Assam

GENERAL INTRODUCTION OF ASSAM

Assam is one of the twenty-eight states of India. It is the sixteen largest state by land and the fifteen most populous state in India. It is situated in India’s northeast region. Assαm shares borders with Arunachal Pradesh to the northNagaland and Manipur to the east, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram to the south and West Bengal to the west. It also shares international borders with Bhutan to the north and Bangladesh to the south.

Assαm is also known for Assαm silk and Assαm tea. In Assαm, the Kazirange National Park and the Manas National Park are world Heritage Sites.

Assαm holds a unique position in the production of mineral oil in India. Assαm is the first state in the country where oil was found. Assαm is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured ‘muga’ silk.

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Below the table shown are basic information about Assαm.

Capital

Dispur

Governor

Jagdish Mukhi

Chief Minister

Himanta Biswa Sarma

Area

78,438 sq.km

Population

31,169,272 (2011 census)

Density

397/ sq. km (2011 census)

Literacy rate

73.18% (2011 census)

Official language

Assαmese

No. of districts

34

Legislature

Unicameral

Assembly seats

126 

Lok Sabha seats

14 

Rajya Sabha seats

High Court

Guwahati High Court

High Court location

Guwahati

No. of border shares states

7

Dance

Bihu dance

Mammal

One horned rhinoceros

Bird

White-winged wood duck

Flower

Foxtail Orchid

Tree

Hollong

Drink

Assam tea

River

Brahmaputra

State Day

December 2

 

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