List of cities in Assam by population

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This is a list of urban agglomerations with populations above 100,000 and cities (not part of urban agglomerations) with populations of less than or equal to 100,000, as per 2011 census in the Indian state of Assam. [1]

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List of cities by population

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Locations of urban agglomerations / cities having population of 1 lakh in Assam. [2]
Largest metropolitan area administered by a municipal corporation .

This is a list of urban agglomerations / cities having populations of 1 lakh and above in the Indian state of Assam.

Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population 1 lakh and above [3]
#NameGovernmentDistrictType*Population 2011MaleFemalePopulation
below 5 yrs
Literacy rate
1 Guwahati Municipal corporation Kamrup Metropolitan UA968,549505,542463,00743,53791.12
2 Silchar Municipal corporation Cachar UA229,136115,497113,63922,97690.26
3 Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation Dibrugarh UA154,29680,75771,53914,31489.19
4 Jorhat Municipal board Jorhat UA153,88978,8967499321,87391.18
5 Tinsukia Municipal board Tinsukia UA126,38967,40458,98512,57689.03
6 Tezpur Municipal board Sonitpur UA102,50552,31350,1929,83590.17
*UA=Urban agglomeration

Urban agglomeration

In the census of India 2011, an urban agglomeration was defined as follows:

"An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity." [4]

Constituents of urban agglomerations in Assam

The recorded urban agglomerations of Assam, with a population of 1 lakh or above, are noted below. [5]

List of municipal areas in Assam

A list of municipal areas based on population classes I – III, and IV and IV+ as per Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India are tabulated below. [6]

Population rankNameTypeClassDistrictPopulationGrowth rate in %
1st Guwahati IC M.Corp Kamrup Metro 968,54991.12
2nd Silchar ICM.corp Cachar 229,13691.05
3rd Dibrugarh IC M.Corp Dibrugarh 154,29689.15
4th Jorhat IC M.B Jorhat 154,88991.42
5th Nagaon IC M.B Nagaon 142,73687.82
6th Tinsukia ICM.B Tinsukia 126,38989.65
7th Tezpur ICM.B Sonitpur 102,50582.01
8th Bongaigaon II M.B Bongaigaon 93,65056.42
9th Diphu IIM.B Karbi Anglong 63,65418.02
10th Dhubri IIM.B Dhubri 63,38879.51
11th North Lakhimpur IIM.B Lakhimpur 59,79309.03
12th Karimganj IIM.B Karimganj 57,58509.01
13th Sivasagar IIM.B Sivasagar 55,59507.07
14th Goalpara IIIM.B Goalpara 53,45508.05
15th Barpeta Town IIIM.B Barpeta 43,66303.05
16th Golaghat III M.B Golaghat 42,99121.04
17th Haflong IIIM.B Dima Hasao 42,97216.04
18th Rangia III M.B Kamrup 39,58414.0
19th Mangaldai IIIM.B Darrang region 36,99356.12
20th Tangla IIIM.B Udalguri 35,24456.00
21st Lanka IIIM.B Nagaon 36,80306.06
22nd Hojai IIIM.B Nagaon 36,54402.02
23rd Barpeta Road IIIM.B Barpeta 35,28100.06
24th Kokrajhar IIIM.B Kokrajhar 34,20208.09
25th Hailakandi IIIM.B Hailakandi 33,67112.10
26th Morigaon IIIM.B Morigaon 29,18228.07
27th Nalbari IIIM.B Nalbari 27,60816.0
26th Silapathar IIIM.B Dhemaji 25,66214.00
29th Dhekiajuli IIIM.B Sonitpur 21,37507.06
30th Dergaon IVM.B Golaghat 20,09733.05
31st Sonari IV+M.B Charaideo 19,79211.09
32nd Kharupetia IV+M.B Darrang region 18,5019.82
33rd Nazira IV+M.B Sivasagar 13,29906.03
34th Lakhipur IV+C.T Cachar 10,9438.0
(Italic text cities are also urban agglomerations).
M.Corp: Municipal corporation
M.B: Municipal board
C.T: Census town
Are oldest, classified and prominent, and constantly inhabited, recognised urban centres based on the earliest years of formation of the civic bodies, before the Indian independence of 1947. [7]

References

  1. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011, urban agglomerations/cities having population 1 of lakh and above" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India – Government of India. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
  3. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India – Government of India. 2011.
  4. "Urban Agglomerations and Cities" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  5. "Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  6. "Report on Indian Urban Infrastructure and Services" (PDF). Joint Secretary and Mission Director (JNNURM), Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. 2011.
  7. Sharma, Anil Kumar (1 January 2007). Quit India Movement In Assam. Mittal Publications. Retrieved 5 August 2016 via Google Books.