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List of districts of Assam

The Districts of Assam as of 2014 (the ve new districts are not shown)

Assam, a northeastern state of India, is divided into 32 administrative geographical units called districts.[1] On August 15 2015,
Tarun Gogoi, the Chief Minister of Assam, announced the formation of ve new districts in the state, taking the total number from
27 to 32. The ve new districts are Biswanath (carved out of Sonitpur), Charaideo (of Sivasagar), Hojai (of Nagaon), South Salmara-
Mankachar (of Dhubri) and West Karbi Anglong (of Karbi Anglong).[1][2]

Administration
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by the Deputy Commissioner (DC), which combines the
ofces of the District Magistrate ultimately responsible for maintaining law and order and District Collector responsible for
collection the revenue. Generally, an ofcer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service becomes the DC but occasionally
ofcers belonging to the Assam Civil Service too get appointed. The DC is assisted by a number of ofcials belonging to different
wings of the administrative services of the state.
The districts of Assam are grouped together in four regional divisions, headed by a Commissioner. A superintendent of Police, an
ofcer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.

Districts
The areas and populations of the 32 districts are given below:[3]

Code District Headquarter Population (2011)[4] Area (km) Density (/km)

BA Barpeta Barpeta 1,693,190 3,245 506

BO Bongaigaon Bongaigaon 2,060,550 1,724 425

CA Cachar Silchar 1,736,319 3,786 381

DA Darrang Mangaldai 908,090 3,481 432

DM Dhemaji Dhemaji 688,077 3,237 176

DB Dhubri Dhubri 1,948,632 2,838 576

DI Dibrugarh Dibrugarh 1,327,748 3,381 347

GP Goalpara Goalpara 1,008,959 1,824 451

GG Golaghat Golaghat 1,058,674 3,502 270

HA Hailakandi Hailakandi 659,260 1,327 409

JO Jorhat Jorhat 1,091,295 2,851 354

KA Karbi Anglong Diphu 965,280 10,434 78

KR Karimganj Karimganj 1,217,002 1,809 555

KK Kokrajhar# Kokrajhar 930,404 3,129 297

LA Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur 1,040,644 2,277 391

MA Morigaon Marigaon 957,853 1,704 455

NG Nagaon Nagaon 2,826,006 3,831 604

NL Nalbari Nalbari 769,919 2,257 504

NC Dima Hasao Haflong 213,529 4,888 38

SI Sivasagar Sivasagar 1,150,253 2,668 395

SO Sonitpur Tezpur 1,925,975 5,324 315

TI Tinsukia Tinsukia 1,316,948 3,790 303

Kamrup Amingaon 1,517,202

Kamrup Metropolitan Guwahati 1,260,419

Baksa# Mushalpur 953,773 2,400 398

Udalguri# Udalguri 832,769 1,676 497

Chirang# Kajalgaon 481,818 1,468 328

West Karbi Anglong[1]

Bishwanath[1] Bishwanath Chariali

Hojai[1]

Charaideo[1]

South Salmara-Mankachar[1]
#Districts under Bodoland Territorial Council

See More
List of districts in India List of big cities in North East India

References
^ a b c d e f g "CM Tarun Gogoi announces 5 new districts in Assam on Independence Day" . Daily News and Analysis (Guwahati). PTI.
15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.

^ "Assam gets ve more districts" . Zee News (Guwahati). IANS. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

^ The Ofce of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. ^ "District Census 2011" . Census2011.co.in.

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