This was after Shillong, the erstwhile capital became the capital of the state of Meghalaya that was carved out of Assam. While Dispur City is a lesser known Capital by standards of the world, it remains a central point to the state of Assam. With the central government of Assam under influential changes, the state’s name is in the process of being changed from Assam to Asom.

Tea is the biggest product produced by Dispur City, however, rice, fruit and cotton are the main products that the city exports and is where the financial support of the city comes from. The industrial business of the city controls the government aspect, as the city is under direct rule from a chief minister and a cabinet.

Assamese is the local language, a Bengali dialect, which is spoken frequently throughout India but mostly in the northern parts of the country. Dispur City has had a history of riots, even before becoming capital of Assam, but now times of peace have come upon the country as they continue to build the government and look to make it more of a democratic setting.

To the south of Dispur is the mythologically important site of Basistha Ashram and the Sankardeva Kalashetra, a cultural center created in the 1990s. Next to Dispur is the ancient township of Jatia.