5 Major Cities Of Assam State

• Assam is the India’s largest tea producing state and it is home to one-horned rhinos in Kaziranga National Park
• Dispur is the state capital of Assam and it is one of the major cities in the state along with Guwahati

Which state was the first oil drilling state in Asia? The answer is Assam in 1866. Digboi is in Assam and it is known as the “Oil City Of Assam”. This state is famous for its tea and silk production. Assam is India’s largest tea producing state. Dispur is the state capital and it is one of the major cities in Assam. There are many other major cities in Assam which includes Guwahati, Tinsukia etc. Here we’ll take a look at 5 of them.

Guwahati

Guwahati is the largest metropolis city in north-eastern India. Dispur, the state capital of Assam is located within Guwahati. Nickname of this city is “Gateway To North East India”. Brahmaputra is an important river of this city. Many ancient hindu temples are here which includes Kamakhya Temple, Navagraha Temple, Dirgheshwari Temple etc. So this city is also called “City Of Temples”.

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In Northeast India Guwahati is the largest city. Headquarters of Assam police is in this city. It is one of the fastest growing cities in India. One of the India’s most prestigious technical Institute IIT Guwahati is here. Cotton university is another important Institute in this city. There are lot of other educational institutions as well.

Petroleum is an important part of Guwahati’s economy. First public sector refinery of Indian Oil is operational here since 1962 at Noonmati. Tea production also plays a key role in powering city’s economy. Assam exports 80% of tea from India and has a market share of 55% in the country’s tea market. This is state’s largest industry. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport is here which connects Guwahati from other states of India and to the world. It is 11th most busiest airport of India.

Silchar

Silchar is 2nd major city in Assam. It is the site of world’s first polo club and destination of India’s first all women crew flight of Air India in 1862. Indira Gandhi gave Silchar nickname “Island Of Peace”. This city is also known as “City Of Love”. Barak Valley and ONGC base at Sirkona is here. Cane and bamboo artisans are famous in Silchar.

Assam University campus and NIT Silchar are top educational institutions along with others. 22 km away from the city there’s Silchar airport. In 1985, this airport became a destination of India’s first all women crew flight by Air India which took off from Kolkata. Silchar Airport is one of the most busiest airports of northeast.

Dibrugarh

435 km away from Dispur, there’s Dibrugarh which is 3rd major city of Assam. “Tea City Of India” and “Industrial Hub Of Northeast” are the nicknames of Dibrugarh. As the nickname suggest, Dibrugarh has many tea gardens tracing back its origin to British era.

15 km away from Dibrugarh there’s Dibrugarh airport which connects it from a major city Kolkata. In entire Northeast India first railway service was started from Dibrugarh. Brahmaputra river passes from Dibrugarh which is also known as the National Waterway 2. Kaziranga National Park and Bogibeel Bridge is not far from this city.

Jorhat

Jorhat is 4th major city of Assam nicknamed as “The City Of Cultural Capital”. Average literacy rate here is 91.39% which is one of the highest in India. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya from Jorhat is the first Assamese to win Jnanpith Award. 7 km away from Jorhat there’s Jorhat airport which connects this city from Kolkata, Delhi and Guwahati.

Tinsukia

Tinsukia is an industrial city of Assam nicknamed “Commercial Hub Of Assam”. Digboi is in Tinsukiya which is home to digging of Asia’s first oil well in 1866. Digboi is also known as the “Oil City Of Assam”. In 1899 Assam Oil Company was created to look for oil business in the city. Digboi refinery is still operational and owned by Indian Oil.

So These Were 5 Major Cities Of Assam.