Gelapukhuri

Gelapukhuri (in short GP) is a famous place in Biswanath Chariali, India.

In Gelapukhuri, the majority of people are Indian Gorkhas along with Assamese, Bodo, Adibasi etc.

Gelapukhuri Village has a lower literacy rate compared to Assam.

This is the place where the late Dharni Rijal was born and is generally considered a martyr by locals.

Rijal died at the hands of the NDFB (The National Democratic Front of Boroland, which was an armed separatist outfit).