Garampani

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Garampani
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Garampani
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Garampani
Garampani (India)
Coordinates: 26°24′0″N93°52′0″E / 26.40000°N 93.86667°E / 26.40000; 93.86667
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Assam
District Karbi Anglong
Elevation
117 m (384 ft)
Languages
  Official Assamese
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
788931
Vehicle registration AS
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)

Garampani is a town in Golaghat district, Assam, India.

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Geography

It is located at an elevation of 117 m above MSL. [1]

Location

National Highway 39 passes through Garampani. It is 25 km south of Golaghat.

Places of interest

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