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● H e l p ● L e a r n t o e d i t ● C o m m u n i t y p o r t a l ● R e c e n t c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e
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Search
A p p e a r a n c e
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P e r s o n a l t o o l s
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e ● C o n t r i b u t i o n s ● T a l k
( T o p )
1 G e n e r a l r e f e r e n c e
T o g g l e G e n e r a l r e f e r e n c e s u b s e c t i o n
1 . 1 N a m e s
1 . 2 R a n k i n g s ( a m o n g s t I n d i a ' s s t a t e s )
2 G e o g r a p h y o f A s s a m
T o g g l e G e o g r a p h y o f A s s a m s u b s e c t i o n
2 . 1 L o c a t i o n o f A s s a m
2 . 2 E n v i r o n m e n t o f A s s a m
2 . 2 . 1 N a t u r a l g e o g r a p h i c f e a t u r e s o f A s s a m
2 . 2 . 2 P r o t e c t e d a r e a s o f A s s a m
2 . 2 . 2 . 1 N a t i o n a l P a r k s i n A s s a m
2 . 2 . 2 . 2 W i l d l i f e s a n c t u a r i e s i n A s s a m
2 . 2 . 3 A d m i n i s t r a t i v e d i v i s i o n s o f A s s a m
2 . 2 . 3 . 1 D i v i s i o n s o f A s s a m
2 . 2 . 3 . 2 L i s t o f d i s t r i c t s a l o n g w i t h t h e d i s t r i c t h e a d q u a r t e r s
2 . 2 . 3 . 3 M u n i c i p a l i t i e s i n A s s a m
2 . 3 D e m o g r a p h i c s o f A s s a m
2 . 3 . 1 P o p u l a t i o n d e m o g r a p h i c s
2 . 3 . 2 R e l i g i o n d e m o g r a p h i c s o f A s s a m
2 . 3 . 3 L a n g u a g e d e m o g r a p h i c s
3 G o v e r n m e n t a n d p o l i t i c s o f A s s a m
T o g g l e G o v e r n m e n t a n d p o l i t i c s o f A s s a m s u b s e c t i o n
3 . 1 U n i o n g o v e r n m e n t i n A s s a m
3 . 2 B r a n c h e s o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f A s s a m
3 . 2 . 1 E x e c u t i v e b r a n c h o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f A s s a m
3 . 2 . 2 L e g i s l a t i v e b r a n c h o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f A s s a m
3 . 2 . 3 J u d i c i a l b r a n c h o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t o f A s s a m
3 . 3 L a w i n A s s a m
3 . 4 M i l i t a r y i n A s s a m
4 H i s t o r y o f A s s a m
T o g g l e H i s t o r y o f A s s a m s u b s e c t i o n
4 . 1 H i s t o r y o f A s s a m , b y p e r i o d
4 . 1 . 1 P r e h i s t o r i c A s s a m
4 . 1 . 2 A n c i e n t A s s a m
4 . 1 . 3 M e d i e v a l A s s a m
4 . 1 . 4 C o l o n i a l A s s a m
4 . 1 . 5 C o n t e m p o r a r y A s s a m
4 . 2 H i s t o r y o f A s s a m , b y r e g i o n
4 . 2 . 1 H i s t o r y o f A s s a m , b y d i s t r i c t
4 . 2 . 2 H i s t o r y o f A s s a m , b y c i t y o r t o w n
4 . 3 H i s t o r y o f A s s a m , b y s u b j e c t
5 C u l t u r e o f A s s a m
T o g g l e C u l t u r e o f A s s a m s u b s e c t i o n
5 . 1 A r t i n A s s a m
5 . 1 . 1 D a n c e o f A s s a m
5 . 1 . 2 L i t e r a t u r e o f A s s a m
5 . 1 . 3 M u s i c o f A s s a m
5 . 2 F e s t i v i t i e s i n A s s a m
5 . 2 . 1 F e s t i v a l s i n A s s a m
5 . 2 . 2 F a i r s i n A s s a m
5 . 3 L a n g u a g e s i n A s s a m
5 . 4 P e o p l e o f A s s a m
5 . 4 . 1 N o t a b l e s u r n a m e s i n A s s a m
5 . 5 R e l i g i o n i n A s s a m
5 . 5 . 1 H i n d u i s m i n A s s a m
5 . 6 S p o r t s i n A s s a m
5 . 7 S y m b o l s o f A s s a m
6 E c o n o m y a n d i n f r a s t r u c t u r e o f A s s a m
7 E d u c a t i o n i n A s s a m
8 H e a l t h i n A s s a m
9 S e e a l s o
10 R e f e r e n c e s
11 E x t e r n a l l i n k s
T o g g l e t h e t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
O u t l i n e o f A s s a m
A d d l a n g u a g e s
A d d l i n k s
● A r t i c l e ● T a l k
E n g l i s h
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e ● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e ● S p e c i a l p a g e s ● P e r m a n e n t l i n k ● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n ● C i t e t h i s p a g e ● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L ● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e ● W i k i d a t a i t e m
P r i n t / e x p o r t
● D o w n l o a d a s P D F ● P r i n t a b l e v e r s i o n
A p p e a r a n c e
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
General reference [ edit ]
Aerial view of the Brahmaputra River
Rankings (amongst India's states) [ edit ]
Geography of Assam [ edit ]
Physical geography of Assam
Location of Assam [ edit ]
Places adjacent to Outline of Assam
Environment of Assam [ edit ]
Natural geographic features of Assam [ edit ]
Protected areas of Assam [ edit ]
One horned Indian rhinos gazing at swamp area near Bagori range under Kaziranga National Park in Nagaon district of Assam, India.
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.[3] [4] [5]
National Parks in Assam [ edit ]
Wildlife sanctuaries in Assam [ edit ]
Administrative divisions of Assam [ edit ]
List of districts along with the district headquarters [ edit ]
Districts of Assam
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 32.[6] [7]
Assam have 78 sub-divisions under 33 districts.
Municipalities in Assam [ edit ]
Demographics of Assam [ edit ]
People of Assam
Population demographics [ edit ]
District-wise Demographic Characteristics in 2001
Population Growth Year Pop. ±% 1951 8,029,000 — 1961 10,837,000 +35.0% 1971 14,625,000 +35.0% 1981 18,041,000 +23.4% 1991 22,414,000 +24.2% 2001 26,656,000 +18.9% 2011 31,169,272 +16.9% Source:Census of India[8]
Total population of Assam was 26.66 million with 4.91 million households in 2001.[9]
Religion demographics of Assam [ edit ]
Religion in Assam (2011)[10]
Other or not religious (0.3%)
Religion demographics of Assam – according to the 2011 census , 61.5% were Hindus, 34.22% were Muslims.[10] [11] 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 [ edit ]
Assamese (48.8%)
Bengali (27.5%)
Bodo (4.8%)
Hindi (5.88%)
Nepali (2.12%)
Mishing (1.9%)
Karbi (1.5%)
Other (8.5%)
Government and politics of Assam [ edit ]
Politics of Assam
Union government in Assam [ edit ]
Branches of the government of Assam [ edit ]
Government of Assam
Executive branch of the government of Assam [ edit ]
Head of government: Governor of Assam (nominal)
Head of state: Chief Minister of Assam
Departments and agencies of Assam
Legislative branch of the government of Assam [ edit ]
Judicial branch of the government of Assam [ edit ]
Law in Assam [ edit ]
Military in Assam [ edit ]
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.
History of Assam [ edit ]
History of Assam
History of Assam, by period [ edit ]
Prehistoric Assam [ edit ]
Ancient Assam [ edit ]
Medieval Assam [ edit ]
Colonial Assam [ edit ]
Contemporary Assam [ edit ]
History of Assam, by region [ edit ]
History of Assam, by district [ edit ]
History of Assam, by city or town [ edit ]
History of Assam, by subject [ edit ]
Culture of Assam [ edit ]
Culture of Assam
Art in Assam [ edit ]
7th–8th century specimen of Assamese (Kamrupi) literature
Dance of Assam [ edit ]
Literature of Assam [ edit ]
Assamese literature
Music of Assam [ edit ]
Music of Assam
Festivities in Assam [ edit ]
Festivals in Assam [ edit ]
Kaziranga Elephant Festival
Fairs in Assam [ edit ]
Languages in Assam [ edit ]
People of Assam [ edit ]
People of Assam
Notable surnames in Assam [ edit ]
Religion in Assam [ edit ]
Religion in Assam
Hinduism in Assam [ edit ]
Night view of the Sivasagar lake with the three temples of Sivasagar Sivadol (highest temple in India in the middle), Vishnudol and Devidol, on its bank
Hinduism in India
Sports in Assam [ edit ]
Sports in Assam
Cricket in Assam
Football in Assam
Symbols of Assam [ edit ]
Symbols of Assam
Economy and infrastructure of Assam [ edit ]
Economy of Assam
Energy in Assam
Tourism in Assam
Transport in Assam
Water supply and sanitation in Assam
Education in Assam [ edit ]
Education in Assam
Health in Assam [ edit ]
Assam Nurses Midwives & Health Visitor Council
Hospitals in Assam
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "AREA OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN ASSAM, 2003" (PDF) . Chief Conservator of Forest (WL ), Assam. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ "Department of Environment & Forests (Government of Assam)" . Assamforest.in. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ "Important Bird Areas in India - Assam" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ "List of districts of Assam" . www.census2011.co.in . Retrieved 21 November 2015 .
^ "CM Tarun Gogoi announces 5 new districts in Assam on Independence Day | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis" . dna . Retrieved 21 November 2015 .
^ "Census Population" (PDF) , Census of India , Ministry of Finance India, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2008, retrieved 18 December 2008
^ Government of Assam 2002–03. "Statistics of Assam" . Archived from the original on 7 June 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2007 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ a b "Population by religion community - 2011" . Census of India, 2011 . The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
^ "Census 2011 data rekindles 'demographic invasion' fear in Assam" . Archived from the original on 26 August 2015.
^ "Distribution of the 22 Scheduled Languages" . Census of India . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2001. Retrieved 4 January 2014 .
^ "Census Reference Tables, A-Series - Total Population" . Census of India . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2001. Retrieved 4 January 2014 .
^ [1 ] Census 2011 Non scheduled languages
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