The Assam Year Book 2024 serves as a reliable and up-to-date source of information about the state, offering the latest data and updates across various sectors, including agriculture, industry, education, health, and infrastructure. Recognized for its rich cultural heritage, Assam is home to the first Assamese novel, “Bhanumati” or ‘Bhanumoti,’ published in 1890.
The Assam Year Book not only provides insights into the state’s vibrant cultural tapestry but also captures and showcases diverse traditions, art forms, festivals, and historical landmarks. Serving as a comprehensive reference, the publication presents statistical data and analyses related to various socio-economic indicators in Assam. Topics covered include population, literacy rates, poverty alleviation measures, income distribution, and human development indices.
Offering a glimpse into Assam’s progress, heritage, and current affairs, the Assam Year Book 2024 is a valuable resource for individuals interested in staying informed about the state’s development, cultural richness, government policies, and socio-economic indicators. Whether for researchers, students, or anyone curious about Assam, this book provides a holistic snapshot.
Assam Year Book 2024 PDF – CONTENTS
- CHAPTER 1 THE STATE
- Assam at a Glance
- Origin of the Name of Assam
- Location Boundaries and Physiography of Assam
- Climate & Rainfall
- Some Devastating Earthquakes of Assam
- Major Rivers and Tributaries
- Bridges Over Brahmaputra
- Tributories of the Brahmaputra River
- Major River Valley Projects/Dams/Barrages
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 2. BIODIVERSITY OF ASSAM
- The Bio-spectrum
- Diverse Plant Communities
- Forest in Assam
- The orchids of Assam
- Bamboos in Assam
- Cane Diversity
- Medicinal Plant diversity
- The Rich Faunal diversity
- Mammalian diversity
- Fish Diversity
- Butterfly Diversity
- Some Important Facts
- CHAPTER 3. GEOGRAPHY OF ASSAM
- Mind Map
- General boundaries
- Area, Size and Political divisions of the State (Districts)
- Physical Features
- Geographical Features
- Topographical Features
- Major Physiographic Divisions
- Mind Map
- River Systems of Assam
- Natural Resources of Assam
- Aquatic Flora and Fauna
- Molluscan Diversity
- Medicinal Herbs and Plants
- CHAPTER 4. HISTORY OF ASSAM
- Mind Map
- The pre-historical age of Assam
- Ancient Assam
- Medieval Assam
- Modern Assam
- Rule of Ahom dynasty in Assam
- Rulers of Ahom dynasty in Assam
- The Kachari Kingdom
- The Chutiya Kingdom
- The Baro-Bhuyans
- The Koch Kingdom
- Important facts of Assam History
- The Renaissance in Assam (Assam After the Revolt of 1857)
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 5. THE ASSAM ACCORD
- Some important clauses of Assam accord
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 6. ASSAM POLITY
- Mind Map
- Assam Ease of Doing Business (Amendment) Bill, 2020
- Bodo Accord- Bodoland Territorial Area District
- Demand for Autonomy in Assam
- Assam Government’s 18 Flagship programme
- Panchayati Raj System in Assam
- Municipal System in Assam
- Autonomous Councils in Assam.
- The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971
- Five New Districts of Assam
- Controversies relating to National Register of Citizens (NRC)
- Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019
- Assam Public Service Commission
- Political Personalities of Assam
- Forgotten Heroes of Assam
- Commissioners of Assam (1828-74)
- Governors of Assam (1921-47)
- Governors of Assam & List of Governors since 1947
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 7. POPULATION AND THE PEOPLE
- People and their Background
- Ranking of Districts by Population Size, 2011
- Assam Population 2011
- Literacy Rate in Assam as per 2011 cencus
- Heavily Populated Districts
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 8. RELIGION
- Population by Religion
- Ekasarana Dharma of Assarn
- Multiple Choice Question
- CHAPTER 9. DISTRICTS AND SUBDIVISION
- Districts of Assam
- Multiple Choice Questions
- Districts, Districts Headquarters, Land Area and Population of Assam according to 2011 census data
- East Kamrup and South Kamrup
- Smallest Districts
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 10. ART AND CULTURE OF ASSAM
- Mind Map
- Gamucha
- Tamul Paan
- Jaapi
- Xorai
- Mekhela Chador
- Traditional Muga Silk Mekhela Chador
- Assamese Jewellery
- Bihu
- Satriya Nritya
- Barpeta’s Bhortal Nritya
- Jhumur Dance
- A troupe performing Jhumur Dance
- Bagurumba
- Deodhani
- Music in Assam
- Cuisine of Assam
- Contribution of Azan Fakir to the Assamese Culture
- Shri Shrimonta Shankardev
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 11. FESTIVALS, TRADITIONS AND FOOD HABITS IN ASSAM
- Mind Map
- Festivals in Assam
- Folk Dances of Assam.
- Tradition, Food Habits, Dress, Ornaments
- Traditional Dress
- Folk Music
- Art and Craft
- Cuisine of Assam, Culture of Assam
- Traditional Jewellery
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 12. CUSTOMS & BELIEFS OF ASSAM
- Customs
- Major Occupation in Assam
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 13. ARCHITECTURE AND SCUPLPTURE OF ASSAM
- Secular architecture in Assam
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 14. PAINTING OF ASSAM
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 15. MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
- Mind Map
- Toka The Bamboo Slapstick
- Some other instruments
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 16. NATURAL RESOURCES OF ASSAM
- Mineral Resources of Assam
- Forest Resources of Assam
- Water Resources
- Irrigation
- River System
- Agriculture Resources
- Multiple Choice Question
- CHAPTER 17. AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY OF ASSAM
- Agriculture in Assam
- Important crops of Assam
- Flowers
- Industry and Industrial development in Assam
- Industrial development in Asaam
- Five Year Plan (FYPs)
- NITI Aayog
- Advantage Assam
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 18. IRRIGATION AND POWER SYSTEM IN ASSAME
- Necessity of irrigation in the state of Assam
- Creation of irrigation Department
- Irrigation development in Assam
- Power Generation
- Projects in Pipeline
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 19. ASSAMESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
- Mind Map
- Literature
- Language
- Folk literature of Assam
- Written Literature
- Literature in Ahom Age
- Modern Assamese Literature
- Assamese Poetry
- Modern Assamese Poet
- Assamese Novels
- Assamese Dictionary
- CHAPTER 20. ASSAMESE NEWSPAPER
- Major newspapers of Assam
- Assamese online newspaper, with exceptional coverage
- Bangla newspapers in Assam
- Hindi newspapers in Assam
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 21. THEATRE AND CINEMA IN ASSAM
- Form
- Dance drama
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 22. NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES
- Mind Map
- National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of Assam
- National Parks and Wildlife sanctuaries (WLS) of Assam
- Postal Address of National Parks
- National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuary of Assam
- List trees found in our wildlife sanctuary in Assam
- List animals found in our wildlife sanctuary in Assam
- List birds found in our wildlife sanctuary in Assam
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 23. TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
- Transport Systern in Assam
- The National Highways (N.H.) in Assam (2010-11)
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 24. FAMOUS PLACES AND HISTORICAL MONUMENTS
- Mind Map
- Kaziranga National Park
- Guwahati
- Manas National Park
- Majuli
- Tezpur
- Sivasagar
- Barak Valley
- Jorhat
- Dibrugarh
- Dibru Saikhowa National Park
- Nameri National Park
- Orang National Park
- Barpeta
- Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
- Umananda Island
- Mayong
- Digboi
- Hajo Powa Mecca
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 25. TRIBES OF ASSAM
- The Barmans
- Bodos
- The Chutiyas
- Dimasas
- Deories
- Fakials
- Garos
- Hajongs
- Hmars
- Karbis
- Missing
- Rabhas
- Sonowal Kacharies
- Tiwas
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 26, ECONOMY OF ASSAM
- Mind Map
- Assam economy latest data
- Assam Budjet 2023-24
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 27. EDUCATION IN ASSAM
- Medium of instruction
- Development of Primary Education in Assam (Pre-Inde
- Development of Education in Assam (British Era)
- Provisions of Assam Primary Educations Act, 1926
- National Education Policy, 2020
- CHAPTER 28. AWARDS OF ASSAM & INDIA
- Awards, Titles & Honours of literature, culture, sports
- List of Bharat Ratna Awad winner Assamese
- List of Sahitya Academy Award winner Assamese
- Nobel Prizes and Laureates, 2023
- List of Indian Recipients of Ramon Magsaysay Award
- List of recipients of Assan Valley Literary Award
- List of National Sports Awards 2020 Winners
- Padma Shri Award Recipients from Assam (2020-23)
- Padma Bhusan Award Recipients from Assam (2020-22)
- Recipients of Bhaben Baruah Award
- Biju Phukan Recognition Award, 2020
- Assam Baibhav Award
- Assam gaurav Award
- Assam Saurav Award
- CHAPTER 29. EMINENT SCIENTISTS OF ASSAM
- CHAPTER 30. STATE SYMBOLS
- Mind Map
- Official State Symbols of Assam
- CHAPTER 31. ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL ORGANISATION
- List of Central Universities, Deemed University,
- State Universities and Private Universities
- Medical colleges
- Research institutes
- Autonomous Institutions
- Hotel management institutes
- Management institutes
- General degree colleges
- Major social organisation
- CHAPTER 32. RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES IN ASSAM
- List of Rivers in Assam
- Majuli River Island
- The Main Majuli Satra’s
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 33. ADMINISTRATION
- Administrative Structure
- Constituencies since 1991-11 with number of electorates hide 5
- List of Parliamentary Constituencies of Assam
- CHAPTER 34. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- CHAPTER 35. FAMOUS ASSAMESE BOOKS AND AUTHORS
- CHAPTER 36. WHO’S WHO
- CHAPTER 37. THE NORTH-EASTERN STATES
- The North Eastern States
- An overview of North-eastern states
- Multiple Choice Questions
- CHAPTER 37. ASSAM IN RECORD
- Appendices
- Appendix ‘A’ First in Assam
- Appendix ‘B’: Deparments Government of Assam
- Appendix ‘C’: Pincode for important places
- Appendix D: Important years and events of Assam
- Appendix E’: National Highway, passes through Assam
- Appendix F: Satras in Assam
- Appendix ‘G’ Endangered Birds of Assam
- Appendix ‘H’: List of Assamese writers with their pen names
- Appendix T: Vehicles Registration Code of Assam
- Appendix J’: Abbreviation
- Other Abbreviation (Government Policies and Schemes) Economic Abbreviations
- Common Abbreviation
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