<P> This is a list of urban agglomerations with populations above 100,000 and cities (not part of urban agglomerations) with populations of less than or equal to 100,000, as per 2011 census in the Indian state of Assam . </P> <P> A list of urban agglomerations / cities having populations of 1 lakh and above in the Indian state of Assam . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="10"> Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population 1 lakh and above </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Government </Th> <Th> District </Th> <Th> Type * </Th> <Th> Population 2011 </Th> <Th> Male </Th> <Th> Female </Th> <Th> Population below 5 yrs </Th> <Th> Literacy Rate </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Guwahati </Td> <Td> Municipal Corporation </Td> <Td> Kamrup Metropolitan </Td> <Td> UA </Td> <Td> 968,549 </Td> <Td> 505,542 </Td> <Td> 463,007 </Td> <Td> 43,537 </Td> <Td> 91.12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Silchar </Td> <Td> Municipal Board </Td> <Td> Cachar </Td> <Td> UA </Td> <Td> 228,985 </Td> <Td> 115,443 </Td> <Td> 113,542 </Td> <Td> 21,841 </Td> <Td> 91.05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dibrugarh </Td> <Td> Municipal Board </Td> <Td> Dibrugarh </Td> <Td> UA </Td> <Td> 154,019 </Td> <Td> 79,743 </Td> <Td> 74,276 </Td> <Td> 13,303 </Td> <Td> 89.75 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jorhat </Td> <Td> Municipal Board </Td> <Td> Jorhat </Td> <Td> UA </Td> <Td> 153,249 </Td> <Td> 79,348 </Td> <Td> 73,901 </Td> <Td> 13,757 </Td> <Td> 91.18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nagaon </Td> <Td> Municipal Board </Td> <Td> Nagaon </Td> <Td> UA </Td> <Td> 147,137 </Td> <Td> 74,824 </Td> <Td> 73,313 </Td> <Td> 15,117 </Td> <Td> 90.82 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Tinsukia </Td> <Td> Municipal Board </Td> <Td> Tinsukia </Td> <Td> UA </Td> <Td> 125,637 </Td> <Td> 64,637 </Td> <Td> 61,000 </Td> <Td> 20,677 </Td> <Td> 90.42 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Tezpur </Td> <Td> Municipal Board </Td> <Td> Sonitpur </Td> <Td> UA </Td> <Td> 100,477 </Td> <Td> 52,635 </Td> <Td> 47,842 </Td> <Td> 9,497 </Td> <Td> 89.12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="30"> * UA = Urban Agglomeration </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="10"> Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population 1 lakh and above </Th> </Tr>

The most populous district in assam according to 2011 census