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Assam · Districts

District-wise population of Assam

Assam has 35 districts today. Nagaon is the most populous, estimated at ≈23.12 lakh in 2026. Census 2011 figures are shown on each district's current boundaries, so districts created after 2011 have comparable numbers too.

District-wise population of Assam
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1 Nagaon≈ 23.12 lakh19,07,020+22.0%96671.2%10.7%≈691
2 Cachar≈ 20.82 lakh17,36,708+20.2%95979.4%18.3%≈460
3 Dhubri≈ 19.2 lakh15,60,559+24.4%95060.3%11.4%≈905
4 Kamrup≈ 18.03 lakh15,47,769+15.7%95075.7%10.4%≈491
5 Barpeta≈ 17.64 lakh14,60,902+21.4%94961.0%9.3%≈747
6 Tinsukia≈ 15.44 lakh13,27,929+15.5%95269.7%19.9%350
7 Dibrugarh≈ 15.07 lakh13,26,335+11.9%96176.1%18.4%392
8 Sribhumi≈ 15.06 lakh12,43,284+21.9%96378.3%8.8%≈673
9 Sonitpur≈ 14.41 lakh12,38,374+15.6%94968.9%11.5%≈380
10 Kamrup Metropolitan≈ 14.31 lakh12,07,942+18.3%93589.2%84.3%≈1,443
11 Golaghat≈ 12.73 lakh11,15,308+12.6%96477.4%8.8%≈305
12 Lakhimpur≈ 12.14 lakh10,32,034+17.2%96777.3%8.9%≈458
13 Goalpara≈ 12.27 lakh10,08,183+22.6%96467.4%13.7%553
14 Morigaon≈ 11.6 lakh9,49,549+23.2%96768.1%7.7%≈600
15 Hojai≈ 11.41 lakh9,41,709+22.0%95474.5%17.5%≈749
16 Darrangno separate page yet≈ 10.84 lakh8,93,435+22.2%95363.6%6.2%≈587
17 Kokrajhar≈ 9.62 lakh8,87,142+5.2%95965.2%6.2%269
18 Jorhat≈ 9.82 lakh8,79,771+9.3%96383.2%25.1%≈408
19 Udalguri≈ 9.72 lakh8,66,000+10.1%97264.8%4.3%≈418
20 Nalbari≈ 8.77 lakh7,71,639+12.0%94978.6%10.7%733
21 Bongaigaon≈ 8.85 lakh7,36,313+20.6%96669.8%14.9%≈675
22 Sivasagar≈ 8.02 lakh7,17,936+9.4%95384.5%11.2%≈439
23 Biswanath≈ 7.98 lakh6,85,736+15.6%96864.6%4.6%≈352
24 Dhemaji≈ 8.2 lakh6,85,174+20.0%95372.7%7.1%≈212
25 Karbi Anglong≈ 7.79 lakh6,60,791+17.6%95071.8%14.4%≈94
26 Hailakandi≈ 7.79 lakh6,44,607+21.5%95274.0%7.0%≈495
27 Baksa≈ 6.13 lakh5,43,704+10.7%97770.2%1.2%≈386
28 Chirang≈ 5.49 lakh4,84,653+11.4%96963.5%7.3%≈252
29 Charaideo≈ 4.84 lakh4,33,114+9.4%95473.5%6.9%≈419
30 Tamulpur≈ 4.57 lakh4,05,786+10.8%96968.0%1.4%≈387
31 South Salmara Mancachar≈ 4.78 lakh3,88,699+24.4%96950.4%6.7%≈860
32 West Karbi Anglong≈ 3.48 lakh2,95,522+17.6%95463.4%6.0%≈86
33 Bajali≈ 2.81 lakh2,32,720+21.4%98580.4%4.8%≈712
34 Dima Hasao≈ 2.46 lakh2,14,102+13.8%93277.5%29.2%44
35 Majuli≈ 1.96 lakh1,75,127+9.8%95877.5%0.0%≈311

* 2026: our estimates (method M1), constrained to the official Assam projection. ≈ density uses an area apportioned from 2011 sub-districts.

Districts without their own page

  • Darrang: Its 2011 population could not be rebuilt reliably from village records (formed from parts of Darrang)

Districts of Assam by population, 2026

District-wise population of Assam
  1. Nagaon 23.12 lakh
  2. Cachar 20.82 lakh
  3. Dhubri 19.2 lakh
  4. Kamrup 18.03 lakh
  5. Barpeta 17.64 lakh
  6. Tinsukia 15.44 lakh
  7. Dibrugarh 15.07 lakh
  8. Sribhumi 15.06 lakh
  9. Sonitpur 14.41 lakh
  10. Kamrup Metropolitan 14.31 lakh
  11. Golaghat 12.73 lakh
  12. Lakhimpur 12.14 lakh
  13. Goalpara 12.27 lakh
  14. Morigaon 11.6 lakh
  15. Hojai 11.41 lakh
  16. Darrang 10.84 lakh
  17. Kokrajhar 9.62 lakh
  18. Jorhat 9.82 lakh
  19. Udalguri 9.72 lakh
  20. Nalbari 8.77 lakh
  21. Bongaigaon 8.85 lakh
  22. Sivasagar 8.02 lakh
  23. Biswanath 7.98 lakh
  24. Dhemaji 8.2 lakh
  25. Karbi Anglong 7.79 lakh
  26. Hailakandi 7.79 lakh
  27. Baksa 6.13 lakh
  28. Chirang 5.49 lakh
  29. Charaideo 4.84 lakh
  30. Tamulpur 4.57 lakh
  31. South Salmara Mancachar 4.78 lakh
  32. West Karbi Anglong 3.48 lakh
  33. Bajali 2.81 lakh
  34. Dima Hasao 2.46 lakh
  35. Majuli 1.96 lakh

Frequently asked questions

How many districts are there in Assam?
35, according to the Local Government Directory (35 listed). Census 2011 had fewer in several states; this page shows every current district.

Which district of Assam has the highest population?
Nagaon, with 19,07,020 people in Census 2011 and an estimated ≈23.12 lakh in 2026. The smallest is Majuli (1,75,127 in 2011).

Sources and method

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