Assam is one of India’s North-Eastern states, located in the southeastern Himalayas. It is the 17th largest (78,438 km2) and 15th most populous (31,169,272 estimations of 2011 census), with a population density of 390 inhabitants per km2. Guwahati is the biggest city in Assam, covering an area of 216 km2 and having a population of 962,334 (2011 estimate) with a density of 4,439 persons per km2. Dispur is the capital and a Guwahati locality with a population of 9,829.
| Rank | City Name | Population | Area (km²) | Density ( inhabitants/km²) | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guwahati [Gauhati] | 962,334 | 216 | 4,439 | Kamrup Metro |
| 2 | Silchar | 229,136 | 26.88 | 8,524 | Cachar |
| 3 | Dibrugarh | 154,296 | 16.13 | 9,565 | Dibrugarh |
| 4 | Jorhat | 153,889 | 75.93 | 2,026 | Jorhat |
| 5 | Nagaon (Nowgong) | 148,496 | 13.17 | 11,275 | Nagaon |
| 6 | Tinsukia | 126,389 | 12.79 | 9,881 | Tinsukia |
| 7 | Tezpur | 102,505 | - | - | sonitpur |
| 8 | Bongaigaon | 82,218 | 7.35 | 11,186 | Bongaigaon |
| 9 | Karimganj | 71,213 | - | - | Karimganj |
| 10 | Dhubri | 63,388 | 4.23 | 14,985 | Dhubri |
| 11 | Diphu | 61,797 | 16.48 | 3,749 | Karbi Anglong |
| 12 | North Lakhimpur | 59,814 | 13.74 | 4,353 | Lakhimpur |
| 13 | Lumding | 54,005 | 11.93 | 4,526 | Nagaon |
| 14 | Goalpara | 53,430 | 12.76 | 4,187 | Goalpara |
| 15 | Sibsagar | 50,781 | 10.95 | 4,637 | Sivasagar |
| 16 | Haflong | 43,756 | 12.79 | 3,421 | Dima Hasao |
| 17 | Barpeta | 42,649 | 3.86 | 11,049 | Barpeta |
| 18 | Golaghat | 41,989 | 7.32 | 5,736 | Golaghat |
| 19 | Bilasipara | 37,410 | 5.19 | 7,208 | Dhubri |
| 20 | Lanka | 36,805 | 3.6 | 10,223 | Nagaon |
| 21 | Hojai | 36,638 | 5.28 | 6,939 | Nagaon |
| 22 | Barpeta Road | 35,571 | 4.52 | 7,869 | Barpeta |
| 23 | Digboi | 34,462 | 9.33 | 3,693 | Tinsukia |
| 24 | Kokrajhar | 34,136 | 8.24 | 4,142 | Kokrajhar |
| 25 | Hailakandi | 33,637 | 4.55 | 7,392 | Hailakandi |
