Assam
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Assam is a part of Seven Sister States of North Eastern India. Its boundary shares with international boundary with Bhutan and Bangladesh. Assam is very well known for Assam tea and Assam silk.
Capital : Dispur
Location (Co-ordinates) : 26.14°N 91.77°E
Date of Establishment : 26-01-1950
Total Area : 78438 sq. Km
Area Rank in India : 17th
Total Population (as per 2011 Census) : 31205576
Population Rank in India : 15th
No. of Districts : 33
Largest City : Guwahati
Governor : Banwarilal Purohit
Chief Minister : Sarbananda Sonowal
No. of Parliamentary Constitutation : 14
No. of Legislature : 126
Official Language : Assamese
HDI Score : 0.444
Literacy Rate : 79.18%
Symbols of Assam
Animal : One Horned Rhinoceros
Bird : White winged wood duck
Flower : Rhynchostylis retusa
Tree : Dipterocarpus macrocarpus
Dance : Bihu
Official Website : http://assam.gov.in
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