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  • CM: Himanta Biswa Sarma
  • BJP
  • 35 districts

Latest state brief

From 28 September 2026

State Overview

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Districts of Assam35

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District data

Population

Largest first

Population by district. Largest first. Values in people.
DistrictChartpeople
Nagaon2.82 M
Dhubri1.95 M
Sonitpur1.93 M
Cachar1.74 M
Barpeta1.69 M
Kamrup1.52 M
Dibrugarh1.33 M
Tinsukia1.33 M
Kamrup Metropolitan1.25 M
Karimganj1.23 M
Sivasagar1.15 M
Jorhat1.09 M

Literacy rate

Percentage of people who can read and write

State average: 72.7
Literacy rate by district. Percentage of people who can read and write. Values in percent.
DistrictChartpercent
Kamrup Metropolitan89%
Jorhat83%
Sivasagar82%
Cachar80%
Dibrugarh80%
Golaghat80%
Kamrup80%
Nalbari80%
Bajali78%
Karimganj78%
Dima Hasao76%
Hailakandi76%

Sex ratio

Females per 1,000 males · the line marks parity

State average: 953.5Parity: 1000
Sex ratio by district. Females per 1,000 males · the line marks parity. Values in females per 1,000 males.
DistrictChartfemales per 1,000 males
Dhemaji960
Golaghat960
Nalbari960
Baksa959
Charaideo959
Chirang959
Kokrajhar959
Udalguri959
Bajali958
Sivasagar958
Darrang957
Dibrugarh957

Census data. Unchanged between censuses.