Assam (1947–1963)
Greater 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. Undivided Assam included five of the seven contiguous states of Northeast India—with Tripura and Manipur not being a part of it.
| State of Assam | |||||||||||||||||
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| State of India | |||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1963 | |||||||||||||||||
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Assam in 1936 before division | |||||||||||||||||
| Capital | Shillong | ||||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||||
• | 121,908 km2 (47,069 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||
• | 202,270 km2 (78,100 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||
• Established | 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1963 | ||||||||||||||||
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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.