State of Assam
State of India
1947-1963
Flag of Assam
Flag

Assam in 1936 before division
CapitalShillong
Area 
• 
121,908[1][2] km2 (47,069 sq mi)
• 
202,270[3] km2 (78,100 sq mi)
History 
• Established
1947
• Disestablished
1963
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Assam Province
Assam
Nagaland
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Arunachal Pradesh

Undivided Assam refers to the then undivided greater state of Assam in India soon after the Indian Independence in 1947 until 1963. In addition to the present-day Assam, it included the current states of Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram. The capital of this state was Shillong, currently the capital of Meghalaya. [4] Undivided Assam included five of the seven contiguous states of Northeast India—with Tripura and Manipur not being a part of it.

Prior to the Partition of India, Sylhet was a part of Assam.

Undivided Assam had a total area of 234,568 km2 (90,567 sq mi) which is slightly smaller than the nation of Ghana. The present day population of Undivided Assam would be 50 million which is slightly less than the population of South Korea.

Present day

"Scheduled" and "non-scheduled" official languages of Northeast Indian states

After the partition, Undivided Assam was carved into following states:

Date State/UT Country Note
15 Aug 1947 Assam India India Became states of Republic of India
1 Dec 1963 Nagaland
2 Apr 1970 Meghalaya
21 Jan 1972 Mizoram
21 Jan 1972 Arunachal Pradesh

References

  1. ↑ Province area. Total area including dependent states (Manipur - 8456 sq mi and Khasi Hills - 6157 sq mi) is 61,682 sq mi (159755 км2)
  2. ↑ The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908, p. 14.
  3. ↑ Province area after Simla Convention and accession of South Tibet excluding dependent states.
  4. ↑ "Assam Gazzeter: Geology". Government of Assam. p. 33.
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