Know Your State #03 Assam

Assam

Establishment Year 

• 26 January 1950

Capital

• Dispur 

Number of District

• 33

Official Language 

1. Assamese
2. Bangali

High Court

• Guwahati High Court

Chief Justice

• Justice Ajit Singh

Governor

• Banwarilal Purohit 

CM

• Sarbanada Sonowal (BJP)

Literacy

• 79.18%

Airport

1. Chabua Air Force Station
2. Dibrugarh Airport
3. Sookerating Air Force Station
4. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
5. Jorhat Airport
6. Lilabari Airport, Rupsi Airport
7. Shella Airport
8. Silchar Airport
9. Tezpur Airport

Tribe

1. Bodo
2. Bodo-Kachari 

Folk dance 

1. Bihu Dance
2. Bagurumba
3. Bhortal Dance
4. Jhumur Dance 

Animal

• One Horn Rhinoceros 

Bird

• White-Winged Wood Duck 

Flower

• Foxtail Orchids 

Tree

• Hollong 

Festival

• Bihu 

River

1. Brahmaputra River
2. Barak River 

Lake

1. Chandubi Lake
2. Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary
3. Son Beel Saron Beel

Dam

• Umrong Dam 

Waterfall

1. Akashiganga Falls
2. Sivakunda Falls
3. Kakochang Waterfalls
4. Champawati Kunda Waterfalls

Zoological Park

• Assam State Zoo Cum Botanical  garden 

Wildlife Sanctuary

1. Kaziranga National Park
2. Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Dipor Bil
4. Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary
5. Manas National Park
6. Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary
7. Nameri National Park
8. Orang National Park
9. Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary
10. Pabha Wildlife Sanctuary, 

Tiger Reserve 

1. Kaziranga National Park
2. Manas National Park
3. Nameri National Park