Assam District List 2025 with Area, Population and Division Name

Explore the complete list of districts in Assam for 2025, along with their area, population and division names. Stay informed about the state's structure.

Assam District List: Assam, located in northeastern India, was formed on 26 January 1950. The state is situated between 22°19' to 28°16' latitude and 89°42' to 96°30' longitude. It shares its borders with Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Nagaland and Manipur to the east, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, and Bangladesh to the south, and West Bengal to the west.

Covering a total area of 78,438 km², Assam is home to a population of 31,169,272 with a literacy rate of 72.19%. The state features three major physiographic divisions: the Northern Plains, Northern Himalayas, and Deccan Plateau. Here’s the detailed Assam District List:

Name of StateAssam
Formation26 January 1950
CapitalDispur
Official LanguageAssamese and Bodo
Chief MinisterHimanta Biswa Sarma
GovernorJagdish Mukhi
Official Websiteassam.gov.in
Assam State Overview

Assam District List

The capital of Assam is Dispur. Initially, there were 27 districts in Assam until 15 August 2015, when five new districts were created, bringing the total to 32. These new districts are Biswanath, Charaideo, Hojai, South Salmara-Mankachar, and West Karbi Anglong. The 33rd district, Majuli, was formed on 27 June 2016, followed by the 34th district, Bajali, which was created from Barpeta district on 12 January 2021, and the 35th district, Tamulpur, established on 23 January 2022. Below is the Assam District List along with their area, population, and division name:

S.NODistrict NameDivisionPopulationArea (km²)
1BaksaLower Assam560,9251,573
2BajaliLower Assam253,816418
3BarpetaLower Assam1,439,8062,764
4BiswanathNorth Assam612,4911,100
5BongaigaonLower Assam738,8041,093
6CacharBarak Valley1,736,3193,786
7CharaideoUpper Assam471,4181,069
8ChirangLower Assam482,1621,170
9DarrangNorth Assam928,5001,585
10DhemajiUpper Assam686,1333,237
11DhubriLower Assam1,394,1441,608
12DibrugarhUpper Assam1,326,3353,381
13Dima HasaoCentral Assam214,1024,890
14GoalparaLower Assam1,008,1831,824
15GolaghatUpper Assam1,066,8883,502
16HailakandiBarak Valley659,2961,327
17HojaiCentral Assam931,2181,686
18JorhatUpper Assam924,9522,851
19Kamrup MetropolitanLower Assam1,253,9381,528
20Kamrup RuralLower Assam1,517,5423,105
21Karbi AnglongCentral Assam660,9557,366
22KarimganjBarak Valley1,228,6861,809
23KokrajharLower Assam887,1423,169
24LakhimpurUpper Assam1,042,1372,277
25MajuliUpper Assam167,304880
26MorigaonCentral Assam957,4231,704
27NagaonCentral Assam1,892,5502,287
28NalbariLower Assam771,6392,257
29SivasagarUpper Assam679,6322,668
30SonitpurNorth Assam1,311,6192,076
31South Salmara-MankacharLower Assam555,114568
32TamulpurLower Assam389,150884
33TinsukiaUpper Assam1,327,9293,790
34UdalguriNorth Assam831,6881,852
35West Karbi AnglongCentral Assam295,3583,035
Assam District List

Assam District and Division List 2025

S.NODivision NameDivisional OfficeName of Districts
1Barak ValleySilcharCachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj
2Central AssamNagaonDima Hasao, Hojai, East Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Morigaon, and Nagaon
3Lower AssamGuwahatiBaksa, Bajali, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Nalbari, Kamrup Metropolitan, Kamrup Rural, Kokrajhar, and South Salmara-Mankachar
4North AssamTezpurBiswanath, Darrang, Sonitpur, and Udalguri
5Upper AssamJorhatCharaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Sivasagar, and Tinsukia
Assam District List with Division

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