The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Assam:
Assam – 16th largest, 15th most populous and 26th most literate state of the 28 states of the democratic Republic of India. Assam is at 14th position in life expectancy and 8th in female-to-male sex ratio. Assam is the 21st most media exposed states in India. The Economy of Assam is largely agriculture based with 69% of the population engaged in it. Growth rate of Assam's income has not kept pace with that of India's during the Post-British Era; differences increased rapidly since the 1970s.UNDP 2004 p22-23 While the Indian economy grew at 6 percent per annum over the period of 1981 to 2000, the same of Assam's grew only by 3.3 percent.UNDP 2004 p22
General reference
Names Official name: Assam Common name: Assam
Etymology of Assam Adjectival(s): Assamese Demonym(s): Assamese, Asamiya Abbreviations and name codes ISO 3166-2 code: IN-AS Vehicle registration code: AS
Rankings (amongst India's states) by population: 15th by area (2011 census): 17th by crime rate (Census 2021): 17th by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 18th by Human Development Index (HDI): by life expectancy at birth: by literacy rate:
Geography of Assam Physical geography of Assam Assam is: an Indian state, one of the Seven Sister States
Location of Assam Assam is situated within the following regions: Northern Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere Eurasia Asia South Asia India Northeast India Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Environment of Assam Biodiversity of Assam Ecological issues in Assam Rhino poaching in Assam
Natural geographic features of Assam Rivers of Assam Brahmaputra River Barak River Mora Dhansiri River Dhansiri River Dihing River River Diphlu Valleys in Assam Brahmaputra Valley Barak Valley River Island Majuli Umananda Dibru-Saikhowa
Protected areas of Assam
Protected areas of Assam – Assam has five national parks (2.51% of State's geographical area) and 18 wildlife sanctuaries (1.88% of State's geographical area, including proposed) wildlife sanctuaries.
National Parks in Assam
Kaziranga National Park Manas National Park Nameri National Park Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Orang National Park Dihing Patkai National Park Raimona National Park Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park
Wildlife sanctuaries in Assam
Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary Panidihing Bird Sanctuary Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary North Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary East Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary Nambor-Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary Borail Wildlife Sanctuary Amsang Wildlife Sanctuary
Administrative divisions of Assam
Divisions of Assam North Assam Lower Assam Upper Assam Hills and Barak Valley
List of districts along with the district headquarters
Districts of Assam – Assam had 27 districts till 15 August 2015 after which the Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi announced 5 more new districts taking the total no of districts to 35. On 8 September 2016, Assam got 33rd district as Majuli (1st river island district of India) On 23 January 2022 2 new district were added Tamulpur and Bajali district. Barpeta district - Barpeta Bongaigaon district - Bongaigaon Bajali district - Bajali Cachar district - Silchar Darrang district - Mangaldai Dhemaji district - Dhemaji Dhubri district - Dhubri Dibrugarh district - Dibrugarh Goalpara district - Goalpara Golaghat district - Golaghat Hailakandi district - Hailakandi Jorhat district - Jorhat Karbi Anglong district Karimganj district - Karimganj Kokrajhar district - Kokrajhar Lakhimpur district - North Lakhimpur Majuli district - Garamur Morigaon district - Morigaon Nagaon district - Nagaon Nalbari district - Nalbari Dima Hasao district - Haflong Sivasagar district - Sivasagar Sonitpur district - Tezpur Tinsukia district - Tinsukia Tamulpur district - Tamulpur Kamrup district - Amingaon Kamrup Metropolitan district - Guwahati Baksa district -Mushalpur Udalguri district -Udalguri Chirang district -Kajalgaon West Karbi Anglong district Bishwanath district - Bishwanath Chariali Hojai - Hojai Charaideo -Sonari South Salmara-Mankachar Assam have 78 sub-divisions under 35 districts.
Municipalities in Assam
Cities and towns in Assam Capital of Assam: Dispur Barpeta Bongaigaon Dhubri Dibrugarh Diphu Goalpara Golaghat Guwahati Jorhat Karimganj Kokrajhar. Nagaon North Lakhimpur Sivasagar Silchar Tezpur Tinsukia Cities in Assam by population
Demographics of Assam
People of Assam
Population demographics
Total population of Assam was 26.66 million with 4.91 million households in 2001.
Religion demographics of Assam
Religion demographics of Assam – according to the 2011 census, 61.5% were Hindus, 34.22% were Muslims. Christian minorities (3.7%) are found among Scheduled Tribe population. Other religions followed include Jainism (0.1%), Buddhism (0.2%), Sikhism (0.1%) and Animism (amongst Khamti, Phake, Aiton etc. communities).
Language demographics
Government and politics of Assam
Politics of Assam Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy) Capital of Assam: Dispur Elections in Assam
Union government in Assam Rajya Sabha members from Assam Assam Pradesh Congress Committee
Branches of the government of Assam
Government of Assam
Executive branch of the government of Assam
Head of government: Governor of Assam (nominal) Governors of Assam Raj Bhavan – official residence of the governor of Assam. Head of state: Chief Minister of Assam Chief Ministers of Assam Departments and agencies of Assam Assam Institute of Management Assam State Electricity Board Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Ltd. Assam State Transport Corporation Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Assam Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority Secondary Education Board of Assam
Legislative branch of the government of Assam
Assam Legislative Assembly (unicameral) Constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly
Judicial branch of the government of Assam
Gauhati High Court
Law in Assam
Human rights abuses in Assam Law enforcement in Assam Law enforcement agencies in Assam Assam Police Taxation Assam General Sales Tax
Military in Assam
Military of India – the states of India do not have their own militaries. The government of India oversees the defense of the country and its states. Assam Rifles Assam Regiment
History of Assam
History of Assam Assam Mail Timeline of Assam History
History of Assam, by period
Prehistoric Assam
Pragjyotisha Kingdom Danava dynasty Naraka dynasty
Ancient Assam
Davaka Kamarupa
Medieval Assam
Ahom kingdom Chutiya Kingdom Kachari Kingdom Kamata Kingdom Baro-Bhuyan
Colonial Assam
British annexation of Assam Burmese invasions of Assam (1817 - 1826) Colonial Assam (1826 - 1947) Assam Province (1912 - 1947) Assam Bengal Railway
Contemporary Assam
Legislature of Assam (Since 1937) Undivided Assam (1947 - 1963) Assam separatist movements Assam Movement Assam Accord 2009 Assam bombings 2012 Assam violence May 2014 Assam violence December 2014 Assam violence 2016 Assam floods
History of Assam, by region
History of Assam, by district
History of Barpeta district History of Bongaigaon district History of Cachar district History of Darrang district History of Dhemaji district History of Dhubri district History of Dibrugarh district History of Goalpara district History of Golaghat district History of Hailakandi district History of Jorhat district History of Karbi Anglong district History of Karimganj district History of Kokrajhar district History of Lakhimpur district History of Morigaon district History of Nagaon district History of Nalbari district History of Dima Hasao district History of Sivasagar district History of Sonitpur district History of Tinsukia district History of Kamrup district History of Kamrup Metropolitan district History of Baksa district History of Udalguri district History of Chirang district History of West Karbi Anglong district Bishwanath - History of Bishwanath Chariali History of Hojai History of Charaideo History of South Salmara-Mankachar district
History of Assam, by city or town
History of Bongaigaon History of Dhubri History of Dibrugarh History of Golaghat History of Guwahati History of Jorhat Timeline of Jorhat History of Karimganj History of Sivasagar History of Silchar History of Tezpur History of Tinsukia
History of Assam, by subject
Assam Bengal Railway Assam separatist movements
Culture of Assam
Culture of Assam Cuisine of Assam Assam Tea Gamosa Languages of Assam Assamese script Assamese Jolpan Monuments in Assam Monuments of National Importance in Assam State Protected Monuments in Assam Textiles and dresses of Assam Muga silk Eri silk
Art in Assam
Cinema of Assam Joymati, first Assamese motion picture Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Ltd. Fine Arts of Assam Music of Assam Traditional crafts of Assam
Dance of Assam
Folk dances of Assam Bagurumba Bihu Dance Jhumur Ekasarana Dharma Borgeet Sattra Sattriya Dance
Literature of Assam
Assamese literature Assamese poetry Assamese Poets Assamese writers' Pen Names Assamese Periodicals The Arunodoi (Orunodoi - 1846) The Hemkosh The Assam Tribune Assam Rhetorical Congress Buranji Kirtan Ghosa Dasham Namghosa Kotha Ramayana Saptakanda Ramayana
Music of Assam
Music of Assam Goalpariya lokageet Tokari geet Dihanaam Hiranaam Dhol Gogona Pepa
Festivities in Assam
Festivals in Assam
Ali Ai Ligang Bathou Puja Bihu Brahmaputra Beach Festival Brahmaputra Festival Bwisagu Beshoma Dehing Patkai Festival Garja Hacha-kekan Hapsa Hatarnai Kaziranga Elephant Festival Kherai Magh Bihu Majuli Festival Me-Dam-Me-Phi Porag Rongker Sokk-erroi Tea Festival
Fairs in Assam Ambubachi Mela Chunbîl Melâ (Jonbeel Mela) Rongali Utsav
Languages in Assam
Assamese language Bengali language Bodo language Nepali language Bishnupriya Manipuri language
People of Assam
People of Assam Assamese people Ahom people Assamese Brahmins Kalitas Koch Rajbongshi Chutiya people Na Asamiya Tribes of Assam Tea-tribes of Assam Bodo Mising Karbi Tiwa (Lalung) Deori people Bodo-Kachari people Naga people Dimasa people List of people from Assam
Notable surnames in Assam
Barua (and its variations) Borah Bharali Borbarua Borgohain Borpatrogohain Borphukan Burhagohain Chakraborty Choudhury (and its variations) Das Deka Dutta Gayen Gogoi Gohain Goswami Hazarika Kalita Saikia Sarma Chutia Sutradhar Kurmi
Religion in Assam
Religion in Assam Christianity in Assam Anglican Diocese of Assam Assam Baptist Convention Islam in Assam Jainism in Assam
Hinduism in Assam
Hinduism in India Hindu temples in Assam Basistha Temple Bhairabi Temple Dirgheshwari temple Da Parbatia Hatimura Temple Hayagriva Madhava Temple Kamakhya Temple Ketakeshwar Dewal Lankeshwar Temple Mahabhairav Temple Mahamaya Dham Navagraha temples Negheriting Shiva Doul Rangnath Dol Rudreswar Temple Sivadol Sukreswar Temple Ugro Tara Temple Umananda Temple
Sports in Assam
Sports in Assam Cricket in Assam Assam Cricket Association Assam cricket team National Sports Council of Assam Ground Football in Assam Assam football team Assam Football Association Assam State Premier League
Symbols of Assam
Symbols of Assam State animal: One-horned rhinoceros