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Bordering
States / Countries (E) |
Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur
and Myanmar |
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Bordering
States / Countries (W) |
West Bengal, Meghalaya, Bangladesh |
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Bordering
States / Countries (N) |
Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan |
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Bordering
States / Countries (S) |
Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura |
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Longitude |
89o 42' E to 96o 0' E |
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Latitude |
24o
5' N to 28o
0' N |
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Major
Towns |
Guwahati, Dhubri,Goalpara, Barpeta, Dibrugarh, North Lakhimpur, Golaghat,
Diphu, Tinsukia, Jorhat, Tezpur, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Silchar. |
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Area (in sq. km) |
78,523 |
|
% of forest cover (1995-96) |
27.41
|
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Languages |
Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, English |
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Total
Population |
26,638,407 |
|
Male
Polpulation |
13,787,799 |
|
Female Population |
12,850,608 |
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Literacy
Rate |
64.28% |
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Population
Density |
340 |
|
Major crops |
Rice,
Maize, Wheat, Jute,, Cotton, Sugar cane, Arecanut, Coconut |
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Major plantations |
Tea, Rubber, Coffee |
|
Fruits,
vegetables & spices |
Banana, Pineapple, Orange, Potato, Sweet potato, Papaya, Cabbage, Onion,
Tapioca |
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Major minerals |
Coal, Limestone, Petroleum, Granite, Sillimanite, Iron ore, Quartzite,
Feldspar, Clay |
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