Outline of Assam
Appearance
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]
General reference
Names
- Official name: Assam
- Common name: Assam
- Etymology of Assam
- Adjectival(s): Assamese
- Demonym(s): Assamese, Asamiya
- Abbreviations and name codes
- IN-AS
- Vehicle registration code: AS
Rankings (amongst India's states)
- by population: 15th
- by area(2011 census): 17th
- by crime rate(Census 2021): 17th
- by gross domestic product (GDP)(2014): 18th
- by Human Development Index (HDI):
- by life expectancy at birth:
- by literacy rate:
Geography of Assam
- Assam is: an Seven Sister States
Location of Assam
- Assam is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Environment of Assam
- Biodiversity of Assam
- Ecological issues in Assam
Natural geographic features of Assam
- Rivers of Assam
- Brahmaputra River
- Barak River
- Mora Dhansiri River
- Dhansiri River
- Dihing River
- River Diphlu
- Valleys in Assam
- River Island
Protected areas of Assam
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
- Kaziranga National Park
- Manas National Park
- Nameri National Park
- Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
- Orang National Park
- Dihing Patkai National Park
- Raimona National Park
Wildlife sanctuaries in Assam
- 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
Administrative divisions of Assam
Divisions of Assam
- North Assam
- Lower Assam
- Upper Assam
- Hills and Barak Valley
List of districts along with the district headquarters
Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi announced 5 more new districts taking the total no of districts to 32.[6][7]
On 8 September 2016, Assam got 33rd district as Majuli (1st river island district of India)
- Barpeta district - Barpeta
- Bongaigaon district - Bongaigaon
- Cachar district - Silchar
- Mangaldai
- Dhemaji district - Dhemaji
- Dhubri district - Dhubri
- Dibrugarh district - Dibrugarh
- Goalpara district - Goalpara
- Golaghat district - Golaghat
- Hailakandi district - Hailakandi
- Jorhat district - Jorhat
- Karbi Anglong district
- Karimganj district - Karimganj
- Kokrajhar district - Kokrajhar
- Lakhimpur district - North Lakhimpur
- Majuli district - Garamur
- Morigaon district - Morigaon
- Nagaon district - Nagaon
- Nalbari district - Nalbari
- Dima Hasao district - Haflong
- Sivasagar district - Sivasagar
- Sonitpur district - Tezpur
- Tinsukia district - Tinsukia
- Kamrup district - Amingaon
- Kamrup Metropolitan district - Guwahati
- Baksa district -Mushalpur
- Udalguri
- Chirang district -Kajalgaon
- West Karbi Anglong district
- Bishwanath district - Bishwanath Chariali
- Hojai - Hojai
- Charaideo -Sonari
- South Salmara-Mankachar
Assam have 78 sub-divisions under 33 districts.
Municipalities in Assam
Demographics of Assam
Population demographics
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] 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 demographics of Assam
Religion demographics of 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).
Language demographics
Government and politics of Assam
- Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
- Capital of Assam: Dispur
- Elections in Assam
Union government in Assam
Branches of the government of Assam
Executive branch of the government of Assam
- Head of government: Governor of Assam (nominal)
- Governors of Assam
- Raj Bhavan– official residence of the governor of Assam.
- Governors of Assam
- Head of state: Chief Minister of Assam
- Chief Ministers of Assam
- Departments and agencies of Assam
- Assam Institute of Management
- Assam State Electricity Board
- Assam State Film (Finance and Development) Corporation Ltd.
- Assam State Transport Corporation
- Department of Environment and Forests, Government of Assam
- Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority
- Secondary Education Board of Assam
Legislative branch of the government of Assam
- unicameral)
- Constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly
Judicial branch of the government of Assam
Law in Assam
- Human rights abuses in Assam
- Law enforcement in Assam
- Law enforcement agencies in Assam
- Taxation
- Assam General Sales Tax
Military in Assam
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
- Assam Mail
- Timeline of Assam History
History of Assam, by period
Prehistoric Assam
- Pragjyotisha Kingdom
- Danava dynasty
- Naraka dynasty
Ancient Assam
- Davaka
- Kamarupa
Medieval Assam
- Ahom kingdom
- Chutiya Kingdom
- Kachari Kingdom
- Kamata Kingdom
- Baro-Bhuyan
Colonial Assam
- British annexation of Assam
- Burmese invasions of Assam (1817 - 1826)
- Colonial Assam (1826 - 1947)
Contemporary Assam
- Legislature of Assam (Since 1937)
- Undivided Assam(1947 - 1963)
- Assam separatist movements
- Assam Movement
- Assam Accord
- 2009 Assam bombings
- 2012 Assam violence
- May 2014 Assam violence
- December 2014 Assam violence
- 2016 Assam floods
History of Assam, by region
History of Assam, by district
- History of Barpeta district
- History of Bongaigaon district
- History of Cachar district
- History of Darrang district
- History of Dhemaji district
- History of Dhubri district
- History of Dibrugarh district
- History of Goalpara district
- History of Golaghat district
- History of Hailakandi district
- History of Jorhat district
- History of Karbi Anglong district
- History of Karimganj district
- History of Kokrajhar district
- History of Lakhimpur district
- History of Morigaon district
- History of Nagaon district
- History of Nalbari district
- History of Dima Hasao district
- History of Sivasagar district
- History of Sonitpur district
- History of Tinsukia district
- History of Kamrup district
- History of Kamrup Metropolitan district
- History of Baksa district
- History of Udalguri district
- History of Chirang district
- History of West Karbi Anglong district
- Bishwanath - History of Bishwanath Chariali
- History of Hojai
- History of Charaideo
- History of South Salmara-Mankachar district
History of Assam, by city or town
- History of Bongaigaon
- History of Dhubri
- History of Dibrugarh
- History of Golaghat
- History of Guwahati
- History of Jorhat
- History of Karimganj
- History of Sivasagar
- History of Silchar
- History of Tezpur
- History of Tinsukia
History of Assam, by subject
Culture of Assam
- Cuisine of Assam
- Assam Tea
- Gamosa
- Languages of Assam
- Assamese script
- Assamese Jolpan
- Monuments in Assam
- Textiles and dresses of Assam
Art in Assam
- Cinema of Assam
- Fine Arts of Assam
- Music of Assam
- Traditional crafts of Assam
Dance of Assam
- Folk dances of Assam
- Bagurumba
- Bihu Dance
- Jhumur
- Ekasarana Dharma
- Borgeet
- Sattra
- Sattriya Dance
Literature of Assam
- Assamese poetry
- Assamese Poets
- Assamese writers' Pen Names
- Assamese Periodicals
- The Arunodoi (Orunodoi - 1846)
- The Hemkosh
- The Assam Tribune
- Assam Rhetorical Congress
- Buranji
- Kirtan Ghosa
- Dasham
- Namghosa
- Kotha Ramayana
- Saptakanda Ramayana
Music of Assam
- Goalpariya lokageet
- Tokari geet
- Dihanaam
- Hiranaam
- Dhol
- Pepa
Festivities in Assam
Festivals in Assam
- Ali Ai Ligang
- Bathow
- Bihu
- Brahmaputra Beach Festival
- Bwisagu
- Beshoma
- Dehing Patkai Festival
- Garja
- Hacha-kekan
- Hapsa Hatarnai
- Kaziranga Elephant Festival
- Kherai
- Magh Bihu
- Majuli Festival
- Me-Dam-Me-Phi
- Porag
- Rongker
- Sokk-erroi
- Tea Festival
Fairs in Assam
- Ambubachi Mela
- Chunbîl Melâ (Jonbeel Mela)
- Rongali Utsav
Languages in Assam
- Assamese language
- Bengali language
- Bodo language
- Nepali language
- Bishnupriya Manipuri language
People of Assam
- Assamese people
- Ahom people
- Assamese Brahmins
- Kalitas
- Koch Rajbongshi
- Chutiya people
- Na Asamiya
- Tribes of Assam
- Tea-tribes of Assam
- Bodo
- Mising
- Karbi
- Tiwa (Lalung)
- Deori people
- Bodo-Kachari people
- Naga people
- Dimasa people
- List of people from Assam
Notable surnames in Assam
- Barua (and its variations)
- Borah
- Bharali
- Borbarua
- Borgohain
- Borpatrogohain
- Borphukan
- Burhagohain
- Chakraborty
- Choudhury (and its variations)
- Das
- Deka
- Dutta
- Gayen
- Gogoi
- Gohain
- Goswami
- Hazarika
- Kalita
- Saikia
- Sarma
- Chutia
- Sutradhar
- Kurmi
Religion in Assam
Religion in Assam
- Christianity in Assam
- Anglican Diocese of Assam
- Assam Baptist Convention
- Islam in Assam
- Jainism in Assam
Hinduism in Assam
- Hindu temples in Assam
- Basistha Temple
- Bhairabi Temple
- Dirgheshwari temple
- Da Parbatia
- Hatimura Temple
- Hayagriva Madhava Temple
- Kamakhya Temple
- Ketakeshwar Dewal
- Lankeshwar Temple
- Mahabhairav Temple
- Mahamaya Dham
- Navagraha temples
- Negheriting Shiva Doul
- Rangnath Dol
- Rudreswar Temple
- Sivadol
- Sukreswar Temple
- Ugro Tara Temple
- Umananda Temple
Sports in Assam
- Cricket in Assam
- Football in Assam
Symbols of Assam
- State animal: One-horned rhinoceros
- State bird: White-winged wood duck
- State dance: Bihu dance
- State festival: Bihu
- State flower: Foxtail Orchids
- State language: Assamese
- State motto: Joy Aai Asom (Hail mother Assam)
- State seal:
- State song: O Mur Apunar Desh
- State tree: Hollong (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus)
Economy and infrastructure of Assam
- Energy in Assam
- Tourism in Assam
- Transport in Assam
- Water supply and sanitation in Assam
Education in Assam
- Educational institutions in Assam
- Secondary Education Board of Assam
- Higher education in Assam
- Assam Higher Secondary Education Council
- Universities in Assam
- State universities in Assam
- Assam Agricultural University
- Assam Rajiv Gandhi University of Cooperative Management
- Assam Science and Technology University
- Assam Women's University
- Bodoland University
- Cotton University
- Dibrugarh University
- Gauhati University
- Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University
- Kumar Bhaskar Varman Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University
- National Law University and Judicial Academy
- Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences
- Central universitiesin Assam
- Private universities in Assam
- State universities in Assam
Health in Assam
- Assam Nurses Midwives & Health Visitor Council
- Hospitals in Assam
See also
References
- ^ UNDP 2004 p22-23
- ^ UNDP 2004 p22
- ^ "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.
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External links
- Official website
- Assam Tourism Guide (official)
- Outline of Assam at Curlie
- New International Encyclopedia. 1905. .