Major Cities of Assam

Assam is one of the State in 29 states of India, situated on the North – East part of the India, lat long of Assam is 26.14°N 91.77°E. The Capital city of Assam is Dispur as of Now, Assam having 35 districts and only 12 major cities, the population of Assam is 31,205,576 as per 2011 , population density is 400/km2, area of Assam is 78,438 km2, in population Assam is on 15th position while in area it is on 17th position, literacy rate of Assam is 79%, Guwahati is the largest city of Assam, at present governor of Assam is Shri Gulab Chand Kataria and chief minister of Assam is Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma (BJP). Assam having Unicamera Legislature with 126 seats, and 14 seats in lower house and 7 seats in the upper house of parliament of India, the high court of Assam is situated in Gawahati.

Major Cities of Assam in Alphabetical Order

Code District Headquarter Population (2011) Area (km²)
BA Barpeta Barpeta 1,693,190 3,245
BO Bongaigaon Bongaigaon 2,060,550 1,724
CA Cachar Silchar 1,736,319 3,786
DA Darrang Mangaldai 908,090 3,481
DM Dhemaji Dhemaji 688,077 3,237
DB Dhubri Dhubri 1,948,632 2,838
DI Dibrugarh Dibrugarh 1,327,748 3,381
NC Dima Hasao Haflong 213,529 4,888
GP Goalpara Goalpara 1,008,959 1,824
GG Golaghat Golaghat 1,058,674 3,502
HA Hailakandi Hailakandi 659,260 1,327
JO Jorhat Jorhat 1,091,295 2,851
KA Karbi Anglong Diphu 965,280 10,434
KR Karimganj Karimganj 1,217,002 1,809
KK Kokrajhar Kokrajhar 930,404 3,129
LA Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur 1,040,644 2,277
MA Morigaon Morigaon 957,853 1,704
NG Nagaon Nagaon 2,826,007 3,831
NL Nalbari Nalbari 769,919 2,257
SI Sivasagar Sivasagar 1,150,253 2,668
SO Sonitpur Tezpur 1,925,975 5,324
TI Tinsukia Tinsukia 1,316,948 3,790

Major Cities of Assam according to Population

S. No City Population
1 Nagaon 2823768
2 Dhubri 1949258
3 Sonitpur 1924110
4 Cachar 1736617
5 Barpeta 1693622
6 Kamrup 1517542
7 Tinsukia 1327929
8 Dibrugarh 1326335
9 Kamrup Metropolitan 1253938
10 Karimganj 1228686
11 Sibsagar 1151050
12 Jorhat 1092256
13 Golaghat 1066888
14 Lakhimpur 1042137
15 Goalpara 1008183

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Major Cities of Assam in Growth Rate

S. No City Growth Rate
1 Dhubri 24.44%
2 Morigaon 23.34%
3 Goalpara 22.64%
4 Darrangh 22.19%
5 Nagaon 22.00%
6 Karimganj 21.90%
7 Halkndi 21.45%
8 Barpeta 21.43%
9 Bongaigaon 20.59%
10 Cachar 20.19%
11 Dhemaji 19.97%

Major Cities of Assam in Female and Male Ratio

S. No City Women/1000 Men
1 Baksa 974
2 Udlguri 973
3 Lamp 969
4 Lakhimpur 968
5 Morigaon 967
6 Bongaigaon 966
7 Goalpara 964
8 Golaghat 964
9 Karimganj 963
10 Nagaon 962
11 Jorhat 962
12 Dibrugarh 961