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Lower Assam division is one of the 5 administrative divisions of Assam. It was formed in 1874, comprising Undivided Kamrup district of Western Assam, undivided Darrang and Nagoan districts of Central Assam and Khasi & Jaintia hills of Meghalaya, created for revenue purposes.[1] The division is under the jurisdiction of a Commissioner, who is stationed at Guwahati. The division currently covers Western Brahmaputa Valley.[2] Shri Jayant Narlikar,IAS is the current Commissioner of Lower Assam division.

Lower Assam Division
Division of Assam
Lower Assam division
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Assam
Capital	Pan Bazaar
Largest City	Guwahati
Area
• Total	22,024 km2 (8,504 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	11,252,365
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)

Districts

Lower Assam division comprises 12 districts, namely Dhubri, South Salamara, Kokrajhar, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Barpeta, Bajali, Nalbari, Baksa, Kamrup and Kamrup metropolitan.[3] Among these, 3 districts namely Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa falls within Bodoland[4]

Code[5]	District	Headquarter	Population (2011)[6]	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
BK	Baksa#	Mushalpur	950,075	2,457	387
-	Bajali	Pathsala	253,816	600	423
BP	Barpeta	Barpeta	1,439,806	2,645[7]	544
BO	Bongaigaon	Bongaigaon	738,804	1,093	676
CH	Chirang#	Kajalgaon	482,162	1,170	412
DU	Dhubri	Dhubri	1,394,144	1,608	867
GP	Goalpara	Goalpara	1,008,183	1,824	553
KM	Kamrup Metropolitan	Guwahati	1,253,938	1,528	821
KU	Kamrup	Amingaon	1,517,542	3,105	489
KJ	Kokrajhar#	Kokrajhar	887,142	3,169	280
NB	Nalbari	Nalbari	771,639	2,257	342
SSM	South Salmara-Mankachar	Hatsingimari[8]	555,114	568	977
Total	12	—	1,12,52,365	22,024	511

^# Districts within the Bodoland Territorial Region

Demographics

As per 2011 census, Lower Assam division has a population of 11,252,365

Languages

According to 2011 census, the total number of Assamese speakers in the division were 59,61,583, Bengali speakers were 34,76,953, Boro speakers were 8,70,198 and Hindi speakers were 3,17,958. Although the Bengali speaking population was 30.9% as per as 2011 census language census report, but Lower Assam Division is home to a large Muslim population of Bengali origin, most of whom now identify as Assamese speakers in the census.[10][11]

Muslims compromised around 47.5% of the total lower Assam population as of 2011 Census.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Upper Assam Division

References

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