Assam, a lush green state of India is a land of blue hills, fertile valleys and dense forests. Located at the easternmost part of the country and spread out in the eastern Himalayan foothills, Assam is bounded by six North Eastern statesas well as foreign countries like Bhutan and Bangladesh. The mighty river Brahmaputra as well as Barak offer perennial navigation facilities in the state.


ASSAM AT A GLLANCE :
Capital Dispur
Area 78,438 sq. kms.
Population 22,414,322 (1991 census figure)
Literacy rate : 52.89%
a) Male
b) Woman 		61.87%
43.03%
Agricultural and Allied workers 74.00%
Roadways 31,528 kms.
Railways 2336 kms.
Waterways(River) (The river Brahamaputra from Sadia to Dhubri has been declared as National Waterways No.2 by the Central Govt.) 4065kms.
Airways(Airports) Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Tezpur, Silchar.
Air services Indian Airlines, Jet airways, Sahara Air lines, Damania, NEPC etc.
Climate :
a) Summer
b) Winter
c)Best Season
Max. 37 degree centigrade
Min. 7 degree centigrade
October-May
Avg. Rainfall 300 cms.
Clothing :
a) Summer
b) Winter
Cotton
Woolen
Technical Institutions :
a) Engineering Colleges
b) IIT
3
1
University :
College
Medical College
Industrial Training Institute 		5
283
3
23
Crops Rice, wheat, Tea, Mustard, Banana, Sugarcane, Pineapple, Orange etc.
Minerals Natural Gas, Petroleum, Coal, Limestone, Granite etc.
Industries Tea, Coal, Oil, Cotton, Textile, PFY, Iron and Steel, Jute, Paper, Cement, Methanol, Fertilizer, Sugar, Oil exploration etc.


Entry fomalities :

        All freign tourist are required to obtain a Resticted Area Permit(RAP). This can be easily obtained directly or through travel agents from :
1) Resident Commissioner, Govt. of Assam,
Assam Bhavan, New Delhi, India.
Tel : 30110769, 3017059
2) Trade Advisor, Govt of Assam,
Assam House, 8, Russel street,
Calcutta - 700016, India.
Tel : 297259
3) Ministry of Home Affairs,
Govt of India,
New Delhi.
4) Home Department, Govt of Assam,
Dispur, Guwahati - 781006,
Assam.