List of cities in Assam by population

This is a list of urban agglomerations with populations above 100,000 and cities (not part of urban agglomerations) with populations of less than or equal to 100,000, as per 2011 census in the Indian state of Assam.[1]

List of cities by population
Locations of Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population of 1 lakh of Assam.[2]
‡Largest metropolitan area administered by a Municipal Corporation.

A list of urban agglomerations / cities having populations of 1 lakh and above in the Indian state of Assam.

Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population 1 lakh and above[3]
# Name Government District Type* Population 2011 Male Female Population
below 5 yrs		 Literacy Rate
1 Guwahati Municipal Corporation Kamrup Metropolitan UA 968,549 505,542 463,007 43,537 91.12
2 Silchar Municipal Board[4] Cachar UA 229,136 115,497 113,639 22,976 90.26
3 Dibrugarh Municipal Board Dibrugarh UA 154,296 79,757 74,539 14,314 89.19
4 Jorhat Municipal Board Jorhat UA 153,889 79,574 74,315 14,861 90.01
5 Nagaon Municipal Board Nagaon UA 148,496 75,425 73,071 15,294 87.34
6 Bongaigaon Municipal Board Bongaigaon & Chirang UA 139,650 63,513 61,484 14,653 86.52
7 Tinsukia Municipal Board Tinsukia UA 126,389 67,404 58,985 12,576 89.03
8 Tezpur Municipal Board Sonitpur UA 102,505 52,313 50,192 9,835 90.17
*UA=Urban Agglomeration

Urban Agglomeration

In the census of India 2011, an Urban Agglomeration has been defined as follows: An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity.[5]

Constituents of Urban Agglomerations in Assam

The recorded urban agglomerations of Assam, with a population of 1 lakh or above, are noted below:[6]

  • Guwahat: Guwahati (M.Corp) and Narengi (OG).
  • Silchar: Silchar (M.B), Silchar XI (OG), Tarapur VIII (OG), Tarapur VII (C.T), Kanakpur I (C.T), Ambicapur Part–X (C.T), Silchar Part–X (C.T), Uttar Krishnapur Part–I (C.T) and Kanakpur Part–II (C.T).
  • Dibrugarh: Dibrugarh (M.B), Mahpowalimara Gohain Gaon (OG), Tekela Chiring Gaon (OG), Niz–Mankata (C.T) and Barbari (AMC area) (C.T).
  • Jorhat: Jorhat (M.B), Chengeli Gaon (OG), Gohain Tekela Gaon (OG), Duliagaon (OG), Cinnamara Grant (OG), Toklai Chah Bagicha (OG), Sarbaibandha (OG), Chowdang No.1 (OG), Bohotia Gaon (OG), Sonari Gaon (OG), Kamalabaria Gaon (OG), Nakari Bamun Gaon (OG), Barbheta Chapari (OG), Kamalabaria N.C.(C.T), Kumar kaibarta Gaon (C.T) and Chekonidhara (C.T).
  • Nagaon: Nagaon (M.B), Chota Haibor (C.T), Dimaruguri (C.T), Morongial (C.T), Kachalukhowa (OG), Nartam Gaon (OG)
  • Bongaigaon: Bongaigaon (M.B), BRPL Township (C.T), New Bongaigaon Railway Colony (C.T), Chati Bor Gaon (C.T), Deuripara (OG), Dolaigaon Pt I, II & III (OG), Dhaligaon (OG), Bholaguri (OG), Birjhora T.E (OG), Borpathar Pt (OG), Simlaguri (OG), Kukurmari (Out Growth)
  • Tinsukia: Tinsukia (M.B), Lahari Kachari Gaon (OG), Hengaluguri Gaon (OG), Bajatoli Gaon (OG), Hijuguri Gaon (OG), Tinsukia Town 24 No. Sheet (OG) – Ward No. 20, Kachujan Gaon (C.T) and Bahbari gaon (C.T).
  • Tezpur: Tezpur (M.B), Bamun Chuburi Gaon (OG), Dekar Gaon (OG), Prabatia Gaon (OG), Hazarpar Dekar Gaon (OG), Deuri Gaon (OG), Barika Chuburi (C.T), Majgaon (C.T) and Gutlong Gaon (C.T).

List of municipal areas in Assam

A list of municipal areas based on population classes I – III, and IV and IV+ as per Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India are tabulated below:[7]

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Population rankNameTypeClassDistrictPopulationGrowth rate in %
1st†GuwahatiICM.CorpKamrup Metro9,68,54991.12
2nd†SilcharICM.BCachar229,13691.05
3rd†DibrugarhICM.BDibrugarh154,29689.15
4th†JorhatICM.BJorhat1,53,88990.82
5th†NagaonICM.BNagaon1,48,49691.18
6thBongaigaonICM.BBongaigaon1,39,65091.42
7thTinsukiaICM.BTinsukia1,26,38989.65
8th†TezpurICM.BSonitpur1,02,50582.01
9thDiphuIIM.BKarbi Anglong63,65418.02
10th†DhubriIIM.BDhubri63,38879.51
11thNorth LakhimpurIIM.BLakhimpur59,79309.03
12thKarimganjIIM.BKarimganj57,58509.01
13thSivasagarIIM.BSivasagar55,59507.07
14th†GoalparaIIIM.BGoalpara53,45508.05
15thBarpeta TownIIIM.BBarpeta43,66303.05
16th†GolaghatIIIM.BGolaghat42,99121.04
17thHaflongIIIM.BDima Hasao42,97216.04
18thMangaldaiIIIM.BDarrang region36,99356.12
19thLankaIIIM.BNagaon36,80306.06
20thHojaiIIIM.BNagaon36,54402.02
21stBarpeta RoadIIIM.BBarpeta35,28100.06
22ndKokrajharIIIM.BKokrajhar34,20208.09
23rdHailakandiIIIM.BHailakandi33,67112.10
24thMorigaonIIIM.BMorigaon29,18228.07
25thNalbariIIIM.BNalbari27,60816.0
26thRangiaIIIM.BKamrup (Rural)27,58409.0
27thSilapatharIIIM.BDhemaji25,66214.00
28thDhekiajuliIIIM.BSonitpur21,37507.06
29thDergaonIVM.BGolaghat20,09733.05
30thSonariIV+M.BSivasagar19,79211.09
31stNaziraIV+M.BSivasagar13,29906.03
32ndLakhipurIV+C.TCachar10,9438.0
(Italic text cities are also urban agglomerations).
M.Corp: Municipal Corporation
M.B: Municipal Board
C.T: Census Town
† Are oldest, classified and prominent, and constantly inhabited, recognised urban centres based on the earliest years of formation of the civic bodies, before the Indian independence of 1947.[8]

References
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  2. "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011, Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India – Government of India. 2011.
  3. "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India – Government of India. 2011.
  4. "Silchar Municipal Corporation".
  5. "Urban Agglomerations and Cities" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  6. "Constituents of urban Agglomerations Having Population 1 Lakh & above" (PDF). Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  7. "Report on Indian Urban Infrastructure and Services" (PDF). Joint Secretary and Mission Director (JNNURM), Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. 2011.
  8. Sharma, Anil Kumar (1 January 2007). Quit India Movement In Assam. Mittal Publications. Retrieved 5 August 2016 – via Google Books.
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