List of subdivisions of Assam

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The administrative entities that are a level below of Districts are named as Subdivisions in Assam. Since India's independence in 1947, the administrative entities of Assam have increased over a period of time. With 54 subdivisions initially, the Government of Assam incorporated 24 more subdivisions [1] [2] with 5 new districts [3] on 26 January 2016, [4] increasing the count to 78. Where the subdivisions are the administrative units, the terms, such as Tehsils or Mandals represent revenue collecting units under a district administration, and both are treated as sub–districts. Assam has 155 Tehsils, and a few fall under multiple districts, specially the districts in BTC and its surrounding. In present the total number of subdivisions are 78.

DistrictHeadquartersSubdivisions
Baksa Mushalpur Mushalpur, Salbari, Tamulpur
Bajali Pathsala Bajali
Barpeta Barpeta Barpeta, Kalgachia, Sarukhetri, Sorbhog
Biswanath Biswanath Chariali Biswanath Chariali, Gohpur
Bongaigaon Bongaigaon Bongaigaon, Manikpur, North Salmara
Cachar Silchar 1 Silchar, Lakhipur
Charaideo Sonari Charaideo
Chirang Kajalgaon Kajalgaon,Bijni
Darrang Mangaldoi Mangaldoi
Dhemaji Dhemaji Dhemaji, Jonai
Dhubri Dhubri 2 Dhubri, Bilasipara
Dibrugarh Dibrugarh 3 Dibrugarh, Moran, Naharkatiya
Dima Hasao Haflong Haflong, Diyungbra, Maibong
Goalpara Goalpara 4 Goalpara, Lakhipur
Golaghat Golaghat 5 Golaghat, Bokakhat, Dhansiri, Merapani
Hailakandi Hailakandi Hailakandi, Katlicherra
Hojai Hojai Hojai
Jorhat Jorhat 6 Jorhat, Titabor
Kamrup Amingaon Kamrup, Azara, Dakhin Kamrup, Rangia
Kamrup Metro Guwahati 7A 7B 7C Guwahati, Chandrapur, Dispur, Sonapur, Azara
Karbi Anglong Diphu Diphu, Bokajan, Howraghat
West Karbi Anglong Hamren Hamren
Karimganj Karimganj Karimganj, Ramkrishna Nagar
Kokrajhar Kokrajhar Parbatjhora, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar
Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur, Bihpuria Narayanpur, Dhakuakhana
Majuli GaramurMajuli
Morigaon Morigaon Morigaon
Nagaon Nagaon 8 Nagaon, Kaliabor
Nalbari Nalbari Nalbari, Mukalmua, Tihu
Sivasagar Sivasagar Sivasagar, Nazira
Sonitpur Tezpur 9 Sonitpur, Dhekiajuli
South Salmara-Mankachar Hatsingimari Hatsingimari
Tinsukia Tinsukia Tinsukia, Margherita, Sadiya
Udalguri Udalguri Udalguri, Bhergaon
  The oldest recognised and constantly inhabited urban centres based on the earliest years of formation of the civic bodies, constituted before the Indian independence of 1947.

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