Jamuguriha t is a small town situated in Sonitpur district , in the state of Assam in India . The town is located north of Brahmaputra River . It is well known as the location of the 200-year-old Baresahariya Bhaona festival. Geography Jamugurihat is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River , 244 kilometres (152 mi) from Guwahati , the capital of Assam , and 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Tezpur . Agriculture & allied occupation constitute the rural economy besides a large chunk of people engaged in Tea cultivation. Jamugurihat is a small town with 19,743 population (according to 2011 Census) [ citation needed ] where has 52 villages’ with different communities like Assamese, Nepali, Bengali, Muslim etc. with different religions. But all community people is lived here as a union, and all of these help each other in any problem. In Jamugurihat have more than 60 Namghar and Temples. In ...