Assam

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Assam is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of 78,438 km2 (30,285 sq mi). The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India. Assamese and Boro are the official languages of Assam, while Bengali is an additional official language in the Barak Valley.

Assam is known for Assam tea and Assam silk. The state was the first site for oil drilling in Asia. Assam is home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, along with the wild water buffalo, pygmy hog, tiger and various species of Asiatic birds, and provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant. The Assamese economy is aided by wildlife tourism to Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park, which are World Heritage Sites. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is famed for its feral horses. Sal tree forests are found in the state which, as a result of abundant rainfall, look green all year round. Assam receives more rainfall than most parts of India; this rain feeds the Brahmaputra River, whose tributaries and oxbow lakes provide the region with a distinctive hydro-geomorphic environment.

Sr.No. District Name
1) Bajali
2) Barpeta
3) Biswanath
4) Bodoland Territorial Council
5) Bongaigaon
6) Cachar
7) Charaideo
8) Darrang
9) Dhemaji
10) Dhubri
11) Dibrugarh
12) Dima Hasao Autonomous Council
13) Goalpara
14) Golaghat
15) Hailakandi
16) Hojai
17) Jorhat
18) Kamrup
19) Kamrup Metro
20) Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council
21) Karimganj
22) Lakhimpur
23) Majuli
24) Marigaon
25) Nagaon
26) Nalbari
27) Sivasagar
28) Sonitpur
29) South Salmara Mankachar
30) Tinsukia