The administrative entities that are a level below of

Districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

are named as '' Subdivisions'' in

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

. Since India's independence in 1947, the administrative entities of Assam have increased over a period of time. With 54 subdivisions initially, the

Government of Assam The Government of Assam is the subnational government of Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered ...

incorporated 24 more subdivisions with 5 new districts on 26 January 2016, increasing the count to 78. Where the subdivisions are the administrative units, the terms, such as ''

Tehsils A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administ ...

'' or ''

Mandals A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

'' represent revenue collecting units under a district administration, and both are treated as sub–districts. Assam has 155 ''Tehsils'', and a few fall under multiple districts, specially the districts in BTC and its surrounding. In present the total number of subdivisions are 78.

Notes

* Formation of Silchar municipal region, 1922. * Formation of Dhubri municipal region, 1883. * Formation of Dibrugarh municipal region, 1873. * Formation of Goalpara municipal region, 1875. * Formation of Golaghat municipal region, 1920. * Formation of Jorhat municipal region, 1909. * Formation of Guwahati municipal region, constituted as a ''

Town committee A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an or ...

'' in 1853. * Guwahati municipal region reconstituted under a '' Municipal board'' in 1873. * Guwahati municipal region upgraded to a ''

Municipal corporation A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally ...

'' in 1974. * Formation of Nagaon municipal region, 1893. * Formation of Tezpur municipal region, 1894.

References

{{reflist Subdivisions of Assam Subdivisions