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North Assam Division

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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 Commisioner of this division.[1]

North Assam Division
North Assam division
North Assam division
Country India
StateAssam
CapitalTezpur
Largest CityTezpur
Area
 • Total6,613 km2 (2,553 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total3,684,298
 • Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)

Districts

North Assam district comprises of 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

  1. ^ https://gad.assam.gov.in/information-services/divisions
  2. ^ ISO 3166
  3. ^ "District Census 2011".