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{{Short description|List containing the districts of the Indian state of Assam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2024}}

[[Assam]], a [[Northeast India|northeastern]] [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]], is divided into 35 administrative geographical units called ''districts''. Assam has 35 districts.

==List of districts by divisions==
[[File:Assam districts map.svg|thumb|400px|Map of districts of Assam, by division:
{{Legend-col|
{{Legend|#00D654|[[Lower Assam division|Lower Assam]]}}
|{{Legend|#CE88E0|[[North Assam Division|North Assam]]}}
|{{Legend|#FF8182|[[Upper Assam division|Upper Assam]]}}
|{{Legend|#FFCD00|[[Central Assam division|Central Assam]]}}
|{{Legend|#FE8029|[[Barak Valley]]}}
}}]]

{| class="wikitable"
! [[Lower Assam division]] (HQ – [[Guwahati]])
! [[North Assam division]] (HQ –[[Tezpur]])
! [[Upper Assam division]] (HQ –[[Jorhat]])
! [[Central Assam division]] (HQ –[[Nagaon]])
! [[Barak Valley|Barak Valley division]] (HQ – [[Silchar]])
|- style="vertical-align:top;"|
|
* [[Baksa district|Baksa]]
* [[Bajali district|Bajali]]
* [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]]
* [[Bongaigaon district|Bongaigaon]]
* [[Chirang district|Chirang]]
* [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]]
* [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]]
* [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]]
* [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metropolitan]]
* [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]]
* [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]]
* [[South Salmara-Mankachar district|South Salmara-Mankachar]]
* [[Tamulpur district|Tamulpur]]
|
* [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]]
* [[Darrang district|Darrang]]
* [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]]
* [[Udalguri district|Udalguri]]
|
* [[Charaideo district|Charaideo]]
* [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]]
* [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]]
* [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]]
* [[Jorhat district|Jorhat]]
* [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]]
* [[Majuli district|Majuli]]
* [[Sivasagar district|Sivasagar]]
* [[Tinsukia district|Tinsukia]]
|
* [[Dima Hasao district|Dima Hasao]]
* [[Hojai district|Hojai]]
* [[Morigaon district|Morigaon]]
* [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]]
* [[Karbi Anglong district|Karbi Anglong]]
* [[West Karbi Anglong district|West Karbi Anglong]]
|
* [[Cachar district|Cachar]]
* [[Hailakandi district|Hailakandi]]
* [[Karimganj district|Karimganj]]
|}

==Administrations ==
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by the District Commissioner (DC), which combines the offices of the District Magistrate ultimately responsible for maintaining law and order and District Collector responsible for collection of the revenue. Generally, an officer belonging to the [[Indian Administrative Service]] becomes the DC but occasionally officers belonging to the Assam Civil Service do get appointed. The DC is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

The districts of Assam are grouped together in [Divisions of Assam, five regional divisions], headed by a Commissioner. A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to [[Indian Police Service]] is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues. The police administration in [[Guwahati]] City is headed by the Commissioner of Police, which started functioning from 1 January 2015.

==History==
[[File:AssamProvince1936 Map.png|thumb|District of Assam, British India – 1936]]
[[File:Assam 1950.svg|thumb|District of undivided Assam – 1950]]

Before India's independence in 1947, Assam had 13 districts. The districts were [[Cachar]] (14 August 1832), [[Darrang]] (1833), [[Goalpara]], [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]], [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]], [[Nagaon]], [[Sivasagar]], Jayantia parganas, Garo hills, Lushai hills, Naga hills, Sylhet and NEFA. The British India protectorate 4 princely states under Assam state were Tripura, Khasi states, Koch Bihar and Manipur (included during Independence). Sylhet district had been given to East Pakistan at the time of the Partition. After many inclusion and exclusion during the independence and later till 1972, Assam formed the present shape with its prime 7 districts. The other 6 districts curved out of Assam; Jayantia, Garo and Khasi were combined and became [[Meghalya]] State; Lushiai hills became [[Mizoram]]; Naga hills became [[Nagaland]]; NEFA became [[Arunachal Pradesh]]; the both princely states [[Tripura]] and [[Manipur]] included in Assam and later separated as state and Koch Bihar became part of West Bengal.

On 17 November 1951, United Mikir and North Cachar Hills district curved out of Golaghat, Nagaon, Cachar, Jayantia and Naga hills districts.

On 2 February 1970, Mikir Hills district curved out of North Cachar Hills.

On 2 October 1976, [[Dibrugarh district]] curved out of Lakhimpur and the Name of Mikir Hills district changed to [[Karbi Anglong district]].

On 1 July 1983, [[Barpeta district]] curved out of Kamrup; On 14 July [[Sonitpur district]] curved out of Darrang; [[Jorhat district]] curved out of Sibsagar, [[Dhubri district]] and [[Kokrajhar district]] curved out of Goalpara; [[Karimganj district]] curved out of Cachar.

On 14 August 1985, [[Nalbari district]] curved out of Kamrup.

On 15 August 1987, [[Golaghat district]] curved out of Sibsagar.

On 29 September 1989, [[Hailakandi district]] curved out of Cachar and [[Bongaigaon district]] curved out of Goalpara and Kokrajhar. On 1 October [[Tinsukia district]] curved out of Dibrugarh. On 14 October [[Dhemaji district]] curved out of Lakhimpur and on 26 November [[Marigaon district]] curved out of Nagaon.

On 3 February 2003, [[Kamrup Metropolitan district]] curved out of Kamrup.

On 1 June 2004, [[Baksa district]] curved out of Barpeta, Nalbari, and Kamrup; on 4 June, [[Chirang district]] curved out of Bongaigaon and Kokrajhar. On 14 June, [[Udalguri district]] curved out of Darrang and Sonitpur; along with [[Kokrajhar district]] formed [[Bodoland Territorial Region|BTAD]].

On 1 April 2010, the name of North Cachar Hills district changed to [[Dima Hasao]].

On 15 August 2015, [[Tarun Gogoi]], [[List of Chief Ministers of Assam|the Chief Minister of Assam]], announced the formation of five new districts in the state,<ref name="5 new districts">{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cm-tarun-gogoi-announces-5-new-districts-in-assam-on-independence-day-2114724 | title=CM Tarun Gogoi announces 5 new districts in Assam on Independence Day | work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] | date=15 August 2015 | agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] | location=[[Guwahati]] | access-date=15 August 2015}}</ref> taking the total number from 27 to 32. The five new districts are the following:<ref name="5 new districts"/><ref name="NewDistZee">{{cite news | url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/assam/assam-gets-five-more-districts_1647470.html | title=Assam gets five more districts | work=[[Zee News]] | date=15 August 2015 | agency=IANS | location=[[Guwahati]] | access-date=16 August 2015}}</ref> [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]] (carved out of [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]]); [[Charaideo district|Charaideo]] (carved out of [[Sivasagar district|Sivasagar]]); [[Hojai district|Hojai]] (carved out of [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]]); [[South Salmara-Mankachar District|South Salmara-Mankachar]] (carved out of [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]]); [[West Karbi Anglong district|West Karbi Anglong]] (carved out of [[Karbi Anglong district|Karbi Anglong]]).

On 26 January 2016, 2 more districts were announced, but on 7 October 2016, the government has withdrawn district status of [[East Kamrup district|East Kamrup]] and [[South Kamrup district|South Kamrup]] due to inadequate infrastructure. The two sub-divisions of East Kamrup district - viz. Chandrapur and Sonapur, is now part of [[Kamrup Metropolitan district]]. The sub-divisions of South Kamrup district is now part of Kamrup Rural district.

On 27 June 2016, one more district was announced by [[Sarbananda Sonowal]], taking the total number from 32 to 33 which is [[Majuli district|Majuli]] (carved out of the Northern parts of [[Jorhat district|Jorhat]]). It is the first river island district of India.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://hindustantimes.com/indianews/assam-majuli-to-become-india-s-first-river-island-district/story-hzFoxSUxh3IpRpSeIqrhtM.html | title=Assam: Majuli becomes 1st river island district of India| work=[[Hindustan Times]] | date=27 June 2016| location=[[Guwahati]] |access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>

On 8 August 2020, the Assam cabinet approved a proposal to make [[Bajali district|Bajali]] (curved out of [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]]) the 34th district of Assam.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/bajali-to-become-the-34th-full-fledged-district-of-assam-494424
| title='Bajali' to become the 34th full-fledged district of Assam
| work=[[The Sentinel (Guwahati)|The Sentinel]] | date=8 August 2020| location=[[Guwahati]] |access-date=12 August 2020}}</ref> The Assam Cabinet headed by Chief Minister [[Himanta Biswa Sarma]] approved the proposal to make Tamulpur curved out of [[Baksa district]] a full-fledged district.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=17 July 2021|title= Assam Budget 2021: Tamulpur Proposed To Be Created As New District|url=https://www.newsdaily24.in/details/2437/Assam%20Budget%202021:%20Tamulpur%20Proposed%20To%20Be%20Created%20As%20New%20District
|access-date=24 January 2022|website=www.newsdaily24.in|language=en}}</ref> On 23 January 2022, [[Tamulpur district|Tamulpur]] was formally declared as a 35th district of Assam.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Sentinel Digital|date=24 January 2021|title=Assam Govt Forms Tamulpur As New District In State|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/assam-govt-forms-tamulpur-as-new-district-in-state-574587
|access-date=24 January 2022|website=www.sentinelassam.com|language=en}}</ref>

On 31 December 2022, the Assam Cabinet decided to merge four newly carved districts with existing four districts.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Kangkan Kalita|date=1 January 2023 |title=Assam merges 4 new districts with 4 others ahead of 'delimitation' {{!}} India News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/assam-merges-4-new-districts-with-4-others-ahead-of-delimitation/articleshow/96653756.cms |access-date=1 January 2023 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> These districts were,
* [[Tamulpur district|Tamulpur]] with Baksa
* [[Bajali district|Bajali]] with Barpeta
* [[Hojai district|Hojai]] with Nagaon
* [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]] with Sonitpur

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Bisha Sarma said it is a temporary measure before ECI delimitation process in the state and government may reconsider it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Protests In Assam Over Move To Merge 4 Districts With Existing Ones |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/protests-in-assam-over-move-to-merge-4-districts-with-existing-ones-3653865 |access-date=1 January 2023 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

On 25 August 2023, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the decision to recreate the four newly merged districts of [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]], [[Hojai district|Hojai]], [[Bajali district|Bajali]], and [[Tamulpur district|Tamulpur]] from their original districts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Assam Cabinet decides to 'create' 4 districts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/assam-cabinet-decides-to-create-4-districts/article67235407.ece |access-date=1 November 2023|website=thehindu.com}}</ref> Therefore, the total number of districts in Assam has once again become 35.

==Districts==

The areas and populations of the 35 districts are given below:<ref>The Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2022 |title=Assam merges 4 districts, redraws boundaries ahead of EC's delimitation deadline |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/assam-merges-4-districts-redraws-14-boundaries-ahead-of-delimitation-deadline-101672483337819.html |access-date=1 January 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

{{static row numbers}}{{sticky header}}
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers sticky-header"
|- class="static-row-header"
! Districts
! Headquarters
! style="min-width:7em;"|Formation day
! Population (2011)<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web |url=http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php |title= District Census 2011 |publisher=Census2011.co.in }}</ref>
! Area (km²)
! Population Density (/km²)
! class="unsortable" | Map
|-
| [[Baksa district|Baksa]]# ||[[Mushalpur]]
| ||950,075|| 2,457|| 387 || [[File:Baksa in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Bajali district|Bajali]]|| [[Pathsala]]
| ||253,816 || 418 || 610 || [[File:Bajali in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Barpeta district|Barpeta]]|| [[Barpeta]]
| || 1,693,622|| 3182|| 532 || [[File:Barpeta in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]]|| [[Biswanath Chariali]]
| ||612,491 || 1415 || 430 || [[File:Biswanath in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Bongaigaon district|Bongaigaon]]|| [[Bongaigaon]]
| || 738,804|| 1,093|| 676 || [[File:Bongaigaon in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Cachar district|Cachar]]|| [[Silchar]]
| || 1,736,319|| 3,786|| 459 || [[File:Cachar in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Charaideo district|Charaideo]]<ref name="5 new districts"/> ||[[Sonari]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Charaideo inaugurated as a new dist|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb1516/state050|newspaper=Assam Tribune|access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref>
| ||471,418 || 1,069|| 441 || [[File:Charaideo in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Chirang district|Chirang]]# ||[[Kajalgaon]]
| ||482,162|| 1,170|| 412 || [[File:Chirang in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Darrang district|Darrang]]|| [[Mangaldai]]
| || 928,500|| 1,585|| 586 || [[File:Darrang in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]]|| [[Dhemaji]]
| {{date table sorting|14 October 1989}} || 686,133|| 3,237|| 212 || [[File:Dhemaji in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Dhubri district|Dhubri]]|| [[Dhubri]]
| || 1,394,144|| 1,608|| 867 || [[File:Dhubri in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Dibrugarh district|Dibrugarh]]|| [[Dibrugarh]]
| {{date table sorting|2 October 1971}} || 1,326,335 || 3,381 || 392 || [[File:Dibrugarh in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Dima Hasao district|Dima Hasao]]## || [[Haflong]]
| || 214,102|| 4,890|| 44 || [[File:Dima Hasao in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]]|| [[Goalpara]]
| || 1,008,183|| 1,824|| 553 || [[File:Goalpara in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Golaghat district|Golaghat]]|| [[Golaghat]]
| {{date table sorting|15 August 1987}}|| 1,066,888|| 3,502|| 305 || [[File:Golaghat in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Hailakandi district|Hailakandi]]|| [[Hailakandi]]
| || 659,296|| 1,327|| 497 || [[File:Hailakandi in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Hojai district|Hojai]]|| [[Sankardev Nagar]]
| || 931,218|| 1,686 || 550 || [[File:Hojai in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Jorhat district|Jorhat]]|| [[Jorhat]]
| || 924,952|| 2,851|| 324 || [[File:Jorhat in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metropolitan]]|| [[Guwahati]]
| ||1,253,938 || 1,528|| 821 || [[File:Kamrup Metropolitan in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]]|| [[Amingaon]]
| ||1,517,542 || 3,105|| 489 || [[File:Kamrup in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Karbi Anglong district|Karbi Anglong]]###|| [[Diphu]]
| {{date table sorting|2 February 1970}}|| 660,955|| 7,366|| 90 || [[File:Karbi Anglong in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [SRIBHUMI district |[[Karimganj district|Sribhumi]]|| [[Karimganj]]
| ||1,228,686 || 1,809|| 679 || [[File:Karimganj in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Kokrajhar district|Kokrajhar]]# || [[Kokrajhar]]
| ||887,142 || 3,169|| 280 || [[File:Kokrajhar in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur]]|| [[North Lakhimpur]]
| ||1,042,137 || 2,277|| 458 || [[File:Lakhimpur in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Majuli district|Majuli]]||[[Garamur]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Majuli to function as new district from today|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=sep0816/at050|newspaper=Assam Tribune|access-date=9 September 2016}}</ref>
| || 167,304 || 880|| 190 || [[File:Majuli in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Morigaon district|Morigaon]]|| [[Morigaon]]
| ||957,423 || 1,704|| 562 || [[File:Morigaon in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Nagaon district|Nagaon]]|| [[Nagaon]]
| || 2,823,768|| 3,973|| 711 || [[File:Nagaon in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]]|| [[Nalbari]]
| ||771,639 || 2,257|| 342 || [[File:Nalbari in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Sivasagar district|Sivasagar]]|| [[Sivasagar]]
| || 679,632|| 2,668|| 255 || [[File:Sivasagar in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Sonitpur district|Sonitpur]]|| [[Tezpur]]
| || 1,924,110|| 3,176|| 606 || [[File:Sonitpur in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[South Salmara district|South Salmara-Mankachar]]<ref name="5 new districts"/> ||[[Hatsingimari]]<ref>{{cite news|title=South Salmara-Mankachar dist inaugurated|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb1116/state051|newspaper=Assam Tribune|access-date=11 February 2016}}</ref>
| || 555,114 || 568 || 977 || [[File:South Salmara-Mankachar in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Tamulpur district|Tamulpur]]|| [[Tamulpur]]
| || 389,150 || 884 || 440 || [[File:Tamulpur in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Tinsukia district|Tinsukia]]|| [[Tinsukia]]
| {{date table sorting|1 October 1989}} ||1,327,929 || 3,790|| 350 || [[File:Tinsukia in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[Udalguri district|Udalguri]]# ||[[Udalguri]]
| ||831,688 || 1,852|| 449 || [[File:Udalguri in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|-
| [[West Karbi Anglong district|West Karbi Anglong]]###<ref name="5 new districts"/> || [[Hamren]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=feb1216/state054|title=West Karbi Anglong district inaugurated|access-date=11 February 2016|newspaper=Assam Tribune}}</ref>
| {{date table sorting|15 August 2016}}||295,358
| 3,035 || 97 || [[File:West Karbi Anglong in Assam (India).svg|100px]]
|}

# [[Bodoland Territorial Region#Districts|Districts]] within the [[Bodoland Territorial Region|BTAD]]

## Districts under [[North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council|NC Hill autonomy]]

### Districts under [[Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council|KA autonomy]]

== Demand for new districts ==
{{anchor | New | Demand }}

; Implementation of the "Co-District" model
Rather than notifying new standalone districts, the Government of Assam has opted for a decentralization strategy through the creation of "co-districts" (Assamese: Xama-Zilla). This model aims to provide district-level services within existing legislative assembly constituencies (LACs) without the full overhead of a new district.<ref name="Sentinel2025">{{cite news |last=Staff Reporter |date=15 May 2025 |title=Assam: Ten more co-districts created for administrative decentralization |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/topheadlines/assam-ten-more-co-districts-created-for-administrative-decentralization |work=The Sentinel |access-date=16 March 2026}}</ref>

; Key milestones achieved in this model include:
* Phase I: In late 2024, 39 co-districts were established.<ref name="Sentinel2025"/>
* Phase II: In August 2025, 10 additional co-districts were notified including Digboi, Makum, Mariani, Teok, and Boko-Chhaygaon, bringing the total number of existing co-districts to 49.<ref name="Sentinel2025"/><ref name="Hindu2025">{{cite news |agency=PTI |date=12 August 2025 |title=Assam to have 10 new co-districts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assam/assam-to-have-10-new-co-districts/article69923263.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=16 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="Statesman2025">{{cite news |last=SNS Service |date=14 May 2025 |title=Assam to operationalise 10 new co-districts by August 15 |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/assam-to-operationalise-10-new-co-districts-by-august-15-1503432550.html |work=The Statesman |access-date=16 March 2026}}</ref>

; Future Plans:
The state has announced a long-term goal of expanding the existing list of 49 co-districts to 78 across Assam to ensure "minimum government, maximum governance".<ref name="Sentinel2025"/><ref name="Pragyanxetu2024">{{cite web |date=4 October 2024 |title=Sub-districts of Assam now will be known as Co-districts |url=https://pragyanxetu.com/sub-districts-of-assam-now-will-be-known-as-co-districts/ |website=Pragyanxetu |access-date=16 March 2026}}</ref><ref name="KokrajharGov2025">{{cite report |title=Tender Extension Notice - Gossaigaon Sub-Division |url=https://kokrajhar.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/public_utility/Tender_Extension_Relief_Gossaigaon.pdf |publisher=District Administration Kokrajhar, Government of Assam |date=5 April 2025 |access-date=16 March 2026}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|India}}

* [[List of districts in India]]
* [[List of big cities in North East India]]
* [[List of subdivisions of Assam]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Districts of India}}

==External links==
* [https://igod.gov.in/sg/AS/E042/organizations Districts of Assam]

[[Category:Districts of Assam|*]]

List of districts of Assam - Revision history

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