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North Assam Division

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North Assam Division
The five divisions of Assam
The five divisions of Assam
Country India
StateAssam
CapitalTezpur
Largest CityTezpur
Area
 • Total6,613 km2 (2,553 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total3 684 298

North Assam is an administrative division of Assam under the jurisdiction of a Commissioner, who is officially stationed at Tezpur. It consists of the following districts: Udalguri, Darrang, Sonitpur and Biswanath. Shri Rakesh Kumar, IAS is the current Commissioner of this division.[1]

Districts

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North Assam district comprises mainly 4 districts, namely Udalguri, Darrang, Sonitpur and Biswanath.

Code[2] District Headquarter Population (2011)[3] Area (km2) Density (/km2)
BS Biswanath Biswanath Chariali 612 491 1,100 557
DR Darrang Mangaldai 928 500 1,585 586
ST Sonitpur Tezpur 1 311 619 2,076 632
UD Udalguri# Udalguri 831 688 1,852 449
Total 4 3 684 298 6,613 557

# Districts within the Bodoland Territorial Region

Demographics

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As per 2011 census, North Assam division has a population of 3,684,298

Languages

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Languages spoken in North Assam Division (2011)[4]

  Assamese (36.36%)
  Bengali (25.07%)
  Boro (10.57%)
  Sadri (8.54%)
  Nepali (4.98%)
  Hindi (3.42%)
  Others (11.06%)

According to 2011 census, the total number of Assamese speakers in the division were 1,339,782, Bengali speakers were 923,791, Boro speakers were 389,390, Sadri speakers were 314,665, Nepali speakers were 183,601 and Hindi speakers were 125,908.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Divisions | General Administration | Government of Assam, India".
  2. ^ ISO 3166
  3. ^ "District Census 2011".
  4. ^ "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Assam". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 August 2020.