It was a princely state ruled by the Rajbangshi Kings and the then ruler of the undivided kingdom. Presently the erstwhile Goalpara district was divided into Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Dhubri and Goalpara district. The district is mostly inhabited by Koch Rajbongshis, Bengali Hindus and Muslims and widely spoken language is Goalpariya along with Bengali and Assamese. The name of the district ‘Goalpara’ is widely said to have originally derived from `Gwaltippika` meaning `Guwali village` or the village of the milk men.

The history of Goalpara goes back to several centuries. Based on the Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang’s report, Sir Edward Gait had concluded that the erstwhile capital of the state of Kumar Bhaskar Varman was either in Goalpara district or in Cooch Behar. The district came under British rule in 1765. Before this, the area was under the control of the Koch dynasty. It was also part of greater British Bengal. In 1826, the British accessed Assam and Goalpara was annexed to Assam in 1874, alongwith the creation of district headquarters at Dhubri. On 1st July, 1983, two districts were split from Goalpara - Dhubri and Kokrajhar. On 29th September, 1989, Bongaigaon district was created from parts of Goalpara and Kokrajhar.