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ASSAM AT A GLANCE ● Capital: Dispur ● Chief Minister: Sri Sarbananda Sonowal ● Governor: Jagdish Mukhi ● Area: 78438 sq km ● Boundaries: International Boundaries North: Bhutan West: Bangladesh ● State Boundaries: North: Arunachal Pradesh South: Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya & Tripura East: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur &b Nagaland West: West Bengal & Meghalaya ● Total District : 35 ● Largest District: Karbi Anglong(10434 sq km) ● Smallest District:matribhumee.com Kamrup Metro(955 sq km) ● Highest populated District: Nagaon(28,23,768) ● Least populated District: Dima Hasao(214102) ● Towns(as per 2011 census):125 ● Panchayats : 2489 ● Villages : 26395 ● Official Language: Assamese ● High Court: Gauhati High Court(established on 5th April 1948) ● State tree: Hollong ● State bird: White winged wood-duck(deohah) ● State Animal: One-horned Rhinoceros ● State aquatic animal: River Dolphin ● State festival: Bihu ● State dance: Bihu dance ● State flower: Foxtail Orchids(Kopou Phul) ● State song: O mor aponar dex Compiled by: matribhumee.com ● State motto: Joy aai oxom ● National parks: 5 ● Wildlife sanctuaries: 18 ● Population: 31,205,576 ● Males: 15,939,443 ● Females: 15,266,133 ● Sex ratio: 958(per 1000 male) ● Density: 398(per sq km) ● Literacy rate: 73.18% ● Male literacy rate: 77.85 % ● Female literacy rate: 66.27 % ● Highest literacy: Kamrup(metro) ● Lowest literacy: Dhubri(58.30%) ● Legislature: Unicameral(126 seats) ● Lok Sabha Constituencies: 14 ● Rajya Sabha Constituencies: 7 ● Major festivals : Bihu, Bais Ali-Ai-Ligang, Bash Puja, Bathow Puja, Eid, Fakuwa or Doljatra, Janmashtami, Rongker, Rajni Gabra and Harni Gabra,Thematribhumee.com Brahmaputra Beach festival, Elephant festival, Dehing Patkai festival, Tea festival, Majuli festival, Me-Dum-Me-Phi ● Major Folk Dances : Bihu, Ali-ai-ligang dance, Deodhani, Barpeta’s Bhortal Nritya, Bodo’s Bagurumba, Khamba Lim, Jhumur ● Popular folk music : Tokari geet, Goalparia lokageet, Malita, Ojamali, Jhumur, Aainam, Deori Mosaia, Kamrupiya lokageet, Baramahi geet, Borgeet, Dihanaam, Holi Geet ● Major Tribes: Bodo, Mishings, Deuris,Rabha, Dimasa, Tiwa, Khamyang ● Rivers: Major river Brahmaputra and Barak ● Famous Historical Monuments: Navagraha Temple,Umananda Temple,Poa Mecca,Agnigarh,Rang Ghar,Kamakhya Temple,Kareng Ghar ● Oil refinery: Digboi,Noonmati,Bongaigaon,Numaligarh ● Fertilizer factory: Namrup ● Paper mill: Jogighopa, Jagiroad, Panchgram Compiled by: matribhumee.com ● Jute mill: Silghat ● Cement factory: Bokajan ● Sugar mill: Baruabamun Gaon, Chargola, Kamrup ● Vanaspati plant: Amingaon ● Aluminium Industry: Tinsukia, Nalbari, Bongaigaon, Amingaon ● Airport: Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport(Borjhar), Raraiyah(Jorhat), Saloni(Tezpur), Mohanbari(Dibrugarh), Lilabari(North Lakhimpur), Rupsi(Dhubri), Kumbhirgram(Silchar) ● Brahmaputra Bridge: Saraighat(Guwahati-Amingaon),Kalia Bhomora(Silghat-Tezpur), Naranarayan Setu(Jogighopa-Pancharatna), Bogibil Setu, Bhupen Hazarika Bridge ● Project Tiger: Manas Tiger Project, Nameri Project Tiger, Kaziranga Project Tiger ● Largest River Island: Majuli ● Smallest River Island: Umananda ● Hot spring: Garampani(Golaghat) ● China Clay: Karbi Anglong ● Tea Research Centre:matribhumee.com Toklai, Jorhat ● State Zoo: Guwahati ● State Museum: Guwahati ● Planetarium: Guwahati ● Regional Science Centre: Guwahati ● Forensic Laboratory: Guwahati ● World Health Centre: Chabua ● Tea Auction Centre: Guwahati(1970) ● Head quarter of NF Railway: Maligaon(Guwahati) ● Railway factory: Bongaigaon ● Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra: Panjabari(Guwahati) ● Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology(CIPET): Changsari(near Guwahati) ● Important Crops: Rice, tea, cotton, jute, oilseeds, sugarcane. Compiled by: matribhumee.com .