It is a historical place of Assam where the famous freedom fighter Kanaklata Barua was born.

The current MLA from the Gohpur constituency is Utpal Borah and Lukumoni Borah ACS is the current Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) or Civil SDO of Gohpur.

[3] Gohpur also connects Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, via NH 15.

Utpal Borah is the MLA from Gohpur and Ranjit Dutta is the MP of Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency.

This article about a location in the Indian state of Assam is a stub.