Assam
Assam is a state located in the north-eastern region of India. It was established on 26-Jan-1950. The capital of the state is Dispur. Guwahati is the largest city. The official languages are Assamese, Boro. Additional official languages include Bengali, Meitei. Major rivers of Assam include Brahmaputra, Barak, Subansiri, Manas.
As per Census 2011, Assam has a total geographical area of 78,438 square kilometres, including 77,178 square kilometres of rural area and 1,260 square kilometres of urban area.
The state has a unicameral legislature with 14 Lok Sabha seats, 7 Rajya Sabha seats, 126 Vidhan Sabha seats. Judicial matters are handled by the Gauhati High Court. Assam shares borders with Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, West Bengal, Mizoram, Tripura, and has an international border with Bhutan, Bangladesh.
List of Districts in Assam
Assam is divided into 35 districts for administrative purposes. The following table provides the complete list of districts in Assam along with their headquarters and the number of subdivisions in each.
| Sl. No. | District | Headquarters | Subdivisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bajali | Pathsala | 2 |
| 2 | Baksa | Mushalpur | 4 |
| 3 | Barpeta | Barpeta | 6 |
| 4 | Biswanath | Biswanath Chariali | 4 |
| 5 | Bongaigaon | Bongaigaon | 5 |
| 6 | Cachar | Silchar | 5 |
| 7 | Charaideo | Sonari | 3 |
| 8 | Chirang | Kajalgaon | 3 |
| 9 | Darrang | Mangaldoi | 5 |
| 10 | Dhemaji | Dhemaji | 4 |
| 11 | Dhubri | Dhubri | 8 |
| 12 | Dibrugarh | Dibrugarh | 7 |
| 13 | Dima Hasao | Haflong | 1 |
| 14 | Goalpara | Goalpara | 5 |
| 15 | Golaghat | Golaghat | 6 |
| 16 | Hailakandi | Hailakandi | 4 |
| 17 | Hojai | Sankardev Nagar | 3 |
| 18 | Jorhat | Jorhat | 5 |
| 19 | Kamrup | Amingaon | 11 |
| 20 | Kamrup Metro | Guwahati | 5 |
| 21 | Karbi Anglong | Diphu | 3 |
| 22 | Kokrajhar | Kokrajhar | 5 |
| 23 | Lakhimpur | North Lakhimpur | 7 |
| 24 | Majuli | Garamur | 2 |
| 25 | Marigaon | Marigaon | 5 |
| 26 | Nagaon | Nagaon | 7 |
| 27 | Nalbari | Nalbari | 7 |
| 28 | Sivasagar | Sibsagar | 4 |
| 29 | Sonitpur | Tezpur | 5 |
| 30 | South Salmara Mancachar | Hatsingimari | 2 |
| 31 | Sribhumi | 5 | |
| 32 | Tamulpur | Tamulpur | 2 |
| 33 | Tinsukia | Tinsukia | 4 |
| 34 | Udalguri | Udalguri | 5 |
| 35 | West Karbi Anglong | Hamren | 1 |
Population of Assam
According to the 2011 Census, Assam had a total population of 3,12,05,576 people. The state had a sex ratio of 954 females per 1,000 males, a population density of 398 people per km², and an overall literacy rate of 73.18%. The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,12,05,576 | 2,68,07,034 | 43,98,542 |
| Male Population | 1,59,39,443 | 1,36,78,989 | 22,60,454 |
| Female Population | 1,52,66,133 | 1,31,28,045 | 21,38,088 |
| Households | 64,06,471 | 54,20,877 | 9,85,594 |