The state is divided into five regional divisions. The total population of the state has increased from 26,638,407 to 31,169,272 in the last ten years with a growth rate of 16.93%. ), traditional silk garments (e.g. 2019 (2) MP Election 2019 1 Item(s) found . [76], In 2011, the literacy rate in the state was 73.18%. Although the number of speakers is growing, the percentage of Assam's population who have it as a mother tongue has fallen slightly. Asom Bani, Sadin and Bhal Khabar are Assamese weekly newspapers. Print media include Assamese dailies Amar Asom, Asomiya Khobor, Asomiya Pratidin, Dainik Agradoot, Dainik Janambhumi, Dainik Asam, Gana Adhikar, Janasadharan and Niyomiya Barta. [citation needed], Out of 32 districts of Assam, 9 are Muslim majority according to the 2011 census of India. Apart from houses and livestock being washed away by flood water, bridges, railway tracks, and roads are also damaged by the calamity, which causes communication breakdown in many places. [144] According to the recent estimates,[143] per capita income in Assam has reached ₹6756 (1993–94 constant prices) in 2004–05, which is still much lower than India's. Thereafter the court language and medium of instruction in educational institutions of Assam was made Bengali, instead of Assamese. The Assamese economy is aided by wildlife tourism to Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park, which are World Heritage Sites. The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport at Guwahati, with international flights to Bangkok and Singapore offered by Druk Air of Bhutan, was the 12th busiest airport of India in 2012. The major Border checkpoints through which border trade flows to Bangladesh from Assam are : Sutarkandi (Karimganj), Dhubri, Mankachar (Dhubri) and Golokanj. By 1681, the whole track down to the border of the modern district of Goalpara came permanently under their sway. Township Area Panchgram and Jogighopa, sugar mills in Barua Bamun Gaon, Chargola, Kampur, cement plants in Bokajan and Badarpur, and a cosmetics plant of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) at Doom Dooma. Thereafter tea plantations proliferated in Eastern Assam,[28] where the soil and the climate were most suitable. Assam has four oil refineries in Digboi (Asia's first and world's second refinery), Guwahati, Bongaigaon and Numaligarh and with a total capacity of 7 million metric tonnes (7.7 million short tons) per annum. Bodo in Bodoland Territorial Council and Bengali in the three districts of Barak Valley where Sylheti is most commonly spoken.[92]. The Kaziranga is a refuge for the fast-disappearing Indian one-horned rhinoceros. Tunkhungia Buranji or A History of Assam (1681–1826) 1968 page 207, Barbaruah Hiteswar Ahomar-Din or A History of Assam under the Ahoms 1981 page 318, Barua Gunaviram Assam Buranji or A History of Assam 2008 page 116-117, Gait E.A. Fearful of greater government interference, the tea growers formed the Indian Tea Association in 1888 to lobby to retain the status quo. [citation needed]. [75] In 2001, the census had recorded literacy in Assam at 63.3% with male literacy at 71.3% and female at 54.6%. [52], The mistrust and clashes between Indigenous Assamese people and Bengali Muslims started as early as 1952,[78][79] but is rooted in anti Bengali sentiments of the 1940s. The remains discovered in Daparvatiya (Doporboteeya) archaeological site with a beautiful doorframe in Tezpur are identified as the best examples of artwork in ancient Assam with influence of Sarnath School of Art of the late Gupta period. Nepali is included by Assam State Secondary Board, Assam Higher Secondary Education Council and Gauhati University in their HSLC, higher secondary and graduation level respectively. Assam (/æsˈsæm, əˈsæm/,[10][11] Assamese: [ɔxɔm] (listen)) is a state in northeastern India, situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Moreover, great hospitality and bamboo culture are common. Assam has three public service broadcasting service stations at Dibrugarh, Guwahati and Silchar. Flood waters wash away property including houses and livestock. Thekar, in the Karbi language has the largest circulation of any daily from Karbi Anglong district. Such beverages are served during traditional festivities. Performing arts include: Ankia Naat (Onkeeya Naat), a traditional Vaishnav dance-drama (Bhaona) popular since the 15th century AD. [69] The recently established Kaziranga National Orchid and Biodiversity Park boasts more than 500 of the estimated 1,314 orchid species found in India. mekhela chador, traditional dress of Assamese women) and towards forefathers and elderly. The Manas then became the Ahom-Mughal boundary until the British occupation. We all know that Assam is gearing up for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in its 28 parliamentary constituencies. Ltd. Do you want to clear all the notifications from your inbox? This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha.
