List of districts in Assam Facts for Kids

1. Tinsukia, 2. Dibrugarh, 3. Dhemaji, 4. Charaideo, 5. Sivasagar, 6. Lakhimpur, 7. Majuli, 8. Jorhat, 9. Biswanath, 10. Golaghat, 11. Karbi Anglong East, 12. Sonitpur, 13. Nagaon, 14. Hojai, 15. Karbi Anglong West, 16. Dima Hassao, 17. Cachar, 18. Hailakandi, 19. Karimganj, 20. Morigaon, 21. Udalguri, 22. Darrang, 23. Kamrup Metro, 24. Baksa, 25. Nalbari, 26. Kamrup, 27. Barpeta, 28. Chirang, 29. Bongaigaon, 30. Goalpara, 31. Kokrajhar, 32. Dhubri, 33. South Salmara-Mankachar (as on 2016)

Assam, a northeastern state of India, is divided into 33 administrative geographical units called districts.

Administration

A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by the Deputy Commissioner (DC), which combines the offices of the District Magistrate ultimately responsible for maintaining law and order and District Collector responsible for collection of the revenue. Generally, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service becomes the DC but occasionally officers belonging to the Assam Civil Service too get appointed. The DC is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

The districts of Assam are grouped together in five regional divisions, headed by a Commissioner. A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues. The police administration in Guwahati City is headed by the Commissioner of Police, which started functioning from 1 January 2015.

Districts

The areas and populations of the 33 districts are given below:

Code	District	Headquarter	Population (2011)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
BK	Baksa^#	Mushalpur	953,773	2,400	398
BP	Barpeta	Barpeta	1,693,190	3,245	506
BS	Biswanath	Biswanath Chariali	5,80,000	1,100	530
BO	Bongaigaon	Bongaigaon	2,060,550	1,724	425
CA	Cachar	Silchar	1,736,319	3,786	381
CD	Charaideo	Sonari
CH	Chirang^#	Kajalgaon	481,818	1,468	328
DR	Darrang	Mangaldai	908,090	3,481	432
DM	Dhemaji	Dhemaji	688,077	3,237	176
DU	Dhubri	Dhubri	1,948,632	2,838	576
DI	Dibrugarh	Dibrugarh	1,327,748	3,381	347
GP	Goalpara	Goalpara	1,008,959	1,824	451
GG	Golaghat	Golaghat	1,058,674	3,502	270
HA	Hailakandi	Hailakandi	659,260	1,327	409
HJ	Hojai	Sankardev Nagar	931,218
JO	[[Jorhat district z2 yp KML ]	Jorhat	1,091,295	2,851	354
KM	Kamrup Metropolitan	Guwahati	1,260,419	1,528	820 hi
KU	Kamrup	Amingaon	1,517,202	1,527.84	520
KG	Karbi Anglong	Diphu	965,280	10,434	78
KR	Karimganj	Karimganj	1,217,002	1,809	555
KJ	Kokrajhar^#	Kokrajhar	930,404	3,129	297
LA	Lakhimpur	North Lakhimpur	1,040,644	2,277	391
MJ	Majuli	Garamur	167,304	880	300
MA	Morigaon	Morigaon	957,853	1,704	455
NN	Nagaon	Nagaon	2,826,007	3,831	604
NB	Nalbari	Nalbari	769,919	2,257	504
NC	Dima Hasao	Haflong	213,529	4,888	38
SV	Sivasagar	Sivasagar	1,150,253	2,668	395
ST	Sonitpur	Tezpur	1,925,975	5,324	315
SM	South Salmara-Mankachar	Hatsingimari	555,114	568	980
TI	Tinsukia	Tinsukia	1,316,948	3,790	303
UD	Udalguri^#	Udalguri	832,769	1,676	497
WK	West Karbi Anglong	Hamren

^# - Districts under Bodoland Territorial Council

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