Undivided Assam

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State of Assam
State of India
1947-1963
Flag Coat of arms
Assam in 1936 before division
Capital	Shillong
Area
•	121,908[2][3] km2 (47,069 sq mi)
•	202,270[1] km2 (78,100 sq mi)
History
• Established	1947
• Disestablished	1963
Preceded by Succeeded by Assam Province Assam Nagaland

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]

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 will be 50 million which is slightly less than the population of South Korea.

Present day[]

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

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

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