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Assam Population 2024

Assam is a state in the north-eastern region of India. It’s known for Assam tea and Assam silk and receives more rainfall than most parts of India. As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of  Assam in 2011 is 31,205,576 (3.12 Crore) and the estimated population of Assam in 2024 is 36,047,000 (3.6 Crore)

YearPopulation% Growth
201131,206,000
201633,168,0006.29%
202135,043,0005.65%
202636,717,0004.78%
203138,196,0004.03%
203639,399,0003.15%

Source: Census 2011 & Census Population Projection report

Census 2011-2021

Assam has a population growth rate during 2011-2021 of 14.10%. Its estimated population in 2021 is 3.50 Crores* an increase of around 38 lakhs from 2011.

AssamCensus 20112021 Estimate
Total Population31,205,576 (3.12 Crore)35,043,000
Male Population15,939,44317,843,000
Female Population15,266,13317,200,000
Total Area78,438 km2 
Area Rank16th
Population Density397/km2447/km2
Population Rank15th
Average Literacy (%)72.19%
Sex Ratio95885.90%
Capital CityDispur
Formation26-Jan-50

Source: Census 2011 & Census Population Projection report

Assam Historical Population

Assam has a population growth rate of  17.07% during 2001-2011. In 1910 Population of Uttar Pradesh was  33 lakh & Year 2021 it’s estimated to reach 3.5 Crore, an increase of almost 3 Crore. Let’s look at decade population & percentage change from the Year 1910 to 2021

Census YearPopulationAbsolute ChangePercentage Change
19013,289,680 – 
1911 3,848,617+558937+16.99
19214,636,980+788363+20.48
19315,560,371+923391+19.91
19416,694,790+1134419+20.40
19518,028,856+1334066+19.93
196110,837,329+2808473+34.98
197114,625,152+3787823+34.95
198118,041,248 +3,416,096 +23.36
199122,414,322+4373074+24.24
200126,655,528+4241206+18.92
201131,205,576+4550048+17.07

Source: Census 2011 

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Rajeev Rana

Rajeev Rana loves reading about history and demography and has been writing on these topics for five years. While not a certified expert, he has a deep understanding of demography in India. Rajeev contributes to several websites and has extensive knowledge of the Delhi NCR area.