# List of cities in Assam by population

This is a list of urban agglomerations with populations above 100,000 and cities (not part of urban agglomerations) with populations of less than or equal to 100,000, as per 2011 census in the Indian state of Assam.

## List of cities by population

This is a list of urban agglomerations / cities having populations of 1 lakh and above in the Indian state of Assam.
Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population 1 lakh and above :
| # | Name | Government | District | Type* | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Population below 5 yrs | Literacy rate |
| 1 | Guwahati | Municipal corporation | Kamrup Metropolitan | UA | 968,549 | 505,542 | 463,007 | 43,537 | 91.12 |
| 2 | Silchar | Municipal board | Cachar | UA | 229,136 | 115,497 | 113,639 | 22,976 | 90.26 |
| 3 | Dibrugarh | Municipal Corporation | Dibrugarh | UA | 154,296 | 80,757 | 71,539 | 14,314 | 89.19 |
| 4 | Jorhat | Municipal board | Jorhat | UA | 153,889 | 78,896 | 74993 | 21,873 | 91.18 |
| 5 | Tinsukia | Municipal board | Tinsukia | UA | 126,389 | 67,404 | 58,985 | 12,576 | 89.03 |
| 6 | Tezpur | Municipal board | Sonitpur | UA | 102,505 | 52,313 | 50,192 | 9,835 | 90.17 |
| *UA=Urban agglomeration ||||||||||

## Urban agglomeration

In the census of India 2011, an urban agglomeration was defined as follows:
"An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. An Urban Agglomeration must consist of at least a statutory town and its total population (i.e. all the constituents put together) should not be less than 20,000 as per the 2001 Census. In varying local conditions, there were similar other combinations which have been treated as urban agglomerations satisfying the basic condition of contiguity."

### Constituents of urban agglomerations in Assam

The recorded urban agglomerations of Assam, with a population of 1 lakh or above, are noted below.
* Guwahati: Guwahati (M.Corp) and Narengi (OG).
* Silchar: Silchar (M.B), Silchar XI (OG), Tarapur VIII (OG), Tarapur VII (C.T), Kanakpur I (C.T), Ambicapur Part–X (C.T), Silchar Part–X (C.T), Uttar Krishnapur Part–I (C.T) and Kanakpur Part–II (C.T).
* Dibrugarh: Dibrugarh (M.Corp), Mahpowalimara Gohain Gaon (OG), Tekela Chiring Gaon (OG), Niz–Mankata (C.T) and Barbari (AMC area) (C.T).
* Jorhat: Jorhat (M.B), Chengeli Gaon (OG), Gohain Tekela Gaon (OG), Duliagaon (OG), Cinnamara Grant (OG), Toklai Chah Bagicha (OG), Sarbaibandha (OG), Chowdang No.1 (OG), Bohotia Gaon (OG), Sonari Gaon (OG), Kamalabaria Gaon (OG), Nakari Bamun Gaon (OG), Barbheta Chapari (OG), Kamalabaria N.C.(C.T), Kumar kaibarta Gaon (C.T) and Chekonidhara (C.T).
* Nagaon: Nagaon (M.B), Chota Haibor (C.T), Dimaruguri (C.T), Morongial (C.T), Kachalukhowa (OG), Nartam Gaon (OG).
* Tinsukia: Tinsukia (M.B), Lahari Kachari Gaon (OG), Hengaluguri Gaon (OG), Bajatoli Gaon (OG), Hijuguri Gaon (OG), Tinsukia Town 24 No. Sheet (OG) – Ward No. 20, Kachujan Gaon (C.T) and Bahbari Gaon (C.T).
* Tezpur: Tezpur (M.B), Bamun Chuburi Gaon (OG), Dekar Gaon (OG), Prabatia Gaon (OG), Hazarpar Dekar Gaon (OG), Deuri Gaon (OG), Barika Chuburi (C.T), Majgaon (C.T) and Gutlong Gaon (C.T).

## List of municipal areas in Assam

A list of municipal areas based on population classes I – III, and IV and IV+ as per Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India are tabulated below.
| Population rank | Name | Type | Class | District | Population | Growth rate in % |
| 1st | $^†$Guwahati | IC | M.Corp | Kamrup Metro | 968,549 | 91.12 |
| 2nd | $^†$Silchar | IC | M.B | Cachar | 229,136 | 91.05 |
| 3rd | $^†$Dibrugarh | IC | M.Corp | Dibrugarh | 154,296 | 89.15 |
| 4th | $^†$Jorhat | IC | M.B | Jorhat | 154,889 | 91.42 |
| 5th | $^†$Nagaon | IC | M.B | Nagaon | 142,736 | 87.82 |
| 6th | Tinsukia | IC | M.B | Tinsukia | 126,389 | 89.65 |
| 7th | $^†$Tezpur | IC | M.B | Sonitpur | 102,505 | 82.01 |
| 8th | Bongaigaon | II | M.B | Bongaigaon | 93,650 | 56.42 |
| 9th | Diphu | II | M.B | Karbi Anglong | 63,654 | 18.02 |
| 10th | $^†$Dhubri | II | M.B | Dhubri | 63,388 | 79.51 |
| 11th | North Lakhimpur | II | M.B | Lakhimpur | 59,793 | 09.03 |
| 12th | Karimganj | II | M.B | Karimganj | 57,585 | 09.01 |
| 13th | Sivasagar | II | M.B | Sivasagar | 55,595 | 07.07 |
| 14th | $^†$Goalpara | III | M.B | Goalpara | 53,455 | 08.05 |
| 15th | Barpeta Town | III | M.B | Barpeta | 43,663 | 03.05 |
| 16th | $^†$Golaghat | III | M.B | Golaghat | 42,991 | 21.04 |
| 17th | Haflong | III | M.B | Dima Hasao | 42,972 | 16.04 |
| 18th | Rangia | III | M.B | Kamrup | 39,584 | 14.0 |
| 19th | Mangaldai | III | M.B | Darrang region | 36,993 | 56.12 |
| 20th | Tangla | III | M.B | Udalguri | 35,244 | 56.00 |
| 21st | Lanka | III | M.B | Nagaon | 36,803 | 06.06 |
| 22nd | Hojai | III | M.B | Nagaon | 36,544 | 02.02 |
| 23rd | Barpeta Road | III | M.B | Barpeta | 35,281 | 00.06 |
| 24th | Kokrajhar | III | M.B | Kokrajhar | 34,202 | 08.09 |
| 25th | Hailakandi | III | M.B | Hailakandi | 33,671 | 12.10 |
| 26th | Morigaon | III | M.B | Morigaon | 29,182 | 28.07 |
| 27th | Nalbari | III | M.B | Nalbari | 27,608 | 16.0 |
| 26th | Silapathar | III | M.B | Dhemaji | 25,662 | 14.00 |
| 29th | Dhekiajuli | III | M.B | Sonitpur | 21,375 | 07.06 |
| 30th | Dergaon | IV | M.B | Golaghat | 20,097 | 33.05 |
| 31st | Sonari | IV+ | M.B | Charaideo | 19,792 | 11.09 |
| 32nd | Kharupetia | IV+ | M.B | Darrang region | 18,501 | 9.82 |
| 33rd | Nazira | IV+ | M.B | Sivasagar | 13,299 | 06.03 |
| 34th | Lakhipur | IV+ | C.T | Cachar | 10,943 | 8.0 |
| (Italic text cities are also urban agglomerations). M.Corp: Municipal corporation M.B: Municipal board C.T: Census town $^†$ Are oldest, classified and prominent, and constantly inhabited, recognised urban centres based on the earliest years of formation of the civic bodies, before the Indian independence of 1947. |||||||