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Lower Assam division
Lower Assam division is one of the 5 administrative divisions of Assam in India. It was formed in 1874, consisting of the undivided Kamrup district of Western Assam, undivided Darrang and Nagaon districts of Central Assam and Khasi & Jaintia hills of Meghalaya, created for revenue purposes.[1] The division is under the jurisdiction of a Commissioner, who is stationed at Guwahati. The division currently covers the Western Brahmaputa Valley.[citation needed] Shri Jayant Narlikar, IAS is the current Commissioner of Lower Assam division. History Most parts of Lower assam districts were under rule of the Kingdom of Bhutan until the 19th century. DistrictsLower Assam division contains 12 districts, namely Dhubri, South Salamara, Kokrajhar, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Barpeta, Bajali, Nalbari, Baksa, Kamrup and Kamrup metropolitan.[2] Among these, 3 districts namely Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa lie within Bodoland.[3]
# Districts within the Bodoland Territorial Region DemographicsAs per the 2011 census, Lower Assam division has a population of 11,252,365 people. LanguagesAccording to the 2011 census, the total number of Assamese speakers in the division were 59,61,583, Bengali speakers were 34,76,953, Boro speakers were 8,70,198 and Hindi speakers were 3,17,958. Although the Bengali speaking population was 30.9% as per the 2011 census language report, Lower Assam Division is home to a large Muslim population of Bengali origin, most of whom now identify as Assamese speakers in the census.[9][10] Muslims are around 49.5% of the total lower Assam population at the time of the 2011 census.[citation needed] See alsoReferences
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