North Assam Division
Appearance
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 | |
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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 of mainly 4 districts, namely Udalguri, Darrang, Sonitpur and Biswanath.
Code[2] | District | Headquarter | Population (2011)[3] | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
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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