Assam Map
Assam is one of the biggest states of the northeast, situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. It shares its boundaries with Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west.
Assam is famous for producing rice, maize, pulses, potato, wheat, etc. The chief cash crops are tea, jute, oilseeds, sugarcane, cotton, and tobacco. The elongated valley of River Brahmaputra occupies its northern part. This is also Assam’s most populated area. The Brahmaputra becomes a braided river on entering Assam; (more than 16 km wide), with its tributaries that create a massive flood plain. It is called the ‘Life-line of Assam’.
Assam Map – Overview
| Capital | Dispur |
| Date of formation | 1912 (Assam Province – British India), 15 August 1947 |
| Governor | Jagdish Mukhi |
| Chief Minister | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Tourist attractions | Kamakhya temple, Umananda (Peacock Island), Navagraha (temple of nine planets), Basistha Ashram, Dolgobinda |
| Festivals | Bihu, Sivaratri Mela, Baishagu |
| Major dance and music forms | Bihu |
| Arts and crafts | Jappi (traditional hat), toys made of clay, cork, wood and bamboo. Satras or monasteries to preserve art and culture. |
| Languages | Assamese, Bodo, Karbi, Bengali |
| Size | 78,438 km2 (30,285 sq mi) |
| Population (Census 2011) | 31,169,272 (Census 2011) |
| Rivers | Brahmaputra, Manas, Subansiri, Sonai |
| Forests and wildlife sanctuaries | Kaziranga NP, Manas NP, Orang Sanctuary |
| State animal | One-horned rhinoceros |
| State bird | White-winged wood duck |
| State flower | Rhynchostylis retusa |
| State tree | Dipterocarpus retusus |
| Major crops | Rice, jute, tea |
| Factoids | Tezpur was called the ‘city of blood’ after a mythical battle between Shiv and Vishnu filled it with blood. |
| No. of District | 34 |
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