It is on south bank of river Brahmaputra and is 90.6 km from Guwahati city.

It is well connected with Guwahati and other major nearby towns with private commercial vehicles.

Among others, SP Kamrup Hitesh Chandra Roy, Circle officer Banashree Malakar were present at the newly inaugurated police station during the ceremony.

Established in the year 1972, Bimala Prasad Chahila College (BPCC) is the only higher education institute in the locality.

Apart from Nagarbera region and other parts of the Boko LAC, students from nearby Goalpara and Barpeta district also pursue their higher education from this government college, affiliated to the Gauhati University.