Question 194
What is the population density of Assam?
Answer
398/km 2
Why?
The Correct Answer is Option 3, i.e. 398/km 2 . Assam density is 398 per square km which is above the national average of 382 per square km. Assam density was 340 per square km in 2001 , and the national average 324 per square km in 2001. The state is spread over 78,438 sq. of area. Km. Making it the country's 16th largest state in terms of population. Assam's literacy rate has seen an upward trend and is 72.19 per cent as per the census of the population in 2011. Sex ratio in Assam is 958 i.e. for every 1000 males which are below the national average of 940 according to the 2011 census.
