Information About Assam
| Fast Facts | |
| Established | 15th August 1947 |
| Area | 78,550 km |
| Capital | Dispur |
| Largest city | Guwahati |
| Population | 26,655,528 (2001 census) |
| Governor | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Chief Minister | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Official languages | Assamese, Bodo, Karbi |
| Panchayats | 2489 (2001 census) |
| Villages | 26312 (2001 census) |
| Literacy | 76.3% |
| Forest Cover: | 35.48 % |
| Agriculture | Assam’s biggest contribution to the world is tea. Major crops are rice, rapeseed, mustard seed, jute, potato, sweet potato, banana, papaya, areca nut and turmeric. |
| Refineries | Digboi, Noonmati, Dhaligaon near Bongaigaon, Numaligarh |
| Airport | Guwahati International Airport (Borjhar Airport) |
| Government | www.assamgovt.nic.in |
| Tourism | www.assamtourism.org |
| Districts (27) |
Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Dhemaji, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Sonitpur, Karbi Anglong, Nagaon, Marigaon, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, North Cachar Hills, Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj, Kamrup Metropolitan, Baksa, Udalguri, Chirang. |
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