Area : 627.18 sq km Total Population : 12,53,938 Male : 6,47,585 Female : 6,06,353 Sex Ratio : 936 female per 1000 male Density : 1.313 persons per sq km. Literacy Rate : 88.71% Male : 92.13% Female : 85.07% District HQ : Guwahati Sub Division : Four. Sub-Division : HQ Guwahati –Guwahati, Dispur- Dispur, Azara- Azara, […]
Area : 1,971 sq km Total Population : 10,92,256 (Undivided Jorhat) Male : 5,56,805 Female : 5,35,451 Sex Ratio : 962 female per 1000 male Density : 383 persons per sq km Literacy Rate : 82.15% Male : 87.93% Female : 76.45% District HQ : Jorhat Sub-Division : Two. Sub-Division : HQ Jorhat- Jorhat, Titabar- Titabar. Boundaries : Majuli
Area : 1,327 sq km Total Population : 6,59,296 Male : 3,37,890 Female : 3,21,406 Sex Ratio : 951 female per 1000 male Density : 497 persons per sq km
Area- 3,035 sq km Total Population- 2,00.000 (apporox) Sex Ratio- NA Density- NA Literacy Rate- NA District HQ- Hamren Sub-Division – One. Hamren Boundaries : Nagaon district on north. Dima Haso dis-trict on the south, Karbi Anglong district on the east and Nagaon district on the west. Rivers & Tributaries Kapili, Barapani, Amlong, Amreng. Ami,Umi
Assam’s history goes back to ancient times. The base of this history can be found in Tantric literature, Buddhist literature, Assamese folklore and Vedic literature. However, first mention of the state of Assam is found in the epics and religious legends. The Aryans belonging to the priestly and warrior classes found their way into Assam
Gamocha (Gamocha/ Gamusa) which is a symbol of Assamese culture is equivalent to towel by meaning ‘Ga’ means ‘body’ and ‘mosa’ means ‘wipe’ (literally meaning a towel but multi-functional in practice, an item held in high esteem and an important marker of cultural identity) in Assamese. The Gamocha is one of the most easily recognizable
The Assamese culture is full of varieties. Various communities and their traditions have made this place a garden with a mixture of colorful flowers. So, there is no end to the rituals and customs in the social festivals. Even the marriage system in the Assamese culture is found to be practiced in different ways in
Frog weddings which is called as Bhekuli Biya in Assamese (Bhekuli means Frog and Biya means Marriage in Assamese) is a mythical marriage between two frogs to please the rain god during summer hoping it would open up the skies and bring the monsoon which ensures a good harvesting. Its also common some others parts
Bhaona is a traditional form of entertainment, always with religious messages, prevalent is Assam, India. The history of Assamese drama begins with the plays of Mahapurusha Srimanta Sankardeva (1449-1568) written in the early sixteenth century. These plays are popularly known as Ankiya Nats and their staging is known as bhaona. Bhaona is a performing art
Assam has always been a melting pot of various cultures merging with their distinct characteristics. There are three broad divisions of the festivals observed here: religious festivals, agriculture based festivals and socially recognised festivals. Religious Festivals : Shaivites constitute a large part of Assamese population, thus Shivaratri (the night of the fourteenth lunar day of