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237:), the Judge of Assam Valley was given the additional charge of a commissioner in 1880. In 1905, the offices of the Judge and the Commissioner were segregated in the Assam Valley; in addition to adding a separate Commissioner's office for the administration of the Hill Districts and Surma Valley.
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534:Assam Hills
447:Upper Assam
413:North Assam
405:13,179,980
343:Lower Assam
262:Population
1456:Categories
1419:References
1312:2017-04-07
1283:2017-04-07
1236:2017-04-07
1207:2017-04-07
1100:2017-04-07
943:2017-04-07
689:Bongaigaon
676:Bongaigaon
573:Hailakandi
544:Dima Hasao
528:Districts
493:7,840,943
439:4,246,834
365:Bongaigaon
335:5,894,460
311:Dima Hasao
293:3,612,581
285:Hailakandi
259:Districts
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465:Dibrugarh
457:Charaideo
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289:Karimganj
231:Meghalaya
74:Dibrugarh
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1342:cite web
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868:Goalpara
858:Guwahati
794:Guwahati
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401:Tamulpur
377:Goalpara
348:Guwahati
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227:Shillong
138:Guwahati
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106:Goalpara
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202:Silchar
52:History
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594:Baksa
539:Diphu
353:Baksa
315:Hojai
265:Area
42:Assam
1444:2015
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1378:2016
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