Assam 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.
List Of District in Assam
| # Districts within the Bodoland Territorial Region |
| No. | District | Headquarters | Area(Km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baksa# | Mushalpur | 2,457 |
| 2 | BajaliNew | Pathsala | ~ |
| 3 | Barpeta | Barpeta | ~ |
| 4 | Biswanath | Biswanath Chariali | 1,100 |
| 5 | Bongaigaon | Bongaigaon | 1,093 |
| 6 | Cachar | Silchar | 3,786 |
| 7 | Charaideo | Sonari | 1,069 |
| 8 | Chirang# | Kajalgaon | 1,170 |
| 9 | Darrang | Mangaldai | 1,585 |
| 10 | Dhemaji | Dhemaji | 3,237 |
| 11 | Dhubri | Dhubri | 1,608 |
| 12 | Dibrugarh | Dibrugarh | 3,381 |
| 13 | Dima Hasao | Haflong | 4,890 |
| 14 | Goalpara | Goalpara | 1,824 |
| 15 | Golaghat | Golaghat | 3,502 |
| 16 | Hailakandi | Hailakandi | 1,327 |
| 17 | Hojai | Hojai | 1,686 |
| 18 | Jorhat | Jorhat | 2,851 |
| 19 | Kamrup Metropolitan | Guwahati | 1,528 |
| 20 | Kamrup | Amingaon | 3,105 |
| 21 | Karbi Anglong (East) | Diphu | 7,366 |
| 22 | Karimganj | Karimganj | 1,809 |
| 23 | Kokrajhar# | Kokrajhar | 3,169 |
| 24 | Lakhimpur | North Lakhimpur | 2,277 |
| 25 | Majuli | Garamur | 880 |
| 26 | Morigaon | Morigaon | 1,704 |
| 27 | Nagaon | Nagaon | 2,287 |
| 28 | Nalbari | Nalbari | 2,257 |
| 29 | Sivasagar | Sivasagar | 2,668 |
| 30 | Sonitpur | Tezpur | 2,076 |
| 31 | South Salmara-Mankachar | Hatsingimari | 568 |
| 32 | Tinsukia | Tinsukia | 3,790 |
| 33 | Tamulpur New | Tamulpur | – |
| 34 | Udalguri# | Udalguri | 1,852 |
| 35 | West Karbi Anglong | Hamren | 3,035 |
Some important Gk question Are given bellow
1. Which Religions are found in Assam?
Answer:
1) Hinduism
2) Islam
3) Christianity
4) Buddhism
5) Jainism
6) Sikhism, etc
2. How many Autonomous Administrative Divisions are in Assam?
Answer: 3 (Three)
3. What are the Autonomous Administrative Divisions of Assam?
Answer:
1) Bodoland Autonomous Territorial Council
2) Dima Hasao Autonomous Council
3) Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council
4. How many Statutory Autonomous Councils are in Assam?
Answer: 12
1) Tiwa (Lalung) Autonomous Council for ethnic Tiwa people (also known as Lalung people)
2) Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council
3) Moran Autonomous Council for Moran people
4) Dudhnoi for ethnic Rabha Kachari
5) Mising Autonomous Council for Mising people
6) Matak Autonomous Council for Matak people
7) Kamatapur Autonomous Council for Rajbongshi people
8) Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council for Bodo-Kachari people living outside the Bodoland Territorial Region
9) Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council
10) Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council
11) Titabar and Deori Autonomous Council
12) Lakhimpur for ethnic Deori Kachari
5. What is the name of the High Court of Assam?
Answer: Guwahati High Court
6. What are the Popular Cuisines Of Assam?
Answer:
1) Assam tea
2) Khar
3) Tenga
4) Pitha
5) Pura
6) Tambul (betel nut)- paan
7) Rice beer, etc
7. Popular Dances of Assam?
Answer:
1) Sattriya
2) Bagurumba
3) Bihu Dance
4) Bhaona
5) Bodo Dance, etc
8. Largest River Island in India?
Answer: Majuli (formed by Brahmaputra River)
9. Longest River Bridge in India?
Answer: Bhupen Hazarika Setu (9.15 km
10. Which River is known as the Sorrow of Assam?
Answer: Brahmaputra River
