North Assam Division
North Assam is an administrative division of Assam under the jurisdiction of a Commissioner, who is officially stationed at Tezpur. It consists of the following districts: Udalguri, Darrang, Sonitpur and Biswanath. Shri Rakesh Kumar, IAS is the current Commissioner of this division.[1]
North Assam Division | |
|---|---|
 North Assam division | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| Capital | Tezpur |
| Largest City | Tezpur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,613 km2 (2,553 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 3,684,298 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Districts
North Assam district comprises mainly 4 districts, namely Udalguri, Darrang, Sonitpur and Biswanath.
| Code[2] | District | Headquarter | Population (2011)[3] | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | Biswanath | Biswanath Chariali | 612,491 | 1,100 | 557 |
| DR | Darrang | Mangaldai | 928,500 | 1,585 | 586 |
| ST | Sonitpur | Tezpur | 1,311,619 | 2,076 | 632 |
| UD | Udalguri# | Udalguri | 831,688 | 1,852 | 449 |
| Total | 4 | — | 36,84,298 | 6,613 | 557 |
# Districts within the Bodoland Territorial Region
Demographics
As per 2011 census, North Assam division has a population of 36,84,298
Languages
According to 2011 census, the total number of Assamese speakers in the division were 13,39,782, Bengali speakers were 9,23,791, Boro speakers were 3,89,390, Sadri speakers were 3,14,665, Nepali speakers were 1,83,601 and Hindi speakers were 1,25,908.
References
- "Divisions | General Administration | Government of Assam, India".
- ISO 3166
- "District Census 2011".
- "C-16 Population By Mother Tongue – Assam". censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 16 August 2020.