Local businesses in Guwahati
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- IT and company offices: 12
- Web .com (India); Lumenoid Studios; Brahmaputra Sanchay & Biniog Co - Operative Society Ltd; Choudhury Sales Corporation; I innovation technologies; J.B's Resort; Khushi; LAKHTOKIA; Priyashi Aashi Developers Private Limited; Satya Kriti
- Government offices: 24
- Director General of Police (DGP) office; Directorate of Technical Education, Assam; APDCL; All India Radio; Directorate of Secondary Education; Khadi India; Bijulee Bhawan; Bijuli Bhawan; Directorate Of Elementary Education; Paltan Bazar Police Station
- Colleges and universities: 16
- Handique Girls College; tyagbir hem barua shisu seva mandir; Assam Engineering Institute; BT College; Guwahati Medical College; IFB Industries Limited-guwahati; NEF College; S.B DEORAH COLLEGE; S.B. Deorah College; S.K. Hazarika College
- Workshops and craft businesses: 58
- DEKA & DEKA BOOK BINDING; Handcrafted; J.K. COMMUNICATION; J.M. ELECTRONICS REPAIRING SENTER; Lahelooms; Motorola; Purbashree; Shutters India; The Keypad; ARUNACHAL EMPORIOUM
- Finance, insurance and legal offices: 14
- AgeasFederal Life Insurance; Dhananjoy Saha; Invesco Mutual Fund; Invest Dot Com; Megatmo Insurance Ventures LLP; Teammates Insurance Marketing Pvt. Ltd.; The New India Assurance Company; National Insurance Company; Muthoot Finance; Life Insurance Corporation
- Banks: 85
- Allahabad Bank Zonal Office; Co-Operative City Bank Limited; ICICI (City Business Centre); Assam Gramin Vikash Bank; ASSAM GRAMIN VIKASH BANK; ATM; SBI BANK; RBL Bank; United Bank Of India; Standard Chartered
- Hospitals: 36
- 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; Dr. Nitin Dutta Eye Foundation Hospital
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)
- 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.
- Education
- Guwahati is the main education hub of Northeast India, with IIT Guwahati and the century-old Cotton University.
- Local economy
- Pandu port on the Brahmaputra is an important terminal and transit point for goods and for passenger and tourist vessels.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.