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🦏Fun factAssam's Kaziranga National Park holds two-thirds of the world's one-horned rhinos (a UNESCO site).

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SDG India Index
65
#31 of 36India: 71
NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP
₹1.19 L
#29 of 33
MoSPI· 2022-23
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
#18 of 36India: 3.2%
PLFS· 2023-24
Labour Force Participation
66.9%
#9 of 36India: 60.1%
PLFS· 2023-24

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate
36 per 1,000
#18 of 22India: 28 per 1,000
SRS· 2020
Life Expectancy at Birth
67.7 yrs
#18 of 21India: 70.0 yrs
SRS· 2016-20
Total Fertility Rate
1.9
#8 of 35India: 2.0
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Institutional Births
84.1%
#26 of 35India: 88.6%
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Child Stunting (under 5)
35.3%
#27 of 35India: 35.5%
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)
66.4%
#27 of 31India: 76.4%
NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate
72.2%
#25 of 35India: 74.0%
Census 2011· 2011
Female Literacy Rate
66.3%
#22 of 34India: 65.5%
Census 2011· 2011
Higher Education GER
16.9%
#33 of 36India: 28.4%
AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate
167.1 per lakh
#15 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh
NCRB· 2022
Crimes Against Women Rate
81.2 per lakh
#28 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh
NCRB· 2022

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio
26.4%
#8 of 31India: 28.1%
RBI· 2023-24

Demographics

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Population
3,12,05,576
#15 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977
Census 2011· 2011
Sex Ratio
958 per 1,000 men
#16 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men
Census 2011· 2011
Urban Population Share
14.1%
#33 of 35India: 31.2%
Census 2011· 2011
Decadal Population Growth
17.1%
#18 of 34India: 17.7%
Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access
90.6%
#31 of 31India: 96.8%
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Improved Sanitation
75.6%
#23 of 31India: 70.2%
NFHS-5· 2019-21
Clean Cooking Fuel
51.9%
#23 of 31India: 58.6%
NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA
25.4%
#8 of 33
MoSPI· 2022-23
Foodgrain Yield
2,351 kg/ha
#17 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha
DA&FW· 2022-23
Net Irrigated Area
17.0%
#27 of 30India: 56.4%
DA&FW· 2022-23
Average Landholding Size
1.09 ha
#19 of 34India: 1.08 ha
Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals
25
#13 of 33
Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits
76,13,000
#22 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000
Ministry of Tourism· 2023
Foreign Tourist Visits
24,000
#26 of 36India: 1,92,46,000
Ministry of Tourism· 2023