Assam, a northeastern state of India, is divided into 35 administrative geographical units called districts. Assam has 30
districts.
Assam, a northeastern state of India, is divided into 35 administrative geographical units called districts. Assam has 30
districts.
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit. They are headed by the Deputy Commissioner (DC). DC combines the offices of the District Magistrate responsible for maintaining law and order and District Collector responsible for collection of the revenue. The DC is assisted by officials belonging to different wings of state administrative services.
The districts of Assam are grouped together in five regional divisions. They are 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 in Guwahati City is headed by the Commissioner of Police. It started functioning from 1 January 2015.
The areas and populations of the 35 districts are given below:
| Code | District | Headquarter | Population (2011) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK | Baksa# | Mushalpur | 950,075 | 2,457 | 387 | .svg) |
| BJ | Bajali | Pathsala | 253,816 | 418 | 610 | .svg) |
| BP | Barpeta | Barpeta | 1,693,622 | 3182 | 532 | .svg) |
| BN | Biswanath | Biswanath Chariali | 612,491 | 1415 | 430 | .svg) |
| BO | Bongaigaon | Bongaigaon | 738,804 | 1,093 | 676 | .svg) |
| CA | Cachar | Silchar | 1,736,319 | 3,786 | 459 | .svg) |
| CD | Charaideo | Sonari | 471,418 | 1,069 | 441 | .svg) |
| CH | Chirang# | Kajalgaon | 482,162 | 1,170 | 412 | .svg) |
| DR | Darrang | Mangaldai | 928,500 | 1,585 | 586 | .svg) |
| DM | Dhemaji | Dhemaji | 686,133 | 3,237 | 212 | .svg) |
| DU | Dhubri | Dhubri | 1,394,144 | 1,608 | 867 | .svg) |
| DI | Dibrugarh | Dibrugarh | 1,326,335 | 3,381 | 392 | .svg) |
| DH | Dima Hasao | Haflong | 214,102 | 4,890 | 44 | .svg) |
| GP | Goalpara | Goalpara | 1,008,183 | 1,824 | 553 | .svg) |
| GG | Golaghat | Golaghat | 1,066,888 | 3,502 | 305 | .svg) |
| HA | Hailakandi | Hailakandi | 659,296 | 1,327 | 497 | .svg) |
| HJ | Hojai | Sankardev Nagar | 931,218 | 1,686 | 550 | .svg) |
| JO | Jorhat | Jorhat | 924,952 | 2,851 | 324 | .svg) |
| KM | Kamrup Metropolitan | Guwahati | 1,253,938 | 1,528 | 821 | .svg) |
| KU | Kamrup | Amingaon | 1,517,542 | 3,105 | 489 | .svg) |
| KG | Karbi Anglong | Diphu | 660,955 | 7,366 | 90 | .svg) |
| KR | Karimganj | Karimganj | 1,228,686 | 1,809 | 679 | .svg) |
| KJ | Kokrajhar# | Kokrajhar | 887,142 | 3,169 | 280 | .svg) |
| LA | Lakhimpur | North Lakhimpur | 1,042,137 | 2,277 | 458 | .svg) |
| MJ | Majuli | Garamur | 167,304 | 880 | 190 | .svg) |
| MA | Morigaon | Morigaon | 957,423 | 1,704 | 562 | .svg) |
| NN | Nagaon | Nagaon | 2,823,768 | 3,973 | 711 | .svg) |
| NB | Nalbari | Nalbari | 771,639 | 2,257 | 342 | .svg) |
| SV | Sivasagar | Sivasagar | 679,632 | 2,668 | 255 | .svg) |
| ST | Sonitpur | Tezpur | 1,924,110 | 3,176 | 606 | .svg) |
| SS | South Salmara-Mankachar | Hatsingimari | 555,114 | 568 | 977 | .svg) |
| TP | Tamulpur | Tamulpur | 389,150 | 884 | 440 | .svg) |
| TI | Tinsukia | Tinsukia | 1,327,929 | 3,790 | 350 | .svg) |
| UD | Udalguri# | Udalguri | 831,688 | 1,852 | 449 | .svg) |
| WK | West Karbi Anglong | Hamren | 295,358 | 3,035 | 97 | .svg) |
# Districts within the Bodoland Territorial Region