# Assam – Districts List, Cities, Population & Literacy (Census 2011)

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State · India 

# Assam

Assam is a state of India. The 2011 Census counted **31,205,576 people** in 27 districts, 184 sub-districts, 214 towns and 26,395 villages; 14% lived in towns. Literacy was 72.2%.

- 31,205,576people (2011)
- 27districts (2011)
- 214towns
- 72.2%literacy

## Population of Assam compared with India

■ Assam · ■ India

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**918

Working population ****38.4%**

**39.8%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Districts of Assam

District People Sub-districts Towns Literacy 

[Nagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nagaon/) 2,823,768 10 17 72.4% 

[Dhubri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhubri/) 1,949,258 9 9 58.3% 

[Sonitpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/) 1,924,110 7 8 67.3% 

[Cachar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/cachar/) 1,736,617 5 19 79.3% 

[Barpeta](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/) 1,693,622 9 9 63.8% 

[Kamrup](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup/) 1,517,542 12 16 75.5% 

[Tinsukia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/) 1,327,929 4 13 69.7% 

[Dibrugarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dibrugarh/) 1,326,335 7 9 76.0% 

[Kamrup Metropolitan](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/) 1,253,938 6 12 88.7% 

[Karimganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karimganj/) 1,228,686 5 7 78.2% 

[Sivasagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sivasagar/) 1,151,050 6 7 80.4% 

[Jorhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/jorhat/) 1,092,256 6 11 82.1% 

[Golaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/golaghat/) 1,066,888 6 7 77.4% 

[Lakhimpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/) 1,042,137 7 4 77.2% 

[Goalpara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/goalpara/) 1,008,183 5 11 67.4% 

[Morigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/morigaon/) 957,423 5 6 68.0% 

[Karbi Anglong](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/karbi-anglong/) 956,313 4 7 69.3% 

[Baksa](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/baksa/) 950,075 13 2 69.2% 

[Darrang](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/darrang/) 928,500 6 3 63.1% 

[Kokrajhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/) 887,142 9 4 65.2% 

[Udalguri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/udalguri/) 831,668 9 3 65.4% 

[Nalbari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/nalbari/) 771,639 9 11 78.6% 

[Bongaigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/bongaigaon/) 738,804 5 5 69.7% 

[Dhemaji](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhemaji/) 686,133 6 4 72.7% 

[Hailakandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/) 659,296 4 3 74.3% 

[Chirang](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/chirang/) 482,162 6 3 63.6% 

[Dima Hasao](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dima-hasao/) 214,102 4 4 77.5% 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Boundaries and names as at the 2011 Census; districts created since then are not shown separately.

## Largest cities and towns in Assam

- Guwahati · 962,334
- Silchar · 178,865
- Dibrugarh · 145,488
- Jorhat · 126,736
- Nagaon · 121,628
- Tinsukia · 116,322
- Tezpur · 75,540
- Bongaigaon · 67,322
- Dhubri · 63,388
- Diphu · 61,797
- North Lakhimpur · 59,814
- Karimganj · 56,854
- Goalpara · 53,430
- Sivasagar · 50,781
- Haflong · 43,756
- Barpeta · 42,649
- Golaghat · 41,989
- Bilasipara · 37,410
- Lanka · 36,805
- Hojai · 36,638

## Quick answers

- How many districts are in Assam?27 (Census 2011)
- What is the population of Assam?31,205,576 (Census 2011)
- Which is the most populous district of Assam?Nagaon
- Which is the largest city in Assam?Guwahati