Gold rate in Guwahati today
The 24K gold rate in Guwahati today is ₹ 134,113 per 10 grams, ₹ 13,411 per gram and ₹ 156,426 per tola. Rates on this page are recalculated throughout the trading day, so the figure you see is the one in force right now.
For jewellery buyers the more relevant grade is 22 karat, currently ₹ 122,937 per 10 grams. Twenty-one karat, common in Gulf-style designs, is ₹ 117,348, and 18 karat — the standard for diamond and stone settings — is ₹ 100,584. Twenty karat, occasionally quoted for lighter pieces, works out at ₹ 111,760 per 10 grams.
Silver in Guwahati is trading at ₹ 201.68 per 10 grams for 999 fine, or ₹ 6,273 per troy ounce.
The Guwahati gold market
Guwahati is the commercial centre for the whole of north-east India, and its gold market supplies a region with few alternatives. The long haul from the western import hubs gives it one of the higher premiums in the country — that distance is real, not a markup.
Where Guwahati sits against the rest of India
Of the 101 India markets we price, Guwahati is currently the 81st cheapest . It sits ₹ 348 per 10 grams above Mumbai, the national floor. Kottayam, the dearest market, is a further ₹ 67 above here.
That gap is not a markup anyone chose. The metal costs the same everywhere on earth at any given second — what differs is the cost of getting a physical bar onto a counter in Guwahati: freight from the point of import, insurance in transit, security and storage, and how many dealers compete locally. The live national ranking shows every market side by side.
Buying gold in Guwahati
The premium here is structural and not worth trying to negotiate away. Focus instead on making charges and on verification: hallmarking coverage is thinner in the north-east than in metro markets, so check the BIS mark and HUID rather than relying on a bare purity stamp.
Whatever else you do, get four figures separately before agreeing anything: the metal rate for the exact karat you are buying, the making charge, the wastage percentage, and the tax. With those four, two shops become directly comparable. With a single all-in price, they cannot be — and a shop unwilling to break it down has told you something about the price.
One more local reference point: at current Guwahati rates a gram of 24K gold costs about 66× a gram of 999 silver. Silver rates for Guwahati are published in full.
Before you buy or sell in Guwahati
These cost people more money than the rate itself does, and each is worth two minutes:
- Two words decide the price here. 916 is the hallmark for 22 carat, and a pavan is 8 grams — get both straight before comparing shops.
- Making charges, not the gold rate, are what differ between shops. How they are calculated, and why a low charge with high wastage can cost more than the reverse.
- Check the karat before you check the price. What the stamps guarantee and which tests actually prove anything — the magnet test only works in one direction.
- Understand where the number comes from. The full chain from dollar spot to the board outside your jeweller, with today's live figures at each step.