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The headquarters of [[Northeast Frontier Railway]] and [[Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium]] is situated here.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1024.html|title=Railway stadium, Maligaon|publisher=cricketarchive.com|date= |accessdate=2012-09-03}}</ref>

The place is also known for goddess Durga pandals. There are several temples and places of worship in and around Maligaon. Hanuman Mandir, Kali Mandir are of special interest.

==Town square==
The focal point of Maligaon is its town square. It is located between Jalukbari Point and the Kamakhya foothills of Kamakhya Temple.

Maligaon was previously a part of Pandu but from 1975 became part of Guwahati (Municipality Corporation). The Padmanath Gohain Baruah Road (P.N.G.B. Road) runs from Maligaon Chariali to NH-37 at Tetelia via Maligaon Goshala. The fourth road is the one that originates at Maligaon Chariali and runs northwest towards Pandu Cabin, touching Aruna Cinema Hall and Pandu College on the way. The [[Jalukbari]] Police Station lies at this corner of the Chariali. A foot overbridge for pedestrians has been inaugurated in early 2013.

==Transportation==

===Air===
It is connected by air through [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport]].

===Railways===
[[File:View of KV Maligaon and Kamakhya station on an overcast day.jpg|thumb]]
The "Northeast Frontier Railway" abbreviated as N.F. Railway is one of the 18 railway zones in [[Indian Railways]], headquartered at Maligaon, it is responsible for rail operations in the entire [[Northeast India|Northeast]] and parts of [[West Bengal]] and [[Bihar]]. [[Kamakhya Junction railway station|Kamakhya Junction]], earlier named as Jalukbari, directly connects Maligaon with many major cities of the country. However, Guwahati Railway Station is a major railway station which is 4 miles (approx 7 km) from Central Maligaon.

==Education==
* St. Vivekananda English Academy
*[[Kendriya Vidyalaya Maligaon]]<ref>http://www.kvmaligaon.edu.in/news.php</ref>
*St. Mary's Senior Secondary school<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stmarysmaligaon.org/?com=article&id=40|title=History of St. Mary's English High School, Maligaon|work=St. Mary's Sr. Secondary School|accessdate=29 September 2014}}</ref>
* NF Railway Netaji Vidyapeeth Higher Secondary School
* Capital Public School
* Railway Boys Assamese High School
* Kamakhya Vidyalaya High School
* Swarna English Academy
* [[Lalit Chandra Bharali College]]
* West Guwahati Commerce College

==Hospitals==
The area has a number of hospitals like the NF Railway Central Hospital, Swagat Hospital and Sanjevani Hospital. Also there is a Health Unit at Boripara run by the State Government.

==Festivals and people==
[[File:Nambari Durga Puja - 2014.jpg|thumb|Nambari Durga Puja, 2004]]

Maligaon locality of Guwahati have a population of 50,065 people as per as 2011 census.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geoiq.io/places/Maligaon/HTXB8kmqpd|title = Maligaon, Kamrup Metropolitan | Locality | GeoIQ}}</ref>
There are diversified important traditional festivals in Maligaon. [[Durga Puja]] is the most important and common as the locality is dominated by [[Bengali Hindus]] who are predominant majority in this locality. Bengali new year is also celebrated with great enthusiasm.

==Places of interest==
* [[Kamakhya Temple]], atop the Neelachal hill, the highest spot in the city, draws pilgrims from all over India especially during the Ambubachi festival. A high seat of the shakti sect, it is associated with the legend of the mother goddess who slayed the legendary demon king Narakasur who ruled ancient Assam.

==Sports==
[[Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium]] is a [[multi-purpose stadium]]. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium has hosted 33 rd [[First-class cricket|first-class]] matches <ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1024_f.html First-class matches]</ref> in 1976 when [[Assam cricket team]] played against [[Orissa cricket team]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/36/36676.html Scorecard]</ref> The ground hosted 32more [[First-class cricket|first-class]] matches from 1978 to 2009. The stadium also hosted 18 [[List A]] matches when [[Central Zone cricket team]] played against [[North Zone cricket team]]<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/59/59605.html Scorecard]</ref> but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/14/1024_misc.html Other matches]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Bhetapara]]
* [[Beltola]]
* [[Chandmari]]
* [[Paltan Bazaar]]
* [[Ganeshguri]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58117.html cricinfo]
* [http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/index.jsp North-East Frontier Railway]

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Guwahati]]

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