Assam is a gateway to North Eastern state of India. It is surrounded by other North eastern states Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and. Maghalaya. Assam along with these 6 states together is called Seven Sisters. Assam also shares international borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh. Assam has total area of 78,438 km² with the population of about 26,638,407. The majestic river Brahmaputra that has its origin in Tibet flows through this state. Assam is divided into 27 administrative districts with Dispur is the capital of Assam. Assamese and Bodo are the major official languages of the state. Assam also accounts for fair share of India’s production of rice, mustard seeds, potato, banana, aceca nut and turmeric. It is also a home to the large verities of citrus fruits, grasses, herbs and spices.

Sightseeing of Assam:
Assam is renowned for its natural beauty and wild life. There are various places that are worth visiting during a tour to Assam. Some of them are:
Kaziranga National Park
Guwahati
Majuli Island
Sibsagar
Kamakhya Temple
Haflong


Treasures of Assam:
Assam is famous for its tea gardens and wild life sanctuaries. It one of the naturally beautiful states of India. Kaziranga National Park, Manas National parks are the treasure for the nation.


How to Reach Assam

By Air: Assam has International airport in Guwahati. Some other domestic airports of Assam are Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Tezpur, Lakhimpur and Silcher. Air India, Indian airlines, Sahara and Jet Airways operate International and domestic flights to Assam.

By Rail: Visitors can reach to Assam Rail network. For visiting Assam you can avail train services from Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Trivandrum and Cochin. The B. G line is linked up with Dibrugarh and M.G line is connected to Haflong and Silcher. So it is easy to move in and around the Assam through the network of rails.

By Road: Assam has some good network of roads and highways that connect to the other major cities and states of India. Government of Assam runs Assam State Transport Corporation for providing convenient transport facilities to its visitors.

Best time to visit Assam: The best time to visit Assam is from October to April.

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About India
States:
Andhra Pradesh	Arunachal Pradesh	Assam
Bihar	Chhattisgarh	Goa
Gujarat	Haryana	Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir	Jharkhand	Karnataka
Kerala	Madhya Pradesh	Maharashtra
Manipur	Meghalaya	Mizoram
Nagaland	Orissa	Punjab
Rajasthan	Sikkim	Tamil Nadu
Tripura	Uttar Pradesh	Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Union Territories:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Daman and Diu
Lakshadweep	National Capital Territory of Delhi
Puducherry