State
The population development of the State of Assam by census years.
Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (Cf) 1981-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 1991-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2001-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2011-03-01 | Population Projection (P) 2023-03-01 | |||
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India | IND | Rep | New Delhi | 3,166,620 | 685,184,692 | 846,387,888 | 1,028,737,436 | 1,210,854,977 | 1,387,284,900 | → | ||
Assam | ASS | St | Dispur | 78,438 | 19,896,843 | 22,414,322 | 26,655,528 | 31,205,576 | 35,713,000 | 7843800 | → |
- Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner.
(2023) National Commission on Population (adapted by Unique Identification Authority of India).
Major Agglomerations
Name | Population Census (Cf) 2011-03-01 | |
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1 | Guwāhāti | 962,334 |
2 | Silchar | 229,136 |
3 | Dibrugarh | 154,296 |
4 | Jorhāt | 153,889 |
5 | Nagaon | 148,496 |
6 | Tinsukia | 126,389 |
7 | Tezpur | 102,505 |
8 | Bongaigaon | 82,218 |
9 | Karīmganj | 71,213 |
Contents: Agglomerations & Cities
The population development of all urban agglomerations and single cities in Assam with more than 20,000 inhabitants by census years.
The capital Dispur is part of the Guwāhāti Municipal Corporation.
Name | Status | Population Census (Cf) 1991-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2001-03-01 | Population Census (Cf) 2011-03-01 | Area | ||
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Barpeta | City | 25,387 | 41,038 | 42,649 | 386 | → | |
Barpeta Road | City | 29,875 | 35,725 | 35,571 | 452 | → | |
Bilāsipāra | Town | 18,006 | 31,171 | 37,410 | 519 | → | |
Bongaigaon | Aggl | 62,159 | 75,928 | 82,218 | 735 | → | |
Chāpar | Town | 16,246 | 18,558 | 20,322 | 379 | → | |
Dergaon | City | 12,994 | 13,446 | 20,059 | 492 | → | |
Dhekiajuli | City | 15,729 | 25,349 | 21,579 | 518 | → | |
Dhubri | City | 66,216 | 64,168 | 63,388 | 423 | → | |
Dibrugarh | Aggl | 125,667 | 137,661 | 154,296 | 1613 | → | |
Digboi | Aggl | 35,933 | 37,143 | 34,462 | 933 | → | |
Diphu | Town | 39,551 | 52,310 | 61,797 | 1648 | → | |
Duliāgaon | Town | 17,017 | 23,763 | 28,626 | 211 | → | |
Dum Duma (Doom Dooma) | Town | 15,121 | 19,806 | 21,572 | 430 | → | |
Gauripur | Town | 19,945 | 25,002 | 25,124 | 295 | → | |
Goālpāra | City | 43,077 | 49,037 | 53,430 | 1276 | → | |
Golāghāt | City | 28,848 | 33,064 | 41,989 | 732 | → | |
Guwāhāti [Gauhati] | CityOG | 584,342 | 818,809 | 962,334 | 21679 | → | |
Hāflong | Town | 26,191 | 36,302 | 43,756 | 1279 | → | |
Hailākāndi | City | 25,479 | 29,739 | 33,637 | 455 | → | |
Hojāi | City | 31,926 | 35,718 | 36,638 | 528 | → | |
Jorhāt | Aggl | 112,030 | 137,814 | 153,889 | 7593 | → | |
Karīmganj | Aggl | 43,883 | 52,613 | 71,213 | 0 | → | |
Kokrajhar | City | 28,267 | 31,164 | 34,136 | 824 | → | |
Lanka | City | 19,066 | 34,423 | 36,805 | 360 | → | |
Lumding | Aggl | 46,129 | 50,570 | 54,005 | 1193 | → | |
Mangaldai | City | 20,747 | 23,920 | 25,989 | 462 | → | |
Mankāchar | Town | 22,739 | 28,780 | 26,162 | 463 | → | |
Margherita | Town | 21,709 | 24,049 | 26,914 | 470 | → | |
Mariāni | Town | 21,002 | 20,997 | 20,801 | 350 | → | |
Marigaon | City | 15,587 | 20,811 | 29,164 | 400 | → | |
Nagaon (Nowgong) | Aggl | 93,350 | 123,265 | 148,496 | 1317 | → | |
Nalbāri | City | 19,183 | 23,183 | 27,839 | 1250 | → | |
North Lakhimpur | City | 40,614 | 54,285 | 59,814 | 1374 | → | |
Rangia (Rangiya) | City | 20,712 | 25,151 | 27,889 | 925 | → | |
Sibsāgar | City | 37,326 | 53,854 | 50,781 | 1095 | → | |
Silapathar | Town | ... | 22,516 | 25,662 | 986 | → | |
Silchar | Aggl | 115,483 | 184,105 | 229,136 | 2688 | → | |
Tezpur | Aggl | 55,064 | 105,377 | 102,505 | 0 | → | |
Tinsukia | Aggl | 73,918 | 108,123 | 126,389 | 1279 | → |
- (2001) (2011) Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Delimitation Commission of India, Population Census India.