The administrative entities that are a level below of Districts are named as Subdivisions in Assam. Since India's independence in 1947, the administrative entities of Assam have increased over a period of time. With 54 subdivisions initially, the Government of Assam incorporated 24 more subdivisions[1][2] with 5 new districts[3] on 26 January 2016,[4] increasing the count to 78. Where the subdivisions are the administrative units, the terms, such as Tehsils or Mandals represent revenue collecting units under a district administration, and both are treated as sub–districts. Assam has 155 Tehsils, and a few fall under multiple districts, specially the districts in BTC and its surrounding. In present the total number of subdivisions are 78.

District Headquarters Subdivisions
Baksa Mushalpur Mushalpur, Salbari, Tamulpur
Bajali Pathsala Bajali
Barpeta Barpeta Barpeta, Kalgachia, Sarukhetri, Sorbhog
Biswanath Biswanath Chariali Biswanath Chariali, Gohpur
Bongaigaon Bongaigaon Bongaigaon, Manikpur, North Salmara
Cachar Silchar 1 Silchar, Lakhipur
Charaideo Sonari Charaideo
Chirang Kajalgaon Kajalgaon,Bijni
Darrang Mangaldoi Mangaldoi
Dhemaji Dhemaji Dhemaji, Jonai
Dhubri Dhubri 2 Dhubri, Bilasipara
Dibrugarh Dibrugarh 3 Dibrugarh, Moran, Naharkatiya
Dima Hasao Haflong Haflong, Diyungbra, Maibong
Goalpara Goalpara 4 Goalpara, Lakhipur
Golaghat Golaghat 5 Golaghat, Bokakhat, Dhansiri, Merapani
Hailakandi Hailakandi Hailakandi, Katlicherra
Hojai Hojai Hojai
Jorhat Jorhat 6 Jorhat, Titabor
Kamrup Amingaon Kamrup, Azara, Dakhin Kamrup, Rangia
Kamrup Metro Guwahati 7A 7B 7C Guwahati, Chandrapur, Dispur, Sonapur, Azara
Karbi Anglong – East Diphu Diphu, Bokajan, Howraghat
Karbi Anglong – West Hamren Hamren
Karimganj Karimganj Karimganj, Ramkrishna Nagar
Kokrajhar Kokrajhar Parbatjhora, Gossaigaon, Kokrajhar
Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur, Bihpuria Narayanpur, Dhakuakhana
Majuli Garamur Majuli
Morigaon Morigaon Morigaon
Nagaon Nagaon 8 Nagaon, Kaliabor
Nalbari Nalbari Nalbari, Mukalmua, Tihu
Sivasagar Sivasagar Sivasagar, Nazira
Sonitpur Tezpur 9 Sonitpur, Dhekiajuli
South Salmara-Mankachar Hatsingimari Hatsingimari
Tinsukia Tinsukia Tinsukia, Margherita, Sadiya
Udalguri Udalguri Udalguri, Bhergaon
   The oldest recognised and constantly inhabited urban centres based on the earliest years of formation of the civic bodies, constituted before the Indian independence of 1947.

Notes

  • ^1   Formation of Silchar municipal region, 1922.[5]
  • ^2   Formation of Dhubri municipal region, 1883.[6]
  • ^3   Formation of Dibrugarh municipal region, 1873.[7]
  • ^4   Formation of Goalpara municipal region, 1875.[8]
  • ^5   Formation of Golaghat municipal region, 1920.[9]
  • ^6   Formation of Jorhat municipal region, 1909.[10]
  • ^7A   Formation of Guwahati municipal region, constituted as a Town committee in 1853.[11]
  • ^7B   Guwahati municipal region reconstituted under a Municipal board in 1873.
  • ^7C   Guwahati municipal region upgraded to a Municipal corporation in 1974.[12]
  • ^8   Formation of Nagaon municipal region, 1893.[13]
  • ^9   Formation of Tezpur municipal region, 1894.[14]

References

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  3. "CM Tarun Gogoi announces 5 new districts in Assam on Independence Day, DNA". PTI – Gauhati. 15 August 2015.
  4. "Celebrations tempered with caution – Assam CM unwraps gift of new districts. The Telegraph, (Calcutta – Gauhati)". Sumir Karmakar. 15 August 2015. Archived from the original on August 16, 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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  6. "Dhubri Municipal Board".
  7. "Dibrugarh Municipal Board". Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  8. "Goalpara Municipal Board-About Us". Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  9. "AGP lists civic poll candidates (Golaghat Municipal Board)". Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  10. "Jorhat Municipal Board(JBM),Jorhat,Assam". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27.
  11. Saikia, Dr Jugal (8 April 2016). Economics Of Informal Milk Producing Units In Assam. Notion Press. ISBN 9789352069385. Retrieved 5 August 2016 via Google Books.
  12. "History – GMC Portal". Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  13. "Nagaon – History". Archived from the original on 2018-04-18. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  14. "About Municipal Board – Tezpur". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24.
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