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{{short description|Wikimedia list article of districts in Assam}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
[[File:Assam Districts.png|thumb|350px|right| 1. [[Tinsukia district|Tinskia]] 2. [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]] 3. [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]] 4. [[Charaideo district|Charaideo]] 5. [[Sivasagar district|Sivasagar]] 6.[[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]] 7. [[Majuli district|Majuli]] 8. [[Jorhat district|Jorhat]] 9. [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]] 10. [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]] 11. [[Karbi Anglong district|Karbi Anglong]] 12. [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]] 13. [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]] 14. [[Hojai district|Hojai]] 15. [[West Karbi Anglong district|Karbi Anglong West]] 16. [[Dima Hasao district|Dima Hasao]] 17. [[Cachar district|Cachar]] 18. [[Hailakandi District|Hailakandi]] 19. [[Karimganj district|Karimganj]] 20. [[Morigaon district|Morigaon]] 21. [[Udalguri district|Udalguri]] 22. [[Darrang district|Darrang]] 23. [[Kamrup Metropolitan (Guwahati) district|Kamrup Metro]] 24. [[Baksa district|Baksa]] 25. [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]] 26. [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]] 27. [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]] 28. [[Chirang district|Chirang]] 29. [[Bongaigaon district|Bongaigaon]] 30. [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]] 31. [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]] 32. [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]] 33. [[South Salmara-Mankachar district|South Salmara Mankachar]] 34. [[Bajali district|Bajali]]]]

[[Assam]], a [[Northeast India|northeastern]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]], is divided into 34 administrative geographical units called ''districts''. Assam has 34 districts.

==Administration==
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by the Deputy Commissioner (DC), which combines the offices of the District Magistrate ultimately responsible for maintaining law and order and District Collector responsible for collection of the revenue. Generally, an officer belonging to the [[Indian Administrative Service]] becomes the DC but occasionally officers belonging to the Assam Civil Service do get appointed. The DC is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

The districts of Assam are grouped together in [[Divisions of Assam|five regional divisions]], headed by a Commissioner. A superintendent of Police, an officer 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 functioning from 1 January 2015.

==History==
Before the Independence in 1947, Assam had 13 districts. The districts were Cachar, Darrang, Goalpara, Kamrup, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Jayantia parganas, Garo hills, Lushai hills, Naga hills, Sylhet and NEFA. The British India protectorate 4 princely states under Assam state were Tripura, Khasi states, Koch Bihar and Manipur (included during Independence). Sylhet district had been given to East Pakistan at the time of the Partition. After many inclusion and exclusion during the independence and later till 1972, Assam formed the present shape with its prime 7 districts. The other 6 districts curved out of Assam; Jayantia, Garo and Khasi were combined and became [[Meghalya]] State; Lushiai hills became [[Mizoram]]; Naga hills became [[Nagaland]]; NEFA became [[Arunachal Pradesh]]; the both princely states [[Tripura]] and [[Manipur]] included in Assam and later separated as state and Koch Bihar became part of West Bengal.

On 17 November 1951, 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 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 with [[Kokrajhar district]] formed [[BTAD]].

On 1 April 2010, Name of North Cachar Hills district changed to Dima Hasao.

On 15 August 2015, [[Tarun Gogoi]], [[List of Chief Ministers of Assam|the Chief Minister of Assam]], announced the formation of five new districts in the state,<ref name="5 new districts">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cm-tarun-gogoi-announces-5-new-districts-in-assam-on-independence-day-2114724 | title=CM Tarun Gogoi announces 5 new districts in Assam on Independence Day | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=15 August 2015 | agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] | location=[[Guwahati]] | access-date=15 August 2015}}</ref> taking the total number from 27 to 32. The five new districts are the following:<ref name="5 new districts"/><ref name="NewDistZee">{{cite news | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/assam/assam-gets-five-more-districts_1647470.html | title=Assam gets five more districts | work=[[Zee News]] | date=15 August 2015 | agency=IANS | location=[[Guwahati]] | access-date=16 August 2015}}</ref> [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]] (carved out of [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]]); [[Charaideo district|Charaideo]] (carved out of [[Sivasagar district|Sivasagar]]); [[Hojai district|Hojai]] (carved out of [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]]); [[South Salmara-Mankachar District|South Salmara-Mankachar]] (carved out of [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]]); [[West Karbi Anglong district|West Karbi Anglong]] (carved out of [[Karbi Anglong district|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 district|East Kamrup]] and [[South Kamrup district|South Kamrup]] due 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 part of Kamrup Rural district.

On 27 June 2016, one more district was announced by [[Sarbananda Sonowal]], taking the total number from 32 to 33 which is [[Majuli district|Majuli]] (carved out of the Northern parts of [[Jorhat district|Jorhat]]). It is the first river island district of India.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://hindustantimes.com/indianews/assam-majuli-to-become-india-s-first-river-island-district/story-hzFoxSUxh3IpRpSeIqrhtM.html | title=Assam: Majuli becomes 1st river island district of India| work=[[Hindustan Times]] | date=27 June 2016| location=[[Guwahati]] |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>

On 8 August 2020 The Assam cabinet approved a proposal to make [[Bajali district|Bajali]] (curved out of [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]]) the 34th full-fledged district of Assam.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/bajali-to-become-the-34th-full-fledged-district-of-assam-494424
| title='Bajali' to become the 34th full-fledged district of Assam
| work=[[The Sentinel (Guwahati)|The Sentinel]] | date=8 August 2020| location=[[Guwahati]] |access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref>

==Districts==

The areas and populations of the 34 districts are given below:<ref>The Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.</ref>
{| class= "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Code<ref>[[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO 3166]]</ref>
! District
! Headquarter
! Population (2011)<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php |title= District Census 2011 |publisher=Census2011.co.in }}</ref>
! Area (km²)
! Density (/km²)
|-
| BK|| [[Baksa district|Baksa]]# ||[[Mushalpur]] ||950,075|| 2,457|| 387
|-
| -|| [[Bajali district|Bajali]] ||[[Pathsala]] ||253,816||-||-
|-
| BP|| [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]]|| [[Barpeta]]|| 1,439,806|| -|| -
|-
| BS|| [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]]<ref name="5 new districts"/> || [[Biswanath Chariali]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Biswanath district inaugurated|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=mar0216/state051|newspaper=Assam Tribune|access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref> || 612,491 || 1,100||557
|-
| BO|| [[Bongaigaon district|Bongaigaon]]|| [[Bongaigaon]]|| 738,804|| 1,093|| 676
|-
| CA|| [[Cachar district|Cachar]]|| [[Silchar]]|| 1,736,319|| 3,786|| 459
|-
| CD|| [[Charaideo district|Charaideo]]<ref name="5 new districts"/> ||[[Sonari]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Charaideo inaugurated as a new dist|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb1516/state050|newspaper=Assam Tribune|access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref> ||471,418 || 1,069|| 441
|-
| CH|| [[Chirang district|Chirang]]# ||[[Kajalgaon]] ||482,162|| 1,170|| 412
|-
| DR|| [[Darrang district|Darrang]]|| [[Mangaldai]]|| 928,500|| 1,585|| 586
|-
| DM|| [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]]|| [[Dhemaji]]|| 686,133|| 3,237|| 212
|-
| DU|| [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]]|| [[Dhubri]]|| 1,394,144|| 1,608|| 867
|-
| DI|| [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]]|| [[Dibrugarh]]|| 1,326,335
|| 3,381 || 392
|-
| DH|| [[Dima Hasao district|Dima Hasao]]|| [[Haflong]]|| 214,102|| 4,890|| 44
|-
| GP|| [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]]|| [[Goalpara]]|| 1,008,183|| 1,824|| 553
|-
| GG|| [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]]|| [[Golaghat]]|| 1,066,888|| 3,502|| 305
|-
| HA|| [[Hailakandi district|Hailakandi]]|| [[Hailakandi]]|| 659,296|| 1,327|| 497
|-
| HJ|| [[Hojai district|Hojai]]<ref name="5 new districts"/> || [[Hojai]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Hojai inaugurated as new district|url=http://www.voiceofgreaterassam.com/hojai-inaugurated-as-a-new-district-in-assam/|access-date=20 February 2016|publisher=Voice of Greater Assam}}</ref> || 931,218 ||1,686
|552
|-
| JO|| [[Jorhat district|Jorhat]]|| [[Jorhat]]|| 924,952|| 2,851|| 324
|-
| KM|| [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metropolitan]]|| [[Guwahati]]||1,253,938
| 1,528|| 821
|-
| KU|| [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]]|| [[Amingaon]]||1,517,542
| 3,105|| 489
|-
| KG|| [[Karbi Anglong district|Karbi Anglong]]|| [[Diphu]]|| 660,955|| 7,366|| 90
|-
| KR|| [[Karimganj district|Karimganj]]|| [[Karimganj]]||1,228,686
| 1,809|| 679
|-
| KJ|| [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]]# || [[Kokrajhar]]||887,142
| 3,169|| 280
|-
| LA|| [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]]|| [[North Lakhimpur]]||1,042,137
| 2,277|| 458
|-
| MJ|| [[Majuli district|Majuli]]||[[Garamur]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Majuli to function as new district from today|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep0816/at050|newspaper=Assam Tribune|access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref>|| 167,304 || 880|| 190
|-
| MA|| [[Morigaon district|Morigaon]]|| [[Morigaon]]||957,423
| 1,704|| 562
|-
| NN|| [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]]|| [[Nagaon]]|| 1,892,550|| 2,287|| 828
|-
| NB|| [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]]|| [[Nalbari]]||771,639
| 2,257|| 342
|-
| SV|| [[Sivasagar district|Sivasagar]]|| [[Sivasagar]]|| 679,632|| 2,668|| 255
|-
| ST|| [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]]|| [[Tezpur]]|| 1,311,619|| 2,076|| 632
|-
| SSM|| [[South Salmara district|South Salmara-Mankachar]]<ref name="5 new districts"/> ||[[Hatsingimari]]<ref>{{cite news|title=South Salmara-Mankachar dist inaugurated|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb1116/state051|newspaper=Assam Tribune|access-date=11 February 2016}}</ref> || 555,114 || 568 || 977
|-
| TI|| [[Tinsukia district|Tinsukia]]|| [[Tinsukia]]||1,327,929
| 3,790|| 350
|-
| UD|| [[Udalguri district|Udalguri]]# ||[[Udalguri]] ||831,688
| 1,852|| 449
|-
| WKA|| [[West Karbi Anglong district|West Karbi Anglong]]<ref name="5 new districts"/> || [[Hamren]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb1216/state054|title=West Karbi Anglong district inaugurated|access-date=11 February 2016|newspaper=Assam Tribune}}</ref> ||295,358
| 3,035 || 97
|-
|}

# [[Districts of Bodoland|Districts]] within the [[Bodoland Territorial Region]]

== See also ==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[List of districts in India]]
* [[List of big cities in North East India]]
* [[List of subdivisions of Assam]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Districts of India}}

==External links==
* [http://districts.nic.in/districts.php?sid=AS Districts of Assam]

total 33 districts, in October 2 districts status cancelled by state cabinet. East Kamrup and South Kamrup'.

[[Category:Districts of Assam|*]]
[[Category:Assam-related lists|Districts]]
[[Category:Lists of districts in India|Assam]]

List of districts of Assam - Revision history

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