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'''Lower Assam division''' is one of the 5 [[administrative divisions of Assam|administrative divisions]] of [[Assam]] in India. It was formed in 1874, consisting of the [[undivided Kamrup district]] of [[Western Assam]], undivided [[Darrang district|Darrang]] and [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]] districts of [[Central Assam division|Central Assam]] and [[Khasi hills|Khasi]] & [[Jaintia Hills district|Jaintia]] hills of [[Meghalaya]], created for revenue purposes.<ref>{{cite book |title=Development of Administration in Assam: With Special Reference to Land |last=Bose |first=Manilal |year=1985 |publisher= Concept Publishing Company }}</ref> The division is under the jurisdiction of a [[Commissioner#British and Commonwealth overseas possessions|Commissioner]], who is stationed at [[Guwahati]]. The division currently covers the [[Western Assam|Western Brahmaputa Valley]].<ref name="etym">"[The] territory from Biswanath to Goalpara—was known as Western Assam; but another name—Lower Assam—gradually came into use." {{harv|Banerjee|1992|p=9}}</ref> Shri Jayant Narlikar, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] is the current Commissioner of Lower Assam division.

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Lower Assam Division
| settlement_type = [[Administrative divisions of Assam|Division]]
| image_alt =
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| image_map = Divisions of Assam.svg
| map_caption = Lower Assam division
| coordinates = {{coord|26.4|91.8|display=title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = [[Assam]]
| established_title =
| established_date =
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = [[Pan Bazaar]]
| seat1_type = Largest City
| seat1 = [[Guwahati]]
| government_footnotes =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 22,024
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| population_total = 11252365
| population_as_of = 2011 census
| population_footnotes =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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}}

==Districts==
Lower Assam division contains 12 districts, namely [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]], [[South Salmara district|South Salamara]], [[Kokrajhar]], [[Chirang district|Chirang]], [[Bongaigaon district|Bongaigaon]], [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]], [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]], [[Bajali district|Bajali]], [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]], [[Baksa district|Baksa]], [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]] and [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup metropolitan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gad.assam.gov.in/information-services/divisions|title = Divisions | General Administration | Government of Assam, India}}</ref> Among these, 3 districts namely Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa lie within [[Bodoland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bodoland.in/index.php/2016-02-26-07-47-07/48-bodoland-at-a-glance|title=Bodoland.in}}</ref>

{| class= "wikitable sortable"
|-
! Code<ref>[[ISO 3166-2:IN|ISO 3166]]</ref>
! District
! Headquarter
! Population (2011)<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/Assam.html|title= District Census 2011}}</ref>
! Area (km²)
! Density (/km²)
|-
| BK|| [[Baksa district|Baksa]]# ||[[Mushalpur]] ||950,075|| 2,457|| 387
|-
| -|| [[Bajali district|Bajali]] ||[[Pathsala]] ||253,816||600||423
|-
| BP|| [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]]|| [[Barpeta]]|| 1,439,806|| 2,645<ref>{{cite web | url=https://barpeta.assam.gov.in/portlets/district-profile | title=District Profile | Barpeta District | Government of Assam, India }}</ref>|| 544
|-
| BO|| [[Bongaigaon district|Bongaigaon]]|| [[Bongaigaon]]|| 738,804|| 1,093|| 676
|-
| CH|| [[Chirang district|Chirang]]# ||[[Kajalgaon]] ||482,162|| 1,170|| 412
|-
| DU|| [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]]|| [[Dhubri]]|| 1,394,144|| 1,608|| 867
|-
| GP|| [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]]|| [[Goalpara]]|| 1,008,183|| 1,824|| 553
|-
| KM|| [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metropolitan]]|| [[Guwahati]]||1,253,938
| 1,528|| 821
|-
| KU|| [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]]|| [[Amingaon]]||1,517,542
| 3,105|| 489
|-
| KJ|| [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]]# || [[Kokrajhar]]||887,142
| 3,169|| 280
|-
| NB|| [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]]|| [[Nalbari]]||771,639
| 2,257|| 342
|-
| SSM|| [[South Salmara district|South Salmara-Mankachar]] ||[[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
|-
!Total
!12
!—
!1,12,52,365
!22,024
!511
|}
# [[Districts of Bodoland|Districts]] within the [[Bodoland Territorial Region]]

==Demographics==
As per 2011 census, Lower Assam division has a population of 11,252,365 people.

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Lower Assam Division (2011)<ref name="censuslang">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Assam |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|value1 = 52.98
|color1 = yellow
|label2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value2 = 30.90
|color2 = red
|label4 = [[Hindi]]
|value4 = 2.83
|color4 = orange
|label3 = [[Boro language (India)|Boro]]
|value3 = 7.73
|color3 = blue
|label5 = Others
|value5 = 5.56
|color5 = grey
}}

According to 2011 census, the total number of [[Assamese language|Assamese]] speakers in the division were '''59,61,583''', [[Bengali language|Bengali]] speakers were '''34,76,953''', [[Boro language (India)|Boro]] speakers were 8,70,198 and [[Hindi]] speakers were 3,17,958. Although the Bengali speaking population was 30.9% as per the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]] language report, but Lower Assam Division is home to a large [[Muslims|Muslim]] population of Bengali origin, most of whom now identify as Assamese speakers in the census.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Saikia|first=Arunabh|title=A new generation of 'Miya' Muslims in Assam may vote for Congress-AIUDF – but only out of compulsion|url=https://scroll.in/article/991174/a-new-generation-of-miya-muslims-in-assam-may-vote-for-congress-aiudf-but-only-out-of-compulsion|access-date=2021-07-16|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=X|first=Samrat|title=National Register of Citizens: Identity issue haunts Assam, again|url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/01/08/national-register-of-citizens-identity-assam-immigrants|access-date=2021-07-16|website=Newslaundry}}</ref>

Muslims are around 47.5% of the total lower Assam population at the time of the 2011 Census.{{fact|date=August 2022}}

==See also==
*[[Upper Assam|Upper Assam Division]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Divisions of Assam]]

Lower Assam division - Revision history

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