Assam

Assam is State located in the Northeastern region of India. This article provides infomation about Assam's overview, population, demographic information, household data, administration, and a list of its sub-districts.

Assam Overview

Assam State is established on 1950 and the capital of Assam is Dispur. Total area of Assam is 78,438 km² including 77,178 km² rural area and 1,260 km² urban area. Assamese is the official language of Assam, which is spoken by the majority of the population. 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 which covers area of 10434 km² while Kamrup Metropolitan is the smallest district of Assam which covers area of 955 km². Nagaon is the most populated whereas Dima Hasao is the least populous district in Assam State.

Population of Assam

As of the 2011 census, Assam has a population of approximately 31,205,576 peoples which is divided into urban population of 4,398,542 and rular population of 26,807,034. The population density in Assam region is about 398 persons per square kilometer.

Household in Assam

There are about 6,406,471 houses in the district, including 985,594 urban houses and 5,420,877 rural houses. The average household size is about 5 people per house.

List Of District in Assam

As per 2011 stats, there are 27 districts in Assam. Here is the list of all Assam districts along with area & population information.

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