| Kumarpara | |
| Settlement Type: | Locality |
| Pushpin Map: | Guwahati#India Assam |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kumarpara in Guwahati |
| Coordinates: | 26.1715°N 91.7363°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Assam |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kamrup Metropolitan district |
| Subdivision Type3: | List of cities and towns in Assam |
| Subdivision Name3: | Guwahati |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Guwahati Municipal Corporation |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Abir Patra (Indian National Congress) |
| Leader Title2: | Corporator |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Guwahatian |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Assamese, English |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 781001 & 781009 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 - (0) 361 - 24 80 XXX |
| Iso Code: | IN-AS |
Kumarpara is a locality in Guwahati, Assam.[1] It is located to the west of the city and is a very densely populated and cosmopolitan area. The railway line passes at the North end of the locality and the Assam Trunk Road serves as the northernmost boundary. It is surrounded by the localities of Machkhowa, Bharalumukh, Fatasil Ambari and Athgaon. It comes under Bharalumukh Police Station. The Pin code of Kumarapara are 781 001 [2] (Served by Guwahati GPO) and 781 009 (Served by Bharalumukh Post Office).[3]
The locality falls in the floods plains of the Brahmaputra and is part of the city of Guwahati. The Northern boundary is marked by the Assam Trunk Road and the southern boundary is marked by the Bharalu river. The locality served by the Faiz Ahmed Road or F.A. road which serves as the main road and the KRC road. There a number of other arterial roads also. The drainage system mostly consists of modern drainage system which were rebuilt recently.[4] An old stream parallel to the F.A. road existed about 40 years ago but now been mostly filled up by land filling. Also, the locality is free from the problem of flash floods [5] which most of the other areas of the city suffer from. The Kumarpara panchali, is one of the rare intersections found in the city, where five streets meet.[6]
The locality is one of the oldest locality of the city of Guwahati and most families living here can trace their history to hundreds of years back. The rich history of the locality has been reflected in many books, such as Smritir Patat Mahanagarar Kumarpara by Md. Hedayat Ullah.[7]
The locality boosts of people of almost all major religious community found in India and thus, has many religious institutions present here. Some of them are very old and have a rich history. Some of the prominent ones are as follows, besides these there are numerous others also:-
The locality boosts of number of schools and they cater to the people of the locality. Besides the schools, there are a number of tuition centers and coaching institutes spread all over the locality.
The clubs of the locality have very rich history and have participated in most of the tournaments organised in the city of Guwahati but due to rapid growth of infrastructure, the number of sports fields and ground in the locality has depleted.