Administrative Data
Establishment:
15th of August 1947
Legislature (seats):
Unicameral (126)
Capital:
Dispur
Largest city:
Guwahati
Districts:
27
Blocks :
219 (2001 census)
Panchayats :
2489 (2001 census)
Villages :
26312 (2001 census)
Official language(s):
Assamese, Bodo, Karbi
Geographical Data
Density:
340/km²
Area:
78,438 km²
State Boundaries:
East : Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur
West : West Bengal and Meghalaya
North : Arunachal Pradesh
South : Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya & Tripura
International Boundary:
North : Bhutan
West : Bangladesh
Geographic Coordinates:
Latitude: 24° to 28° North
Longitude: 90° to 96° East
Time zone:
IST
Forest Cover:
35.48 %
Statistical Data
Population (2001):
26,655,528
Literacy rate:
64.28% (2001 census)
Sex Ratio:
1000 : 965
National parks:
5
Kaziranga
Manas
Dibru
Saikhowa
Nameri
Orang
Wildlife Sanctuaries:
18
Pobitora
Sonai Rupai
Bura-Chapori
Laokhowa
Pobha or Milroy
Chakrashila
Bornadi
Garampani
Gibbon
Nambor
East Karbi Anglong
Karbi Anglong
Pani Dihing
Deeporbeel
Bordoibum Beelmukh
Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni
Morat Longri
Amchang
Refineries:
4
Digboi
Noonmati
Dhaligaon near Bongaigaon
Numaligarh
Universities:
Dibrugarh University at Dibrugarh
Gauhati University at Guwahati
Assam University at Silchar
Tezpur University at Tezpur
Assam Agricultural University at Jorhat
Engineering Colleges:
Regional Engineering College at Silchar
Jorhat Engineering College at Jorhat
Assam Engineering College at Guwahati
Indian Institute of Technology at Guwahati
Medical Colleges:
3
Assam Medical College at Dibrugarh
Guwahati Medical College at Guwahati
Silchar Medical College at Silchar
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