Chanmaguri
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Chanmaguri
Sonmaguri | |
|---|---|
| Chanmaguri Village | |
 Chanmaguri Jame Mosque | |
 Location of Chanmaguri | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| Region | Lower Assam |
| District | Kamrup |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,194[1] |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 87.84% |
| Language | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| PIN | 781380 |
Chanmaguri (Sonmaguri in ancient times, Chanmaguri in the modern era) is a village in India and is located in the Rangia mandal/tehsil, Kamrup district, Assam. Rangia is the nearest town (12 km) and Guwahati is the nearest city (30 km) from Chanmaguri.
In ancient times the village was known as Sonmaguri.[citation needed] Sonmaguri derives its name from the Assamese words meaning gold and meaning one type of rice, golden colour rice (Paddy). After the revolution of time, Sonmaguri changed to Chanmaguri.[citation needed]
Agriculture
Coordinates of Chanmaguri village are 26°04′49″N, 91°33′35″E/ 26.0802867°N, 91.5596117°E. Various types of plants are cultivated in this village but mainly produced various types of rice, vegetables, oil, etc.
