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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kamrup Metropolitan district
| official_name = Guwahati district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Assam|District]] of [[Assam]]
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'''Kamrup Metropolitan district''' is one of the 35 [[Districts of Assam|districts]] in [[Assam]] state in north-eastern [[India]]. It was carved out of the erstwhile [[undivided Kamrup district]] in 2003 and covers an area equivalent to the area under the jurisdiction of the [[Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority]] area. Dispur Legislative Assembly Constituency in Guwahati Metro district with 3.53 lakh voters is the largest constituency in Assam.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/KamrupMetro-plan-to-increase-voters-turnout/articleshow/51275206.cms|title=Kamrup(Metro) plan to increase voters' turnout}}</ref>

==History==
It was created on 3 February 2003 by bifurcating the erstwhile [[Kamrup district]].<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 2011-10-11 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 2011-09-25 | work = Statoids}}</ref>

The [[Government of Assam]], during the Chief-ministership of [[Tarun Gogoi]], had proposed to bifurcate it further and create a new district, named East Kamrup. In 2016, the process of creation of the district was started.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2016-01-27|title=Assam issues notification to form new administrative districts|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/assam-issues-notification-to-form-new-administrative-districts-116012701006_1.html|access-date=2021-05-10}}</ref> But later that year, the process of creation was stopped midway due to lack of infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Sentinel Digital|title=Revocation of East Kamrup, South Kamrup districts begins - Sentinelassam|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/guwahati-today/revocation-of-east-kamrup-south-kamrup-districts-begins/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=The Sentinel Assam|language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Administrative headquarters of Kamrup Metropolitan district is at [[Guwahati]] city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kamrupmetro.nic.in/main.asp|title=Home page|publisher=Kamrup Metropolitan district website|access-date=19 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122092141/http://kamrupmetro.nic.in/main.asp|archive-date=22 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The district occupies an area of 1527.84 km².

===Climate===

{{Weather box
|location = Guwahati
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 30
|Feb record high C = 33
|Mar record high C = 38
|Apr record high C = 40
|May record high C = 38
|Jun record high C = 40
|Jul record high C = 37
|Aug record high C = 37
|Sep record high C = 37
|Oct record high C = 35
|Nov record high C = 32
|Dec record high C = 28
|year record high C = 40
|Jan high C = 23
|Feb high C = 25
|Mar high C = 30
|Apr high C = 31
|May high C = 31
|Jun high C = 31
|Jul high C = 32
|Aug high C = 32
|Sep high C = 31
|Oct high C = 30
|Nov high C = 27
|Dec high C = 24
|year high C = 29
|Jan low C = 10
|Feb low C = 12
|Mar low C = 15
|Apr low C = 20
|May low C = 22
|Jun low C = 25
|Jul low C = 25
|Aug low C = 25
|Sep low C = 24
|Oct low C = 21
|Nov low C = 16
|Dec low C = 11
|year low C = 19
|Jan record low C = 5
|Feb record low C = 6
|Mar record low C = 6
|Apr record low C = 11
|May record low C = 16
|Jun record low C = 18
|Jul record low C = 20
|Aug record low C = 21
|Sep record low C = 20
|Oct record low C = 15
|Nov record low C = 10
|Dec record low C = 5
|year record low C = 5
|Jan precipitation mm = 11.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 12.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 57.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 142.3
|May precipitation mm = 248.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 350.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 353.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 269.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 166.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 79.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 19.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 5.1
|year precipitation mm = 1717.7
|source 1 = wunderground.com <ref name=weatherbox>{{cite web | url =http://www.wunderground.com/NORMS/DisplayIntlNORMS.asp?CityCode=42182&Units=both | title =Historical Weather for Delhi, India | access-date =27 November 2008 | publisher =Weather Underground | archive-date =6 January 2019 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190106223201/https://www.wunderground.com/NORMS/DisplayIntlNORMS.asp?CityCode=42182&Units=both%20 | url-status =dead }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2022}}
|date=November 2010}}

==Demographics==

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=52,351|13=1911|14=58,160|15=1921|16=62,264|17=1931|18=68,102|19=1941|20=81,183|21=1951|22=95,123|23=1961|24=2,16,357|25=1971|26=3,15,404|27=1991|28=7,71,477|29=2001|30=10,59,578|31=2011|32=12,53,938|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=center}}

===Population===
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kamrup Metropolitan district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,253,938,<ref name=districtcensus>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=District Census Handbook: Kamrup Metropolitan |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/224/download/546/DH_2011_1823_PART_A_DCHB_KAMRUP_METROPOLITAN.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Estonia]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Estonia 1,282,963 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|title=2010 Resident Population Data
|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau
|access-date=2011-09-30
|quote=New Hampshire 1,316,470
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20101227010452/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php
|archive-date=2010-12-27
}}</ref>} This gives it a ranking of 384th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|2010|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 18.95%. Kamrup Metropolitan has a [[sex ratio]] of 922 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 88.66%. 82.70% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 8.12% and 5.99% of the population respectively.<ref name=districtcensus/>

=== Religion ===
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|title=Religion in Kamrup Metropolitan district (2011)<ref name="Religion"/>
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{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Assam|Hinduism]]|darkorange|84.89}}
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Assam|Islam]]|green|12.05}}
{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Assam|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|1.50}}
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As of the 2011 census, 84.89% of the population are [[Hindus]], [[Muslims]] are 12.05%, [[Christians]] are 1.50% and Jains are 0.74% of the population.<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-01 Population By Religion: Assam |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11365/download/14478/DDW18C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=census.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

=== Language ===
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|caption = Languages of Kamrup Metropolitan district (2011)<ref name="languages"/>
|label1 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]] |value1 = 57.87 |color1 = purple
|label2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value2 = 20.50 |color2 = orchid
|label3 = [[Hindi]] |value3 = 10.45 |color3 = orange
|label4 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] |value4 = 2.39 |color4 = pink
|label5 = [[Boro language (India)|Boro]] |value5 = 1.66 |color5 = royalblue
|label6 = [[Karbi language|Karbi]] |value6 = 1.55 |color6 = darkblue
|label7 = Others |value7 =5.58 |color7 = grey
}}
At the time of the 2011 census, 57.87% of the population spoke [[Assamese language|Assamese]], 20.50% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 10.45% [[Hindi]], 2.39% [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 1.66% [[Boro language (India)|Boro]] and 1.55% [[Karbi language|Karbi]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{cite web |date=2011 |title=Table C-16 Population By Mother Tongue: Assam |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10195/download/13307/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Kamrup district]]
* [[Nalbari district]]
* [[Goalpara district]]
* [[Morigaon district]]
* [[Jorhat district]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://kamrupmetro.assam.gov.in/ Kamrup Metropolitan District Official Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403015325/https://kamrupmetro.assam.gov.in/ |date=3 April 2025 }}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Kamrup Metropolitan district
|North = [[Darrang district]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[Morigaon district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Meghalaya]]
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|West = [[Kamrup district]]
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{{Assam}}

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[[Category:2003 establishments in Assam]]
[[Category:Kamrup region]]

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