ASSAM - A MYSTIQUE LAND
Assam is situated to the northeastern part of India. Located between 24-28 degree north latitude and 90-96 degree east longitude, the state covers a complete area of 78,523 square km or 30,318 square miles. It lies in close proximity of Bangladesh and Bhutan and is connected with the remainder of India by the narrow Siliguri corridor. To its east lay Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur, while Tripura stands within the west and Meghalaya, Mizoram are sited to the south. along with Assam, these states are called because the Seven Sister States of India.
Known for its scenic beauty, Assam is a serious attraction for travelers and adventure seekers. there's beauty and splendor etched in every corner of the state and it seems like people, here, sleep in sync with nature. However, to understand an area in and out, it's extremely necessary to possess its map of in hand. This not only helps you intend your trip during a more systematic manner, but also avoids any confusion presently. So, take a look at the Assam state map that we've laid down for you here and plan a memorable and fun filled trip to the state.
Assam is situated on the banks of Brahmaputra and Barak Rivers. The geographical area of Assam is 78,438 sq. kms (30,285 sq miles). To its north lies Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh; to its east lies Nagaland and Manipur; to its south lies Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh; and to its west is the province connecting to the rest of India via the Siliguri Corridor, which is a 22 kilometres strip of land.
Assam is famous for tea and silk. It has the primary site for oil drilling in Asia. Assam is famous for the one-horned Rhinoceros unicornis which is nearly in extinction and has been conserving well, together with the wild tiger, water ox, pygmy hog and various species of Asiatic birds. Assam is primarily an agricultural state. Its economy is mainly based on tourism sectors which includes wildlife tourism to Kaziranga National park, Manas park, which are World Heritage Sites and the like. Sal tree forests are found in the state of Assam. Assam receives abundant rainfall than most parts of India; and this rain fills the Brahmaputra River, whose tributaries and oxbow lakes mainly provides the region with a hydro-geomorphic environment.
Administration :
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by the Deputy Commissioner (DC), which mixes the offices of the District Magistrate ultimately liable for maintaining law and order and District Collector liable for collection of the revenue. Generally, a politician belonging to the Indian Administrative Service becomes the DC but occasionally officers belonging to the Assam government officials too get appointed. The DC is assisted by variety of officials belonging to different wings of the executive services of the state.
The districts of Assam are grouped together in five regional divisions, headed by a Commissioner. A superintendent of Police, a politician belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues. The police administration in Guwahati City is headed by the Commissioner of Police, which started working from 1 January 2015.
Districts:- The table below shows the district wise distribution along with Headquarters, Population, Area And Density of population as per 2011
Sl. No.
Code
District
Headquarter
Population
(2011)
Area (km²)
Density (/km²)
1
BK
Baksa
Mushalpur
953,773
2,400
398
2
BO
Bongaigaon
Bongaigaon
2,060,550
1,724
425
3
BP
Barpeta
Barpeta
1,693,190
3,245
506
4
BS
Biswanath
Biswanath
Chariali
5,80,000
1,100
530
5
CA
Cachar
Silchar
1,736,319
3,786
381
6
CD
Charaideo
Sonari
7
CH
Chirang
Kajalgaon
481,818
1,468
328
8
DH
Dima
Hasao
Haflong
214,102
4,888
44
9
DI
Dibrugarh
Dibrugarh
1,327,748
3,381
347
10
DM
Dhemaji
Dhemaji
688,077
3,237
176
11
DR
Darrang
Mangaldai
908,090
1,585
432
12
DU
Dhubri
Dhubri
1,948,632
2,838
576
13
GG
Golaghat
Golaghat
1,058,674
3,502
270
14
GP
Goalpara
Goalpara
1,008,959
1,824
451
15
HA
Hailakandi
Hailakandi
659,260
1,327
409
16
HJ
Hojai
Hojai
931,218
17
JO
Jorhat
Jorhat
1,091,295
2,851
354
18
KG
Karbi
Anglong
Diphu
965,280
10,434
78
19
KJ
Kokrajhar
Kokrajhar
930,404
3,129
297
20
KM
Kamrup
Metropolitan
Guwahati
1,260,419
1,528
820
21
KR
Karimganj
Karimganj
1,217,002
1,809
555
22
KU
Kamrup
Amingaon
1,517,202
1,527.84
520
23
LA
Lakhimpur
North
Lakhimpur
1,040,644
2,277
391
24
MA
Morigaon
Morigaon
957,853
1,704
455
25
MJ
Majuli
Garamur
167,304
880
300
26
NB
Nalbari
Nalbari
769,919
2,257
504
27
NN
Nagaon
Nagaon
1,892,550
2,287
604
28
SM
South
Salmara-Mankachar
Hatsingimari
555,114
568
980
29
ST
Sonitpur
Tezpur
1,925,975
5,324
315
30
SV
Sivasagar
Sivasagar
1,150,253
2,668
395
31
TI
Tinsukia
Tinsukia
1,316,948
3,790
303
32
UD
Udalguri#
Udalguri
832,769
1,676
497
33
WK
West
Karbi Anglong
Hamren
3,00,320
3,035
99
At the time of Independence, Assam had 13 districts. The districts included were Cachar, Darrang, Goalpara, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Sivsagar, Jayantia parganas, Garo hills, Lushai hills, Naga hills, Sylhet and NEFA. The British India protectorate 4 princely states under Assam state which were Tripura, Khasi states, Koch Bihar and Manipur. After many inclusion and exclusion during independence and later till the year 1972, Assam was formed with prime 7 districts. The other 6 districts curved out of Assam. Sylhet district had been given to East Pakistan; Jayantia, Garo and Khasi were combined to form Meghalya State; Lushai hills became Mizoram; Naga hills became Nagaland; NEFA became Arunachal Pradesh; the princely states of Tripura and Manipur were included in Assam and later became separated states and Koch Bihar became a part of West Bengal.
On 17 November 1951, Revolutionary Organization -United Mikir and North Cachar Hills district curved out of Golaghat, Nagaon, Cachar, Jayantia and Naga hills districts.
On 2 February 1970, Mikir Hills district curved out of North Cachar Hills.
In 1976, Dibrugarh district curved out of Lakhimpur and therefore the Name of Mikir Hills district changed to Karbi Anglong district.
In 1983, Barpeta district curved out of Kamrup; Sonitpur district curved out of Darrang; Jorhat district curved out of Sibsagar, Dhubri district and Kokrajhar district curved out of Goalpara; Karimganj district curved out of Cachar.
On 14 August 1985, Nalbari district curved out of Kamrup.
On 15 August 1987, Golaghat district curved out of Sibsagar.
In 1989, Hailakandi district curved out of Cachar, Marigaon district curved out Nagaon, Bongaigaon district curved out of Goalpara and Kokrajhar, Tinsukia district curved out of Dibrugarh and Dhemaji district curved out of Lakhimpur.
On 3 February 2003, Kamrup Metropolitan district curved out of Kamrup.
On 1 June 2004, Baksa district curved out of Barpeta, Nalbari, and Kamrup; on 4 June Chirang district curved out of Barpeta, Bongaigaon; and Kokrajhar and On 14 June Udalguri district curved out of Darrang and Sonitpur; along side Kokrajhar district formed BTAD.
On 1 April 2010, Name of North Cachar Hills district changed to Dima Hasao.
On 15 August 2015, Tarun Gogoi, the then Chief Minister of Assam, announced the formation of 5 new districts within the state, taking the entire number from 27 to 32. The five new districts are the following: Biswanath (carved out of Sonitpur); Charaideo (carved out of Sivasagar); Hojai (carved out of Nagaon); South Salmara-Mankachar (carved out of Dhubri); West Karbi Anglong (carved out of Karbi Anglong).
On 26 January 2016, 2 more districts were announced, but on 7 October 2016, the Govt. has withdrawn district status of East Kamrup and South Kamrup thanks to inadequate infrastructure. The two sub-divisions of East Kamrup district - viz. Chandrapur and Sonapur, is now part of Kamrup Metropolitan district. The sub-divisions of South Kamrup district is now a part of Kamrup Rural district.
On 27 June 2016, another district was announced by Sarbananda Sonowal, taking the entire number from 32 to 33 which is Majuli (carved out of the Northern parts of Jorhat). It is the primary river island district of India.
LIST OF COUNCIL OF MINSTERS OF ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
CHIEF
MINISTER
Sri Sarbananda Sonowal
Home,
Political, Personnel, GAD, SAD, Implementation of Assam Accord,
Administrative Reforms & Training, Election, Information & Public
Relations, Border Areas Development, Sports & Youth Welfare, Revenue and
Disaster Management, And any other department not alloted to the other
Minister.
CABINET MINISTERS
1
Sri Himanta Biswa
Sarma
Finance,
Transformation & Development, Health & Family Welfare, PWD,
Education.
2
Sri Atul Bora
Agriculture,
Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Town
& Country Planning.
3
Smt. Pramila Rani
Brahma
Social
Welfare, Soil Conservation.
4
Sri Keshab Mahanta
Water
Resources, Science & Technology, Information Technology, Cultural Affairs
(only Library and Archeology matters).
5
Sri Parimal
Suklabaidya
Fishery,
Excise, Environment & Forest.
6
Sri Ranjit Dutta
Handloom,
Textiles & Sericulture (including Khadi and Village Industry), Welfare of
Minorities.
7
Sri Chandra Mohan
Patowary
Commerce
and Industry, Transport, Parliamentary Affairs, Act East Policy Affairs,
Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship Development.
8
Sri Siddhartha
Bhattacharya
Guwahati
Development, Law & Justice.
9
Sri Sum Ronghang
Hill
Areas Development, Mines and Minerals.
10
Sri Phani Bhusan
Choudhury
Food,
Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Pension & Public Grievances.
11
Sri Chandan Brahma
Tourism,
Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes.
12
Sri Rihon Daimary
Public
Health Engineering, Co-operation.
MINISTER OF STATE
(INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
1
Sri Naba Kumar Doley
Panchayat and
Rural Development(Independent charge), Cultural Affairs excluding Library and
Archeology matters (Independent charge), Environment & Forest ( as
Minister of State to assist the Minister).
2
Sri Bhabesh Kalita
Irrigation
(Independent charge), Education(assist Cabinet Minister as MoS).
3
Sri Pijush Hazarika
Urban
Development excluding Town & Country Planning (Independent charge),
Health & Family Welfare (as Minister of State to assist the Minister).
4
Sri Jogen Mohan
Revenue
& Disaster Management (Independent charge), PWD (assist Cabinet Minister
as MoS).
5
Sri Sanjoy Kishan
Tea
Tribe Welfare (Independent charge), Labour Welfare (assist Cabinet Minister
as MoS).
Assam is situated to the northeastern part of India. Located between 24-28 degree north latitude and 90-96 degree east longitude, the state covers a complete area of 78,523 square km or 30,318 square miles. It lies in close proximity of Bangladesh and Bhutan and is connected with the remainder of India by the narrow Siliguri corridor. To its east lay Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur, while Tripura stands within the west and Meghalaya, Mizoram are sited to the south. along with Assam, these states are called because the Seven Sister States of India.
Known for its scenic beauty, Assam is a serious attraction for travelers and adventure seekers. there's beauty and splendor etched in every corner of the state and it seems like people, here, sleep in sync with nature. However, to understand an area in and out, it's extremely necessary to possess its map of in hand. This not only helps you intend your trip during a more systematic manner, but also avoids any confusion presently. So, take a look at the Assam state map that we've laid down for you here and plan a memorable and fun filled trip to the state.
Assam is situated on the banks of Brahmaputra and Barak Rivers. The geographical area of Assam is 78,438 sq. kms (30,285 sq miles). To its north lies Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh; to its east lies Nagaland and Manipur; to its south lies Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh; and to its west is the province connecting to the rest of India via the Siliguri Corridor, which is a 22 kilometres strip of land.
Assam is famous for tea and silk. It has the primary site for oil drilling in Asia. Assam is famous for the one-horned Rhinoceros unicornis which is nearly in extinction and has been conserving well, together with the wild tiger, water ox, pygmy hog and various species of Asiatic birds. Assam is primarily an agricultural state. Its economy is mainly based on tourism sectors which includes wildlife tourism to Kaziranga National park, Manas park, which are World Heritage Sites and the like. Sal tree forests are found in the state of Assam. Assam receives abundant rainfall than most parts of India; and this rain fills the Brahmaputra River, whose tributaries and oxbow lakes mainly provides the region with a hydro-geomorphic environment.
Administration :
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by the Deputy Commissioner (DC), which mixes the offices of the District Magistrate ultimately liable for maintaining law and order and District Collector liable for collection of the revenue. Generally, a politician belonging to the Indian Administrative Service becomes the DC but occasionally officers belonging to the Assam government officials too get appointed. The DC is assisted by variety of officials belonging to different wings of the executive services of the state.
The districts of Assam are grouped together in five regional divisions, headed by a Commissioner. A superintendent of Police,a politician belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues. The police administration in Guwahati City is headed by the Commissioner of Police, which started working from 1 January 2015.
The districts of Assam are grouped together in five regional divisions, headed by a Commissioner. A superintendent of Police,
Districts:- The table below shows the district wise distribution along with Headquarters, Population, Area And Density of population as per 2011
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At the time of Independence, Assam had 13 districts. The districts included were Cachar, Darrang, Goalpara, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Sivsagar, Jayantia parganas, Garo hills, Lushai hills, Naga hills, Sylhet and NEFA. The British India protectorate 4 princely states under Assam state which were Tripura, Khasi states, Koch Bihar and Manipur. After many inclusion and exclusion during independence and later till the year 1972, Assam was formed with prime 7 districts. The other 6 districts curved out of Assam. Sylhet district had been given to East Pakistan; Jayantia, Garo and Khasi were combined to form Meghalya State; Lushai hills became Mizoram; Naga hills became Nagaland; NEFA became Arunachal Pradesh; the princely states of Tripura and Manipur were included in Assam and later became separated states and Koch Bihar became a part of West Bengal.
On 17 November 1951, Revolutionary Organization -United Mikir and North Cachar Hills district curved out of Golaghat, Nagaon, Cachar, Jayantia and Naga hills districts.
On 2 February 1970, Mikir Hills district curved out of North Cachar Hills.
In 1976, Dibrugarh district curved out of Lakhimpur and therefore the Name of Mikir Hills district changed to Karbi Anglong district.
In 1983, Barpeta district curved out of Kamrup; Sonitpur district curved out of Darrang; Jorhat district curved out of Sibsagar, Dhubri district and Kokrajhar district curved out of Goalpara; Karimganj district curved out of Cachar.
On 14 August 1985, Nalbari district curved out of Kamrup.
On 15 August 1987, Golaghat district curved out of Sibsagar.
In 1989, Hailakandi district curved out of Cachar, Marigaon district curved out Nagaon, Bongaigaon district curved out of Goalpara and Kokrajhar, Tinsukia district curved out of Dibrugarh and Dhemaji district curved out of Lakhimpur.
On 3 February 2003, Kamrup Metropolitan district curved out of Kamrup.
On 1 June 2004, Baksa district curved out of Barpeta, Nalbari, and Kamrup; on 4 June Chirang district curved out of Barpeta, Bongaigaon; and Kokrajhar and On 14 June Udalguri district curved out of Darrang and Sonitpur; along side Kokrajhar district formed BTAD.
On 1 April 2010, Name of North Cachar Hills district changed to Dima Hasao.
On 15 August 2015, Tarun Gogoi, the then Chief Minister of Assam, announced the formation of 5 new districts within the state, taking the entire number from 27 to 32. The five new districts are the following: Biswanath (carved out of Sonitpur); Charaideo (carved out of Sivasagar); Hojai (carved out of Nagaon); South Salmara-Mankachar (carved out of Dhubri); West Karbi Anglong (carved out of Karbi Anglong).
On 26 January 2016, 2 more districts were announced, but on 7 October 2016, the Govt. has withdrawn district status of East Kamrup and South Kamrup thanks to inadequate infrastructure. The two sub-divisions of East Kamrup district - viz. Chandrapur and Sonapur, is now part of Kamrup Metropolitan district. The sub-divisions of South Kamrup district is now a part of Kamrup Rural district.
On 27 June 2016, another district was announced by Sarbananda Sonowal, taking the entire number from 32 to 33 which is Majuli (carved out of the Northern parts of Jorhat). It is the primary river island district of India.
LIST OF COUNCIL OF MINSTERS OF ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
LIST OF COUNCIL OF MINSTERS OF ASSAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
| CHIEF MINISTER | ||
| Sri Sarbananda Sonowal | Home, Political, Personnel, GAD, SAD, Implementation of Assam Accord, Administrative Reforms & Training, Election, Information & Public Relations, Border Areas Development, Sports & Youth Welfare, Revenue and Disaster Management, And any other department not alloted to the other Minister. | |
| CABINET MINISTERS | ||
| 1 | Sri Himanta Biswa Sarma | Finance, Transformation & Development, Health & Family Welfare, PWD, Education. |
| 2 | Sri Atul Bora | Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Town & Country Planning. |
| 3 | Smt. Pramila Rani Brahma | Social Welfare, Soil Conservation. |
| 4 | Sri Keshab Mahanta | Water Resources, Science & Technology, Information Technology, Cultural Affairs (only Library and Archeology matters). |
| 5 | Sri Parimal Suklabaidya | Fishery, Excise, Environment & Forest. |
| 6 | Sri Ranjit Dutta | Handloom, Textiles & Sericulture (including Khadi and Village Industry), Welfare of Minorities. |
| 7 | Sri Chandra Mohan Patowary | Commerce and Industry, Transport, Parliamentary Affairs, Act East Policy Affairs, Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship Development. |
| 8 | Sri Siddhartha Bhattacharya | Guwahati Development, Law & Justice. |
| 9 | Sri Sum Ronghang | Hill Areas Development, Mines and Minerals. |
| 10 | Sri Phani Bhusan Choudhury | Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Pension & Public Grievances. |
| 11 | Sri Chandan Brahma | Tourism, Welfare of Plain Tribes and Backward Classes. |
| 12 | Sri Rihon Daimary | Public Health Engineering, Co-operation. |
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) |
||
| 1 | Sri Naba Kumar Doley | Panchayat and Rural Development(Independent charge), Cultural Affairs excluding Library and Archeology matters (Independent charge), Environment & Forest ( as Minister of State to assist the Minister). |
| 2 | Sri Bhabesh Kalita | Irrigation (Independent charge), Education(assist Cabinet Minister as MoS). |
| 3 | Sri Pijush Hazarika | Urban Development excluding Town & Country Planning (Independent charge), Health & Family Welfare (as Minister of State to assist the Minister). |
| 4 | Sri Jogen Mohan | Revenue & Disaster Management (Independent charge), PWD (assist Cabinet Minister as MoS). |
| 5 | Sri Sanjoy Kishan | Tea Tribe Welfare (Independent charge), Labour Welfare (assist Cabinet Minister as MoS). |
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