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Assam
অসম
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A map showing us where the location of Assam is in the Republic of India
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Map of Assam
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Country |
India |
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Region |
North-east India |
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Area
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• Total |
78,438 km2 (30,285 sq mi) |
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Population
(2011)
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• Total |
31,169,272 |
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Time zone |
UTC+05:30 (IST) |
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Official languages |
Assamese · English |
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Assam (Assamese: অসম) is a state in the north eastern region of India. It has an area of 78,438 km² (30,285 mi²). It is bigger than Panama but smaller than the Czech Republic. There is one major river (Brahamputra) that flows through the length of the state. The state lies on the foothills of the Himalayas. There are two international borders touched by Assam: Bhutan and Bangladesh. In traditional Indian geography it falls under the North-east Indian zone.
Religion
According to a 2011 survey, about 62% of the people were Hindus. About 34% were Muslim. There is a small (3-4%) Christian minority. Others (Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Animism) account for less than 0.2% each.
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Map of Eastern Bengal and Assam during 1907–1909
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A map of the British Indian Empire in 1909 during the partition of Bengal (1905–1911), showing British India in two shades of pink (coral and pale) and the princely states in yellow. The Assam Province (initially as the Province of Eastern Bengal and Assam) can be seen towards the north-eastern side of India.
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Showing a historical incident at Kanaklata Udyan, Tezpur
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Assam till the 1950s; The new states of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram formed in the 1960-70s. From Shillong, the capital of Assam was shifted to Dispur, now a part of Guwahati. After the Indo-China war in 1962, Arunachal Pradesh was also separated out.
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Environs: Assam, dissected hills of the South Indian Plateau system and the Himalayas all around its north, north-east and east.
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Blooming of Kopou Orchid marks the beginning of the festive season of Bihu in Assam.
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District-wise Demographic Characteristics in 2001
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People gathered at Kamakhya Temple for the Ambubachi Mela
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7th–8th century specimen of Assamese (Kamarupi) literature
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Brahmaputra valley region of Assam
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Per capita income of Assam since 1950
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A tea garden in Assam: tea is grown at elevations near sea level, giving it a malty sweetness and an earthy flavor, as opposed to the more floral aroma of highland (e.g. Darjeeling, Taiwanese) teas
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Assamese women busy planting paddy seedlings in their agricultural field in Pahukata village in the Nagaon district of Assam
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A group of 'Husori' for the occasion of Assamese Bohag Bihu in their traditional attire.
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Presenting Gayan Bayan in Majuli, the Neo-Vaishnavite cultural heritage of Assam
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Girl in traditional Mekhela chador dress with a Dhol wrapped with Gamosa
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A decorative Assamese Jaapi laid over a Gamosa
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A Bihu dancer blowing a pepa (horn)
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A beautifully adorned Jaapi
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Mising girls dancing during Ali Ai Ligang (Spring Festival)
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Actors of Abinaswar Gosthi performs the play "Surjya Mandirot Surjyasta" directed by Dipok Borah
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An ethnic preparation of Ghost chili chicken curry of Assam
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Lakshminath Bezbaroa, one of the foremost figures of Assamese literature.
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Imaginary portrait of Srimanta Sankardeva by Bishnu Prasad Rabha
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School girls in the classroom, Lakhiganj High School, Assam
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Cotton University, Guwahati
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Academic complex of IIT Guwahati
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National Institute of Technology, Silchar
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Jorhat Engineering College of Assam Science and Technology University
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Jhumair dance in Tea garden
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Assamese youth performing Bihu Dance
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Statue of Bishnu Prasad Rabha, Jyoti Prasad Agarwala and Phani Sarma at District Library, Guwahati.
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Citra Bhagavata illustration
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A folio from the Hastividyarnava manuscript
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A page of manuscript painting from Assam; The medieval painters used locally manufactured painting materials such as the colours of hangool and haital and papers manufactured from aloewood bark
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Bell metal made sorai and sophura are important parts of culture
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Assam Kahor (Bell metal) Kahi