Outline of Assam
Assam is the 16th largest, 15th most populous and 26th most literate state of the 29 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.[1] 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.[2]
Contents
General reference
- Names
- Common name: Assam
- Originally known as :
- Pronunciation:
- Official name: Assam
- Abbreviations and name codes
Geography
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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
- Kaziranga National Park
- Manas National Park
- Nameri National Park
- Sonitpur
- Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
- Dibrugarh and Tinsukia district
- Orang National Park
Wildlife sanctuaries
- 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
History
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Administrative divisions
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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]
List of districts along with the district headquarters
- Barpeta - Barpeta
- Bongaigaon - Bongaigaon
- Cachar - Silchar
- Darrang - Mangaldai
- Dhemaji - Dhemaji
- Dhubri - Dhubri
- Dibrugarh - Dibrugarh
- Goalpara - Goalpara
- Golaghat - Golaghat
- Hailakandi - Hailakandi
- Jorhat - Jorhat
- Karbi Anglong
- Karimganj - Karimganj
- Kokrajhar - Kokrajhar
- Lakhimpur - North Lakhimpur
- Morigaon - Morigaon
- Nagaon - Nagaon
- Nalbari - Nalbari
- Dima Hasao - Haflong
- Sivasagar - Sivasagar
- Sonitpur - Tezpur
- Tinsukia - Tinsukia
- Kamrup - Amingaon
- Kamrup Metropolitan - Guwahati
- Baksa -Mushalpur
- Udalguri -Udalguri
- Chirang -Kalaigaon
- West Karbi Anglong -
- Bishwanath - Bishwanath Chariali
- Hojai - Hojai
- Charaideo -Sonari
- South Salmara-Mankachar
Demographics
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Population
Population Growth | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1951 | 8,029,000 |
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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] The 1981 Census could not be held in Assam. Total population for 1981 has been worked out by interpolation. |
Total population of Assam was 26.66 million with 4.91 million households in 2001.[9]
Religion
See also: Islam in Assam, Christianity in Assam
According to the 2011 census, 61.5% were Hindus, 34.22% were Muslims.[10][11] 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).
Languages
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Culture
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See also
References
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- ↑ [1] Census 2011 Non scheduled languages