Assam, a northeastern
state of India, is a land of exquisite flowers
and rare wild animals.
Renowned for its tea, wildlife and silk, Assam is a
state with rich biodiversity. With its capital at Dispur,
a suburb of the city Guwahati, it encompasses the Brahmaputra,
the Barak river valleys, the Karbi Anglong, and the
North Cachar Hills. Assam is bordered by the rest of
the Seven Sister States: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland,
Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya. It also shares
International borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh. The native and official
languages of the state are Assamese and Bodo.
| State Bird - White
winged wood duck |
State Animal - One horned rhino |
| State Flower- Fox tailed Orchid |
State Tree - Hollong |
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|
| Area |
:78,438sq.km |
| Capital |
:Dispur |
| Languages |
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Karbi |
| Districts |
: 23 |
Population
Males
Female |
:2,66,38,407
:11,579,693
:10,834,629
|
| Literacy |
:64.3%. |
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