.