YEAR OF CONSTITUTION: 1999
FIRST ELECTION HELD IN YEAR
HISTORY OF THE TOWN
Barpathar has been in the news in recent times, due to the recovery of ruins of the Kachari Kingdom of
Assam, dating back to the 7th to 8th Century AD by a team of the Archeological department of Assam in 2019.
The Kachari Dynaty was established in the Dhansiri Valley with their capital set up at Dhansiri. The stone
inscription signed by Kind.
26/12/1999
Basundar Barman recovered in Dhansiri sub-division of Golaghat is the oldest stone inscription of
Assam. The stone inscriptions found in Barpathar reveal the names of Maharajadhiraj Shriji Bora and
Maharajadhiraj Diglekh Barman. Historians thereby state that presence of ruins of Kachari Kingdom in the area
is common and the hope is to trace out evidences of historical settlement systems like Mohenjodaro at
Barpathar.
ABOUT THE TOWN
 Golaghat Barpathar town falls within  district of Assam. The district is bounded by state Nagaland to theNorth and east. Jorhat to the north and Karbi Anglong to the west. Thus the hills of Karbi Anglong andNagaland has forced Golaghat into a physical for the Dhansiri river valley on which the Barpathar Town is located. Golaghat District has five notified towns, which includes Golaghat, Dergaon, Bokakhat, Sarupathar and Barpathar of which Barpathar is the smallest. It is at a distance of 45 kms away from Golaghat Town towards the south, separated by the Nambor forest Reserve and various large tea estates, like Radha Krishna T.E., Due to its distance from the Golaghat hear quarter town and the National Highway 39, the Barpathar along with Sarupathar town form an important urban hub for the surrounding areas in the southern end of the district, Golaghat South.
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
It is geographically located at 26.3°North and 93.87 East. It has an average elevation of 99 metres (324 feet) from sea level. The climate of the ULB is a humid subtropical monsoon climate like the rest of Assam. The river Dhanshiri runs along the south-west border of the town a major road joins Barpathar at the northwest with the District town of Golaghat situated 44 kilometres to the northwest. The same road also links the town with the National High Way No 36 on the west in turn connecting the town by road to Guwahati.
TOPOGRAPHY
Like the rest of Assam, the climate ranges from warm and rainy from May to October, with average temperatures ranging between 19° to 380C, while it is cooler from November to April, with average temperatues ranging between 100 C to 260C. The town is at an average elevation of 99 meters (324 feet) from sea-level. The Dhansiri river flows on the south-west border of the Barpathar town. While the Doiyang flows on the north-east. Barpathar is anlow-
lying, flat flood plain, drained by the two rivers on the east and west of the district.

Population :  Approx 14721

List  Of Chairman

1. Jagdish Ch. Deb
2. Shailesh Kr. Singh
3. Anjana Bhuyan
4. Niru Borbora
5. Shailesh Kr. Singh
6. Sanjib Kr. Baruah