Local businesses in Guwahati
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Hospitals: 36
- Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH); Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital; Dr Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institue; Guwahati Eye Hospital; Institute Of Human Reproduction; Marwari Hospital and Research Centre; Satribari Christian Hospital; Aruna Memorial Hospital; City Heart Hospital; Critical Care Hospital
- Clinics: 111
- Guwahati Neuro Clinic; Apollo Clinic - Best Diagnostic Center; Ayushman Physiotherapy Clinic; Barthakur Clinic Pvt Ltd; D & B Clinic; Divyachakshu Eye Clinic; Dr. Dilip Ghosal Clinic; Dr. Goswami's Clinic; Dr. Kalicharan Das Nursing Home and Polyclinic; Dr.S. Chakravarty Orthopaedic & Physiotherapy Clinic
- Pharmacies: 85
- Ananta Pharmacy; Ayushman herbo care; B.P. Medico's; B.P.MEDICO'S; BINAPANI MEDICOS; BORA MEDICAL; CARE MEDICOS; Careplus Pharmacy; D K PHARMACY; DARSHANA KENNEL
- Dental clinics: 53
- Agarwal Dental Care; Crystal Smile Dental Aesthetic & Orthodontic Clinic; Cusp Care Dental Clinic; Dental Care Clinic; Dental Clinic, Bharalumukh; Dr. Nilanjana Deepak's Dental Solutions; MN Multispeciality Dental Care; Multispeciality Dental Clinic; Oro- Dental Care; Pearl Dental Clinic, Guwahati
- Medical supply and optical shops: 52
- Zeiss Vision Center; Sun Vision; AMAYA VISION CARE; AMRITA MEDICOS; BINAPANI MEDICOS; BORA MEDICAL; CENTRE FOR SIGHT; D.D. OPTICALS; DEEP JYOTI OPTICAL; DR. LAL PATH LABS
Guwahati facts
- District
- Kamrup Metropolitan district
- Area
- about 216 sq km, about 51 m above sea level
- PIN codes
- 781001 (Guwahati ), 781015 (Guwahati Airport), 781014 (Guwahati University)
- Places nearby
- Nehru Stadium (multi purpose stadium, 2 km), Nehru Park (urban park, 2 km), Umananda Temple (shiva temple, 3 km), Navagraha Mandir (Hindu temple, 3 km)
- Education
- Guwahati is the main education hub of Northeast India, with IIT Guwahati and the century-old Cotton University.
- History
- Guwahati comes from the Assamese guwa, meaning areca nut, and hati, meaning rows, the rows of areca nut trees. The Kamakhya temple stands on Nilachal Hill in the city.
- Geography
- The Brahmaputra flows to the north of Guwahati, with the foothills of the Shillong plateau to the south and the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary to the east.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.