The administrative entities that are a level below of Districts are named as Sub-districts (officially Co-district) 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 sub-districts[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 | Sub-districts |
|---|---|---|
| Baksa | Mushalpur | Mushalpur, Salbari, Tamulpur |
| Bajali | Pathsala | Bajali |
| Barpeta | Barpeta | Barpeta, Kalgachia, Sarukhetri, Sorbhog |
| Biswanath | Biswanath Chariali | Biswanath Chariali, Gohpur |
| Bongaigaon | Bongaigaon | Bongaigaon, Abhayapuri |
| 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 | Rangiya | Kamrup, Rangiya |
| Kamrup Metro | Guwahati 7A 7B 7C | Guwahati, Chandrapur, Dispur, Sonapur, Azara |
| Karbi Anglong | Diphu | Diphu, Bokajan, Howraghat |
| West Karbi Anglong | 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.
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Notes
edit- ^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]
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