List of all the Districts and Regional Divisions in Assam

Divided into 31 administrative districts, Assam's district boundaries are defined by its natural features, such as rivers, hills, and forests. Here is the list of all the Districts and Regional Divisions in Assam.

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Assam, located in the northeastern region of India, boasts the largest population among the northeastern states and is second only in size. Covering an impressive 78,438 square kilometers, Assam is bordered by Bhutan and the state of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Manipur to the east, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, and Bangladesh to the south, and West Bengal to the west. One notable feature of Assam is its inclusion of three of India's six physiographic divisions: the Northern Himalayas (Eastern Hills), the Northern Plains (Brahmaputra Plain), and the Deccan Plateau (Karbi Anglong).

Divided into 31 administrative districts, Assam's district boundaries are defined by its natural features, such as rivers, hills, and forests. Most of the recently formed districts are subdivisions of earlier districts, and as of August 15, 2015, three new districts were established - Charaideo, South Salmara-Mankachar, and West Karbi Anglong. On June 27, 2016, Majuli was declared a district, making it the first river island district in India. Karbi Anglong, boasting an undivided area of nearly 10,434 square kilometers, is the largest district in Assam, followed by Sonitpur with an area of 5324 square kilometers.

Districts and Regional Divisions in Assam

The following table contains a list of Assam's 31 districts, as well as links to their respective websites:

Sl. No. District Name
1 Baksa
2 Barpeta
3 Bongaigaon
4 Cachar
5 Charaideo
6 Chirang
7 Darrang
8 Dhemaji
9 Dhubri
10 Dibrugarh
11 Dima Hasao
12 Goalpara
13 Golaghat
14 Hailakandi
15 Jorhat
16 Kamrup Metropolitan
17 Kamrup
18 Karbi Anglong
19 Karimganj
20 Kokrajhar
21 Lakhimpur
22 Majuli
23 Morigaon
24 Nagaon
25 Nalbari
26 Sivasagar
27 Sonitpur
28 South Salmara-Mankachar
29 Tinsukia
30 Udalguri
31 West Karbi Anglong

Assam's districts are further divided into five Regional Divisions. The Divisions are as follows:

Division Name Divisional Office Districts
Barak Valley Silchar "Cachar Hailakandi and Karimganj"
Central Assam Nagaon "Dima Hasao East Karbi Anglong West Karbi Anglong Morigaon and Nagaon"
Lower Assam Guwahati "Baksa Barpeta Bongaigaon Chirang Dhubri Goalpara Nalbari Kamrup Metropolitan Kamrup Rural Kokrajhar and South Salmara-Mankachar"
North Assam Tezpur "Darrang Sonitpur and Udalguri"
Upper Assam Jorhat "Charaideo Dhemaji Dibrugarh Golaghat Jorhat Lakhimpur Majuli Sivasagar and Tinsukia"

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Assam Districts and Regional Divisions in Assam