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[[File:Tihu jain mandir.jpg|thumb|right|Jain temple in [[Tihu]], [[Nalbari district]]]]
{{Jainism}}
[[Assam]], a state in north eastern India has had a long association with [[Jainism]]. Today the state is home to a number of Jain monuments, such as [[Jain temples]] and [[Jain tirths]].

==History==
[[Surya Pahar]] in the [[Goalpara district]] of Assam has several Jain statues and relics.<ref>{{cite web|author=TI Trade |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=mar0609/at03 |title=The Assam Tribune Online |publisher=Assamtribune.com |date=2009-03-06 |accessdate=2013-09-14}}</ref>

One of the oldest Jain temples in Guwahati was established in 1965 in the Fancy Bazar locality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070723/asp/guwahati/story_8092452.asp |title=The Telegraph - Calcutta : Guwahati |publisher=Telegraphindia.com |date=2007-07-23 |accessdate=2013-09-14}}</ref>

==Community==
Jainism is one of the smallest religions in Assam and constitutes 0.09% of the total population.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wcIOc0YaxGEC&q=jain+community+assam&pg=PA40 |title=The Peoples of Assam - Bhuban Mohan Das - Google Books |isbn=9788121200936 |accessdate=2013-09-14|last1=Das |first1=Bhuban Mohan |year=1987 }}</ref> The Government of Assam has officially declared the Jain community in Assam as a minority community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/jain-community-declared-as-minority-in-assam-113072600849_1.html |title=Jain community declared as minority in Assam |publisher=Business Standard |date=2013-07-26 |accessdate=2013-09-14}}</ref>

The Assamese Jain community actively takes part in community service. They regularly organize free health camps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.herenow4u.net/index.php?id=82414 |title=Magazine | Jaina Sanghas | Shvetambar Terapanth | Institutions | TPF Guwahati | 18.09.2011 ►Mega Health Checkup Camp |publisher=Herenow4u.net |date= |accessdate=2013-09-14}}</ref>

==Major centers==

Major ancient Jain centers include:

*[[Sri Surya Pahar]]

== Population by district ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Jain population in Assam (2011)<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS Population by religious community: Assam]. 2011 Census of India.</ref>
! # !! District !! Total population || Jain population || %
|-
| 1 || [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metropolitan]] || 1,253,938 || 9,250 || 0.74%
|-
| 2 || [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]] || 1,949,258 || 1,846 || 0.09%
|-
| 3 || [[Cachar district|Cachar]] || 1,736,617 || 1,673 || 0.10%
|-
| 4 || [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]] || 1,517,542 || 1,330 || 0.09%
|-
| 5 || [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]] || 2,823,768 || 1,162 || 0.04%
|-
| 6 || [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]] || 1,326,335 || 1,055 || 0.08%
|-
| 7 || [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]] || 771,639 || 1,004 || 0.13%
|-
| 8 || [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]] || 1,924,110 || 1,003 || 0.05%
|-
| 9 || [[Bongaigaon district|Bongaigaon]] || 738,804 || 871 || 0.12%
|-
| 10 || [[Tinsukia district|Tinsukia]] || 1,327,929 || 837 || 0.06%
|-
| 11 || [[Darrang district|Darrang]] || 928,500 || 724 || 0.08%
|-
| 12 || [[Jorhat district|Jorhat]] || 1,092,256 || 719 || 0.07%
|-
| 13 || [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]] || 1,066,888 || 530 || 0.05%
|-
| 14 || [[Karimganj district|Karimganj]] || 1,228,686 || 524 || 0.04%
|-
| 15 || [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]] || 1,008,183 || 477 || 0.05%
|-
| 16 || [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]] || 1,693,622 || 399 || 0.02%
|-
| 17 || [[Karbi Anglong district|Karbi Anglong]] || 956,313 || 397 || 0.04%
|-
| 18 || [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]] || 887,142 || 396 || 0.04%
|-
| 19 || [[Sivasagar district|Sivasagar]] || 1,151,050 || 286 || 0.02%
|-
| 20 || [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]] || 1,042,137 || 250 || 0.02%
|-
| 21 || [[Hailakandi district|Hailakandi]] || 659,296 || 247 || 0.04%
|-
| 22 || [[Morigaon district|Morigaon]] || 957,423 || 244 || 0.03%
|-
| 23 || [[Baksa district|Baksa]] || 950,075 || 239 || 0.03%
|-
| 24 || [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]] || 686,133 || 167 || 0.02%
|-
| 25 || [[Chirang district|Chirang]] || 482,162 || 125 || 0.03%
|-
| 26 || [[Udalguri district|Udalguri]] || 831,668 || 124 || 0.01%
|-
| 27 || [[Dima Hasao district|Dima Hasao]] || 214,102 || 70 || 0.03%
|-
| || '''Assam''' (Total) || 31,205,576 || 25,949 || 0.08%
|}

==See also==
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*[[Jainism in West Bengal]]
*[[Jainism in India]]
*[[Jainism in Tamil Nadu]]
*[[Jainism in Kerala]]
*[[Jainism in Bundelkhand]]

==References==
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{{Jainism Topics}}

[[Category:Jain communities]]
[[Category:Jainism in India]]
[[Category:Religion in Assam]]
[[Category:History of Assam]]

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>ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ at 07:08, 25 August 2021