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Area (Sq Km) |
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| Total |
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78,438 (30% of area of North East) |
| Rural |
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77476 (98.7% of total area of Assam) |
| Urban |
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962 (1.3% of total area of Assam) |
| Geographical Location |
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Longitude - 89.420E to 96.00E, Latitude - 24.50N to 28.00N |
| Capital |
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Dispur (Guwahati) |
| Population |
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26,638,407 (2001 Census) (68.2% of population of North East) |
| Male |
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13,787,799 |
| Female |
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12,850,608 |
| Density (per sq. km) |
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340 (National Figure: 324) |
| Hindu |
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1, 72, 96,455 |
| Muslim |
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82, 40,611 |
| Christians |
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9, 86,589 |
| Sikhs |
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22,519 |
| Buddhists |
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51029 |
| Jains |
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23,957 |
| Sex Ratio |
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935 females to 1000 males ( National figure: 933 females to 1000 males) |
| Literacy Rate (2007) |
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76.3% (National Figure: 67.6%) |
| Per Capita income (in Rs) (2006-07) |
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20166 (National Figure: Rs. 29,901) |
| Net State Domestic Product (NSDP) (Rs. in crore) (2007-08) |
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62,852 |
| (National Figure: 38,11,441) |
| Per Capita NSDP (2007-08) |
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Rs. 21,464 (National Figure: Rs. 33,283) |
| Per Capita GSDP (2004-05) |
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Rs. 15,661 (National Figure: Rs. 25,944) |
| Birth Rate (2006) |
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24.6 (National Figure: 23.1) |
| Death Rate (2006) |
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8.7 (National Figure: 7.4) |
| Infant Mortality Rate (2007) |
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66 (National Figure: 55) |
| No. of Villages (as per 2001 Census) |
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26312 |
| No. of Towns (as per 2001 Census) |
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125 |
| Population below poverty line (2004-2005) |
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19.7 percent (National Figure: 27.5%) |
| Languages |
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Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, Bodo, Mising |
| State Bird |
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White-winged Wood Duck |
| State Animal |
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One-horned Rhino |
| State Flower |
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Fox-tailed Orchid |
| No. of Districts |
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(27) Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Dhemaji, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Sonitpur, Karbi Anglong, Nagaon, Marigaon, Darrang, Kamrup Rural, Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, North Cachar Hills, Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj, Kamrup Metropolitan, Baksa, Chirang, Udalguri. |
| Major Towns |
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Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Nalbari, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Goalpara, Nagaon, Tezpur, Diphu, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tinisukia, Lakhimpur |
| Major crops |
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Rice, Maize, Wheat, Jute, Cotton, Sugar cane, Arecanut, Coconut |
| Major plantations |
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Tea, Rubber, Coffee |
| Major Fruits, vegetables & spices |
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Banana, Pineapple, Orange, Potato, Sweet potato, Papaya, Cabbage, Onion, Tapioca |
| Major minerals |
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Coal, Limestone, Petroleum, Granite, Sillimanite, Iron ore, Quartzite, Feldspar, Clay |
| Airports |
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Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Salnibari, Roroia, Mohanabari, Lilabari, Kumbhirgram |
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