Administrative divisions of Assam explained
The state of Assam in India has five regional divisions, each comprising a number of districts. The person responsible for the administration of a division is designated as a Divisional Commissioner.
History
In 1874, Assam was constituted as a Chief Commissioner's province with the seat of the government in Shillong, the erstwhile capital of Assam, which is now in Meghalaya. To better administer the six districts of Goalpara, Kamrup, Sonitpur, Nagaon (formerly, Nowgong), Sivasagar (formerly, Sibsagar) and Lakhimpur, (the districts in the Brahmaputra valley, also called Assam Valley), the Judge of Assam Valley was given the additional charge of a commissioner in 1880.[1] In 1905, the offices of the Judge and the Commissioner were segregated in the Assam Valley; in addition to adding a separate Commissioner's office for the administration of the Hill Districts and Surma Valley.
List of divisions
Current divisions
| Division Name | Divisional Office | Districts | Population | Area |
|---|
| | Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj | 3,612,581 | |
| | Dima Hasao, Hojai, Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Morigaon, and Nagaon | 5,894,460 | |
| | Baksa, Barpeta, Bajali, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhubri, Goalpara, Nalbari, Kamrup Metropolitan, Kamrup Rural, Kokrajhar, and South Salmara-Mankachar, Tamulpur | 13,179,980 | |
| | Biswanath, Darrang, Sonitpur, and Udalguri | 4,246,834 | |
| | Charaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Majuli, Sivasagar, and Tinsukia | 7,840,943 | | |
Proposed divisions (new)
| Division Name | Divisional Office | Districts |
|---|
| | Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong, and West Karbi Anglong |
| | Cachar, Hailakandi, and Karimganj |
| | Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar, and Udalguri |
| | Hojai, Morigaon, and Nagaon |
| | Darrang, East Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan, Kamrup Rural, and South Kamrup |
| | Barpeta, Bajali, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, Goalpara, Nalbari, and South Salmara-Mankachar |
| | Biswanath, Lakhimpur, and Sonitpur |
| | Charaideo, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Golaghat, Jorhat, Majuli, Sivasagar, and Tinsukia | |
Municipal corporations
Municipal corporation (present)
Municipal corporation (proposed)
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Oldest recognised and constantly inhabited urban areas
The list of the oldest urban areas based on the earliest years of formation of the civic bodies,[3] [4] constituted before India's Independence of 1947.
References
- Book: Bose, M L . Development of Administration in Assam . Concept Publishing Company . New Delhi . 1985.
- Press Trust of India . Assam reorganises different divisions . October 31, 2015 . November 1, 2015.
Notes and References
- "In 1879, Sir Bayley, therefore, proposed to the Government of India that the Judge of Assam Valley to be the ex-officio Commissioner of Assam Valley. High Court objected to the proposal. But Government of India approved the scheme and the Chief Commissioner invested the Judge of Assam with the powers of a Commissioner of a Division."
- News: Citizens submit memo to Sonowal, The Telegraph (Calcutta – Gauhati). https://web.archive.org/web/20161223005542/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1161222/jsp/northeast/story_126084.jsp#.WOeV1BIrIch. dead. December 23, 2016. Avik Chakraborty. 21 December 2016. 21 December 2016.
- Web site: Urbanisation and Growth of Small Towns in Assam, India. Rinku Manta, Research Scholar, Deptt. of Geography - Gauhati University and Dr. Jnanshree Borah, Associate Professor, Deptt. of Geography: Arya Vidyapeeth and Cotton College - Gauhati University. 2005. 2017-04-07. 2020-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20201026171344/https://www.unil.ch/files/live/sites/igu-urban/files/shared/Manta.pdf. dead.
- Book: Report on the Administration of North East India. K. M. Mittal. 1921.
- Book: Saikia, Jugal. Economics Of Informal Milk Producing Units In Assam
– Guwahati municipal region, 1853, reconstituted 1873. . 8 April 2016. Notion Press. 5 August 2016. Google Books. 9789352069385 .
- Web site: Dibrugarh Municipal Board – Dibrugarh municipal region, 1873.. 2017-04-07. 2016-06-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20160611150105/http://dibrugarhmunicipality.org.in/. dead.
- Web site: Goalpara Municipal Board-About Us – Goalpara municipal region, 1875.. 2017-04-07. 2016-06-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625135907/http://goalparamb.org.in/Aboutus.html. dead.
- Web site: Dhubri Municipal Board – Dhubri municipal region, 1883..
- Web site: Nagaon – History – Nagaon municipal region, 1893.. 2017-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180418063334/http://nagaon.gov.in/hist.html. 2018-04-18. dead.
- Web site: About Municipal Board – Tezpur – Tezpur municipal region. 2017-04-07. 2016-06-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624164612/http://www.tezpurmb.co.in/AboutMunicipalBoard.aspx. dead.
- Web site: Jorhat Municipal Board(JBM), Jorhat, Assam – Jorhat municipal region, 1909. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160327181336/http://jorhatmunicipalboard.org/jorhat_municipal_board.php. 2016-03-27.
- News: AGP lists civic poll candidates – Golaghat municipal region, 1920. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630120603/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150119/jsp/northeast/story_9079.jsp#.V0OXAZMrIcg. dead. June 30, 2015. 5 August 2016.
- Web site: Silchar Municipal Board (Silchar Municipality) Assam – Silchar Karimganj Hailakandi – Silchar municipal region, 1922. 5 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160728100952/http://silchartoday.com/silchar/silchar-municipal-board-silchar-municipality-assam/. 28 July 2016. dead.
