Assam is an Indian State located in the Northeastern region of India. Assam State is established on 15-Aug-1947. The largest cities in Assam are Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat and Silchar.
Area and Population of
Assam:
Total area of Assam is 78,438 km² . Among these 77,178.12 km² are
rural area and 1,259.88 km² are urban area. As per 2011 census, the state of Assam
has a population of 3,12,05,576, out of which urban population is 43,98,542
while rural population is 2,68,07,034. There are about 64,06,471 houses in the
state, including 9,85,594 urban houses and 54,20,877 rural houses.
Languages of Assam:
Assamese, Bodo, Bengali are the main languages of Assam. As per ISO 3166-2:IN standard - the ISO code of
Assam is IN-AS. Assam state is further
divided in to districts for administrative purposes. Karbi Anglong is the
largest district of assam covering area of 10434 km² while Kamrup Metropolitan
is the smallest district of assam covering area of 955 km². Nagaon is the most
populous whereas Dima Hasao is the least populous district in assam state.
As per 2011 Census, there are 27 districts in Assam. But at present
there are 35 District in Assam. The newly formed districts are Bajali,
Tamulpur, Hojai, South Salmara Mancachar, Biswanath, Charaideo and Majuli. In
this post the data for these districts are not included as there no latest
census occurred due to covid-19. Here is the list of all Assam districts along
with area & population information.
List of Districts of Assam
|
# |
District |
Area (km²) |
Population (2011) |
Density (/km²) |
|
1 |
Baksa |
2,457 |
9,50,075 |
386.7 |
|
2 |
Barpeta |
2,282 |
16,93,622 |
742.2 |
|
3 |
Bongaigaon |
1,093 |
7,38,804 |
675.9 |
|
4 |
Cachar |
3,786 |
17,36,617 |
458.7 |
|
5 |
Chirang |
1,923 |
4,82,162 |
250.7 |
|
6 |
Darrang |
1,585 |
9,28,500 |
585.8 |
|
7 |
Dhemaji |
3,237 |
6,86,133 |
212 |
|
8 |
Dhubri |
2,176 |
19,49,258 |
895.8 |
|
9 |
Dibrugarh |
3,381 |
13,26,335 |
392.3 |
|
10 |
Dima Hasao |
4,888 |
2,14,102 |
43.8 |
|
11 |
Goalpara |
1,824 |
10,08,183 |
552.7 |
|
12 |
Golaghat |
3,502 |
10,66,888 |
304.7 |
|
13 |
Hailakandi |
1,327 |
6,59,296 |
496.8 |
|
14 |
Jorhat |
2,851 |
10,92,256 |
383.1 |
|
15 |
Kamrup |
3,105 |
15,17,542 |
488.7 |
|
16 |
Kamrup Metropolitan |
955 |
12,53,938 |
1313 |
|
17 |
Karbi Anglong |
10,434 |
9,56,313 |
91.65 |
|
18 |
Karimganj |
1,809 |
12,28,686 |
679.2 |
|
19 |
Kokrajhar |
3,296 |
8,87,142 |
269.2 |
|
20 |
Lakhimpur |
2,277 |
10,42,137 |
457.7 |
|
21 |
Morigaon |
1,551 |
9,57,423 |
617.3 |
|
22 |
Nagaon |
3,973 |
28,23,768 |
710.7 |
|
23 |
Nalbari |
1,052 |
7,71,639 |
733.5 |
|
24 |
Sivasagar |
2,668 |
11,51,050 |
431.4 |
|
25 |
Sonitpur |
5,204 |
19,24,110 |
369.7 |
|
26 |
Tinsukia |
3,790 |
13,27,929 |
350.4 |
|
27 |
Udalguri |
2,012 |
8,31,668 |
413.4 |
Population of Assam
|
Particulars |
Male Population |
Female Population |
Total Population |
|
Rural |
1,36,78,989 |
1,31,28,045 |
2,68,07,034 |
|
Urban |
22,60,454 |
21,38,088 |
43,98,542 |
|
Total |
1,59,39,443 |
1,52,66,133 |
3,12,05,576 |
Related Post:
- Rural Households: 54,20,877
- Urban Households: 9,85,594
- Total Households: 64,06,471
