| Particular |
Description |
| Capital |
Dispur |
| Date of Attaining Statehood |
15th August, 1947 |
| Population (Census 2011) |
31,169,272 |
| Area |
78,438 Sq. km |
| Districts |
33 |
| Official Language |
Assamese, Bengali (in Barak Valley Districts), Bodo (in Bodo Territorial Council area) & English |
| Other Languages/Dialects |
Other languages/dialects and dialects are Bengali, Dimasa, Mishing, Karbi, Rambha, Tinua and sub-groups likeTai - Phake, Tai - Aiton, Tai - Khamti. |
| Population Composition |
Decadal Population Growth Rate (2001- 2011, Census 2011) |
4,513,744 (16.93%) |
| Population Density (persons per sq km as per census 2011) |
| 2011 |
397 |
| Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 males) |
| 2011 |
954 |
| Literacy |
| 2011 |
73.18 |
| ST population% (Census 2001) (from website of M/o Tribal Affairs) |
12.42 |
| SC population % (Census 2001) (from website of M/o SJ&E) |
6.9 |
| Forest Cover |
India State of Forest Report-2021 (page no:21-28)  |
| Seats in Legislative Assembly |
126 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha |
14 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha |
7 |
| Governor |
Shri Gulab Chand Kataria |
| Chief Minister |
Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| State Portal |
http://assam.gov.in/ |
| Brief Intro from www.india.gov.in |
http://www.india.gov.in |
Capital - Dispur
Population - 3,11,69,272 (Census 2011)
Area - 78,438 Sq.km.
Districts - 27(Twenty Seven)
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| Sl. No. |
Districts |
Head Quarter |
Area |
% of Area |
Population
(As per 2011 Census) |
% of Population |
Map |
| 1. |
Baksa |
Mushalpur |
2400 |
3.05 |
953773 |
3.06 |
 |
| 2. |
Barpeta |
Barpeta |
3245 |
4.14 |
1693190 |
5.43 |
|
| 3. |
Bongaigaon |
Bongaingaon |
2510 |
3.20 |
732639 |
2.35 |
|
| 4. |
Cachar |
Silchar |
3786 |
4.83 |
1736319 |
5.57 |
|
| 5. |
Chirang |
Kajalgaon |
1468 |
1.87 |
481818 |
1.55 |
|
| 6. |
Darrang |
Mangaldai |
3481 |
4.44 |
908090 |
2.91 |
|
| 7. |
Dhemaji |
Dhemaji |
3237 |
4.13 |
688077 |
2.21 |
|
| 8. |
Dhubri |
Dhubri |
2838 |
3.62 |
1948632 |
6.25 |
|
| 9. |
Dibrugarh |
Dibrugarh |
3381 |
4.31 |
1327748 |
4.26 |
|
| 10. |
Goalpara |
Goalpara |
1824 |
2.33 |
1008959 |
3.24 |
|
| 11. |
Golaghat |
Golaghat |
3502 |
4.46 |
1058674 |
3.40 |
|
| 12. |
Hailakandi |
Hailakandi |
1327 |
1.69 |
659260 |
2.12 |
|
| 13. |
Jorhat |
Jorhat |
2851 |
3.63 |
1091295 |
3.50 |
|
| 14. |
Kamrup |
Guwahati |
2741 |
3.49 |
1517202 |
4.87 |
|
| 15. |
Kamrup Metropolitan |
Guwahati |
217 |
0.27 |
1260419 |
4.04 |
|
| 16 |
Karbi Anglong |
Diphu |
10434 |
13.30 |
965280 |
3.10 |
|
| 17. |
Karimganj |
Karimganj |
1809 |
2.31 |
1217002 |
3.90 |
|
| 18. |
Kokrajhar |
Kokrajhar |
3129 |
3.99 |
903404 |
2.90 |
|
| 19. |
Lakhimpur |
Lakhimpur |
2277 |
2.90 |
1040644 |
3.34 |
|
| 20. |
Morigaon |
Morigaon |
1704 |
2.17 |
957853 |
3.07 |
|
| 21. |
Nagaon |
Nagaon |
3831 |
4.88 |
2826006 |
9.07 |
|
| 22. |
Nalbari |
Nalbari |
2257 |
2.88 |
769919 |
2.47 |
|
| 23. |
Dima Hasao |
Haflong |
4888 |
6.23 |
213529 |
0.69 |
|
| 24. |
Sivasagar |
Sivasagar |
2668 |
3.40 |
1150253 |
3.69 |
|
| 25. |
Sonitpur |
Tezpur |
5324 |
6.79 |
1925975 |
6.18 |
|
| 26. |
Tinsukia |
Tinsukia |
3790 |
4.83 |
1316948 |
4.23 |
|
| 27. |
Odalguri |
Odalguri |
1852 |
2.36 |
832769 |
2.67 |
|