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This is a list of [[urban agglomeration]]s with populations above 100,000 and cities (''not part of urban agglomerations'') with populations of less than or equal to 100,000,  as per 2011 census in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Assam]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011 | publisher = |accessdate = 2012-04-16 }}</ref>

==List of cities by population== 
{{Location map+ |India Assam |width=300 |float=right |caption=<center>Locations of Urban Agglomerations / Cities
having population of  1 lakh of Assam.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf|title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011, Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above|work=Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India – Government of India|date=2011}}</ref><br><span style="color:green"><sup>‡</sup></span>''Largest metropolitan area administered by a [[Guwahati Municipal Corporation|Municipal Corporation]]''.</center>| places=
{{Location map~ |India Assam |lat_deg=26|lat_min=11|lon_deg=91|lon_min=44|label_size=80|position=top  |label=<span style="color:green"><sup>'''‡'''</sup></span>[[Guwahati]]}}
{{Location map~ |India Assam |lat_deg=24|lat_min=49|lon_deg=92|lon_min=48|label_size=80|position=top |label=[[Silchar]]}}
{{Location map~ |India Assam |lat_deg=27|lat_min=29|lon_deg=94|lon_min=55|label_size=80|position=bottom |label=[[Dibrugarh]]}}
{{Location map~ |India Assam |lat_deg=26|lat_min=47|lon_deg=94|lon_min=13|label_size=80|position=top   |label=[[Jorhat]]}}
{{Location map~ |India Assam |lat_deg=26|lat_min=21|lon_deg=92|lon_min=41|label_size=80|position=bottom |label=[[Nagaon]]}}
{{Location map~ |India Assam |lat_deg=27|lat_min=29|lon_deg=95|lon_min=21|label_size=80|position=top |label=[[Tinsukia]]}}
{{Location map~ |India Assam |lat_deg=26|lat_min=37|lon_deg=92|lon_min=46|label_size=80|position=top |label=[[Tezpur]]}}
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A list of urban [[agglomerations]] / [[Cities of India|cities]] having populations of 1 lakh and above in the [[Indian state]] of Assam.
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:75%;"
! colspan="10" style="background:#A0A0F0;"|Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population 1 lakh and above<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011|publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India – Government of India|date=2011}}</ref> 
|-
!style="width: 150px;"|#
!style="width: 150px;"|Name
!style="width: 180px;"|Government
!style="width: 150px;"|District
!style="width: 150px;"|Type*
!style="width: 150px;"|Population 2011
!style="width: 150px;"|Male
!style="width: 150px;"|Female
!style="width: 150px;"|Population<br/> below 5 yrs
!style="width: 150px;"|Literacy Rate
|-
|align="right"|1
|align=left| [[Guwahati]]
|align=left| [[Guwahati Municipal Corporation|Municipal Corporation]]

|align=left| [[Kamrup Metropolitan]]
|UA
|align="right"|968,549
|align="right"|505,542
|align="right"|463,007
|align="right"|43,537
|align="right"|91.12

|-
|align="right"|2
|align=left| [[Silchar]]
|align=left| [[Silchar Municipal Board|Municipal Corporation]]
|align=left| [[Cachar]]
|UA
|align="right"|229,136
|align="right"|115,497
|align="right"|113,639
|align="right"|22,976
|align="right"|90.26
|-
|align="right"|3
|align=left| [[Dibrugarh]]
|align=left| [[Dibrugarh Municipal Board|Municipal Corporation]]
|align=left| [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]]
|UA
|align="right"|1,54,296
|align="right"|80,757
|align="right"|71,539
|align="right"|14,314
|align="right"|89.19
|-
|align="right"|4
|align=left| [[Jorhat]]
|align=left| [[Jorhat Municipal Board|Municipal Board]]
|align=left| [[Jorhat district|Jorhat]]
|UA
|align="right"|1,53,889
|align="right"|80,654
|align="right"|70,732
|align="right"|14,214
|align="right"|91.15
|-
|align="right"|5
|align=left| [[Nagaon]]
|align=left| [[Nagaon Municipal Board|Municipal Board]]
|align=left| [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]]
|UA
|align="right"|1,42,736
|align="right"|78,896
|align="right"|74993
|align="right"|21,873
|align="right"|87.18
|-
|align="right"|6
|align=left| [[Bongaigaon]]
|align=left| [[Bongaigaon Municipal Board|Municipal Board]]
|align=left| [[Bongaigaon district|Bongaigaon]] & [[Chirang district|Chirang]]
|UA
|align="right"|139,650
|align="right"|63,513
|align="right"|61,484
|align="right"|14,653
|align="right"|86.52
|-
|align="right"|7
|align=left|[[Tinsukia]]
|align=left| Municipal Board
|align=left| [[Tinsukia district|Tinsukia]]
|UA
|align="right"|126,389
|align="right"|67,404
|align="right"|58,985
|align="right"|12,576
|align="right"|89.03
|-
|align="right"|8
|align=left| [[Tezpur]]
|align=left| Municipal Board
|align=left| [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]]
|UA
|align="right"|102,505
|align="right"|52,313
|align="right"|50,192
|align="right"|9,835
|align="right"|90.17
|-
|align="center" colspan="30" style="font-size: 8pt"|*UA=Urban Agglomeration
|}

==Urban Agglomeration==
In the census of India 2011, an Urban Agglomeration has been defined as follows:
''An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity''.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/1.%20Data%20Highlight.pdf | title = Urban Agglomerations and Cities |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011| publisher = |accessdate = 2012-04-16 }}</ref>
===Constituents of Urban Agglomerations in Assam===
The recorded urban agglomerations of Assam, with a population of 1 lakh or above, are noted below:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_4_PR_UAs_1Lakh_and_Above_Appendix.pdf | title = Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above |work= Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011| publisher = |accessdate = 2012-04-16 }}</ref>
* '''Guwahat''': Guwahati (M.Corp) and Narengi (OG).
* '''Silchar''': Silchar (M.B), Silchar XI (OG), Tarapur VIII (OG), Tarapur VII (C.T), Kanakpur I (C.T), Ambicapur Part–X (C.T), Silchar Part–X (C.T), Uttar Krishnapur Part–I (C.T) and Kanakpur Part–II (C.T).
* '''Dibrugarh''': Dibrugarh (M.B), Mahpowalimara Gohain Gaon (OG), Tekela Chiring Gaon (OG), Niz–Mankata (C.T) and Barbari (AMC area) (C.T).
* '''Jorhat''': Jorhat (M.B), Chengeli Gaon (OG), Gohain Tekela Gaon (OG), Duliagaon (OG), Cinnamara Grant (OG), Toklai Chah Bagicha (OG), Sarbaibandha (OG), Chowdang No.1 (OG), Bohotia Gaon (OG), Sonari Gaon (OG), Kamalabaria Gaon (OG), Nakari Bamun Gaon (OG), Barbheta Chapari (OG), Kamalabaria N.C.(C.T), Kumar kaibarta Gaon (C.T) and Chekonidhara (C.T).
* '''Nagaon''': Nagaon (M.B), Chota Haibor (C.T), Dimaruguri (C.T), Morongial (C.T), Kachalukhowa (OG), Nartam Gaon (OG)
* '''Bongaigaon''': Bongaigaon (M.B), BRPL Township (C.T), New Bongaigaon Railway Colony (C.T), Chati Bor Gaon (C.T), Deuripara (OG), Dolaigaon Pt I, II & III (OG), Dhaligaon (OG), Bholaguri (OG), Birjhora T.E (OG), Borpathar Pt (OG), Simlaguri (OG), Kukurmari (Out Growth)
* '''Tinsukia''': Tinsukia (M.B), Lahari Kachari Gaon (OG), Hengaluguri Gaon (OG), Bajatoli Gaon (OG), Hijuguri Gaon (OG), Tinsukia Town 24 No. Sheet (OG) – Ward No. 20, Kachujan Gaon (C.T) and Bahbari gaon (C.T).
* '''Tezpur''': Tezpur (M.B), Bamun Chuburi Gaon (OG), Dekar Gaon (OG), Prabatia Gaon (OG), Hazarpar Dekar Gaon (OG), Deuri Gaon (OG), Barika Chuburi (C.T), Majgaon (C.T) and Gutlong Gaon (C.T).

==List of municipal areas in Assam==
A list of municipal areas based on population classes I – III, and IV and IV+ as per Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India are tabulated below:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://icrier.org/pdf/FinalReport-hpec.pdf| title = Report on Indian Urban Infrastructure and Services|work= Joint Secretary and Mission Director (JNNURM), Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India|publisher = Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India|date = 2011}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size: 9pt" 
|-
!Population rank !! Name !! Type !! Class !! District !! Population !! Growth rate in %
|-
| 1st || style="background:#yellow;" | <span style="color:red"><sup>'''†'''</sup></span>''[[Guwahati]]'' || style="background: Aqua;" | IC || [[Guwahati Municipal Corporation|M.Corp]] || [[Kamrup Metropolitan|Kamrup Metro]] || 9,68,549 || 91.12
|-
| 2nd || <span style="color:red"><sup>'''†'''</sup></span>''[[Silchar]]'' || style="background: Aqua;" | IC || M.Corp || [[Cachar]] || 229,136 || 91.05
|-
| 3rd || <span style="color:red"><sup>'''†'''</sup></span>''[[Dibrugarh]]'' || style="background: Aqua;" | IC || M.Corp || [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]] || 1,54,296 || 89.15
|-
| 4th || <span style="color:red"><sup>'''†'''</sup></span>''[[Jorhat]]'' || style="background: Aqua;" | IC || [[Jorhat Municipal Board|M.B]] || [[Jorhat district|Jorhat]] ||154,889  || 91.42
|-
| 5th || <span style="color:red"><sup>'''†'''</sup></span>''[[Nagaon]]'' || style="background: Aqua;" | IC || [[Nagaon Municipal Board|M.B]] || [[Nagaon district| nagaon]] || 1,42,736 || 87.82
|-
| 6th || ''[[Bongaigaon]]'' || style="background: Aqua;" | IC || [[Bongaigaon Municipal Board|M.B]] || [[Bongaigaon district|Bongaigaon]] || 1,39,650 || 91.42
|-
| 7th || ''[[Tinsukia]]'' || style="background: Aqua;" | IC || M.B || [[Tinsukia district|Tinsukia]] || 1,26,389 || 89.65
|-
| 8th || <span style="color:red"><sup>'''†'''</sup></span>''[[Tezpur]]'' || style="background: Aqua;" | IC || M.B || [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]] || 1,02,505 || 82.01
|-
| 9th || [[Diphu]] || style="background: Orange;" | II || M.B || [[Karbi Anglong district|Karbi Anglong]]|| 63,654 || 18.02
|-
| 10th || <span style="color:red"><sup>'''†'''</sup></span>[[Dhubri]] || style="background: Orange;" | II || M.B|| [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]] || 63,388 || 79.51
|-
| 11th || [[North Lakhimpur]] || style="background: Orange;" | II || M.B || [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]] || 59,793 || 09.03
|-
| 12th || [[Karimganj]] || style="background: Orange;" | II || M.B || [[Karimganj district|Karimganj]] || 57,585 || 09.01
|-
| 13th || [[Sivasagar]] || style="background: Orange;" | II || M.B|| [[Sivasagar district|Sivasagar]] || 55,595 || 07.07
|-
| 14th || <span style="color:red"><sup>'''†'''</sup></span>[[Goalpara]] || style="background: Gold;"| III || M.B || [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]] || 53,455 || 08.05
|-
| 15th || [[Barpeta|Barpeta Town]] || style="background: Gold;"| III || M.B || [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]] || 43,663 || 03.05
|-
| 16th || <span style="color:red"><sup>'''†'''</sup></span>[[Golaghat]] || style="background: Gold;"| III || [[Golaghat Municipal Board|M.B]] || [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]] || 42,991 || 21.04
|-
| 17th || [[Haflong]] || style="background: Gold;"| III || M.B || [[Dima Hasao district|Dima Hasao]] || 42,972 || 16.04
|-
| 18th || [[Mangaldai]] || style="background: Gold;" | III || M.B || [[Darrang district|Darrang region]] || 36,993 || 56.12
|-
| 19th || [[Tangla]] || style="background: Gold;" | III || M.B || [[Udalguri]] || 35,244 || 56.00
|-
| 20th || [[Lanka]] || style="background: Gold;"| III || M.B || [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]] || 36,803 || 06.06
|-
| 21st || [[Hojai]] || style="background: Gold;"| III || M.B || [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]] || 36,544 || 02.02
|-
| 22nd || [[Barpeta Road]] || style="background: Gold;"|III || M.B || [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]] || 35,281 || 00.06
|-
| 23rd || [[Kokrajhar]] || style="background: Gold;"| III || M.B || [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]] || 34,202 || 08.09
|-
| 24th || [[Hailakandi]] || style="background: Gold;"| III || M.B  || [[Hailakandi district|Hailakandi]] || 33,671 || 12.10
|-
| 25th ||[[Morigaon]] || style="background: Gold;"| III || M.B || [[Morigaon district|Morigaon]] || 29,182 || 28.07
|-
| 26th || [[Nalbari]] || style="background: Gold;"| III || M.B || [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]] || 27,608 || 16.0
|-
| 27th || [[Rangiya|Rangia]] || style="background: Gold;"| III || M.B || [[Kamrup district|Kamrup (Rural)]] || 27,584 || 09.0 
|-
| 28th || [[Silapathar]] || style="background: Gold;"| III ||M.B|| [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]] || 25,662 || 14.00
|-
| 29th || [[Dhekiajuli]] || style="background: Gold;"| III || M.B || [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]] || 21,375 || 07.06
|-
| 30th || [[Dergaon]] || style="background: Pink;"| IV || M.B || [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]] || 20,097 || 33.05
|-
| 31st || [[Sonari]] || style="background: LightBlue;" | IV+ || M.B || [[Charaideo district|Charaideo]] || 19,792 || 11.09
|-
| 32nd || [[Kharupetia]] || style="background: LightBlue;" | IV+ || M.B || [[Darrang district|Darrang region]] || 18,501 || 9.82
|-
| 33rd || [[Nazira]] || style="background: LightBlue;" | IV+ || M.B || [[Sivasagar district|Sivasagar]] || 13,299 || 06.03
|-
| 34th || [[Lakhipur]] || style="background: LightBlue  | IV+ || C.T || [[Cachar]] || 10,943 || 8.0
|-
| colspan="7" |<small>(''Italic'' text cities are also [[urban agglomeration]]s). <br/> M.Corp: [[Municipal Corporation]] <br/> M.B: [[Municipal board|Municipal Board]] <br> C.T: [[Census Town]] <br/><span style="color:red"><sup>'''†'''</sup></span> Are oldest, classified and prominent, and constantly inhabited, recognised urban centres based on the earliest years of formation of the civic bodies, before the [[Indian Independence Day|Indian independence]] of 1947.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZmusO1pWjUC|title=Quit India Movement In Assam|first=Anil Kumar|last=Sharma|date=1 January 2007|publisher=Mittal Publications|accessdate=5 August 2016|via=Google Books}}</ref></small>
|} 
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==References==
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