It is located on the banks of river Beki and is known for the century-old temple of lord Krishna known as "Gorokhiya Gohainr Than" where thousands of pilgrims visit on auspicious occasions to have a glimpse of this holy place.

Outsiders find it very interesting to shop around the town and buy tasty and mouth watering milk products.

The present Barpeta District formed an integral part of the Koch-Hajo till British Administration took over.

During this period, a large number of local feudatory-chiefs, who are primarily land lords called 'Bhuyans', ruled the region.

These Bhuyans arrived from eastern part of India like Kanauj, Gauda and Bengal who in passage of time became general Assamese caste and accepted the Vaishnava faith under influence of Shrimanta Sankardeva.