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Assam
Assam
State
	From top, left to right: Indian rhinoceros in Orang National Park, Ahom Raja Palace, Kamakhya Temple, Rang Ghar, IIT Guwahati, Bogibeel Bridge
	Seal
	Motto(s): Joi Aai Axom (Hail mother Assam)
	Anthem: "O Mur Apunar Desh"; (O my Dearest Country)
	Coordinates (Dispur, Guwahati): 26.14°N 91.77°E
Country	India
Statehood	26 January 1950
Capital	Dispur
Largest city	Guwahati
Districts	35
Government
• Body	Government of Assam
• Governor	Jagdish Mukhi
• Chief Minister	Himanta Biswa Sarma (BJP)
• Legislature	Unicameral (126 seats)
• Parliamentary constituency	Rajya Sabha (7 seat); Lok Sabha (14 seats)
• High Court	Gauhati High Court
Area
• Total	78,438 km2 (30,285 sq mi)
• Rank	16th
Elevation	45−1,960 m (148−6,430 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	31,169,272
• Rank	15th
• Density	397/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
GDP (2020-21)
• Total	₹3.74 lakh crore (US$47 billion)
• Per capita	₹109,069 (US$1,400)
Languages
• Official	Assamese• Bodo• Bengali
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-AS
HDI (2018)	0.614; medium · 30th
Literacy (2011)	72.19%
Sex ratio (2011)	958 ♀/1000 ♂
Website	assam.gov.in
	First recognised as an administrative division on 1 April 1911, and led to the establishment of Assam Province by partitioning Province of East Bengal and Assam.; ^[] Assam was one of the original provincial divisions of British India.; ^[] Assam has had a legislature since 1937.

Assam (/əˈsæm, æ-/;^[11]^[12] Assamese: [ˈɔxɔm] (listen)) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of 78,438 km² (30,285 sq mi). The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a 22 kilometres (14 mi) wide strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India. Assamese and Bodo are the official languages of Assam, while Bengali is official in the Barak Valley.

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