Highest Poverty in Assam

Top 100 cities ranked by highest poverty

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All Countries · India · Assam

Highest Poverty — Assam

1 Udalguri 28.0%

2 Titābar 28.0%

3 Tinsukia 28.0%

4 Tezpur 28.0%

5 Teok 28.0%

6 Sorbhog 28.0%

7 Sonāri 28.0%

8 Soalkuchi 28.0%

9 Simaluguri 28.0%

10 Silchar 28.0%

11 Sibsāgar 28.0%

12 Sapatgrām 28.0%

13 Rangia 28.0%

14 Rangāpāra 28.0%

15 Rangapahār 28.0%

16 Numāligarh 28.0%

17 Nagaon 28.0%

18 North Lakhimpur 28.0%

19 North Guwāhāti 28.0%

20 Nāzirā 28.0%

21 Nāmrup 28.0%

22 Nalbāri 28.0%

23 Nahorkatiya 28.0%

24 Morānha 28.0%

25 Mariāni 28.0%

26 Margherita 28.0%

27 Mangaldai 28.0%

28 Mākum 28.0%

29 Maibong 28.0%

30 Mahur 28.0%

31 Lāla 28.0%

32 Lakhipur 28.0%

33 Kokrajhar 28.0%

34 Khārupatia 28.0%

35 Karīmganj 28.0%

36 Kālāigaon 28.0%

37 Jorhat 28.0%

38 Jamunāmukh 28.0%

39 Howli 28.0%

40 Hojāi 28.0%

41 Hājo 28.0%

42 Hailākāndi 28.0%

43 Hāflong 28.0%

44 Goshaingaon 28.0%

45 Golakganj 28.0%

46 Golāghāt 28.0%

47 Gohpur 28.0%

48 Goālpāra 28.0%

49 Gauripur 28.0%

50 Guwahati 28.0%

51 Dum Duma 28.0%

52 Duliajan 28.0%

53 Dispur 28.0%

54 Diphu 28.0%

55 Digboi 28.0%

56 Dibrugarh 28.0%

57 Dhubri 28.0%

58 Dhing 28.0%

59 Dhemāji 28.0%

60 Dhekiajuli 28.0%

61 Dhakuākhanā 28.0%

62 Dergaon 28.0%

63 Chāpar 28.0%

64 Chāngsāri 28.0%

65 Chābua 28.0%

66 Bongaigaon 28.0%

67 Bokākhāt 28.0%

68 Bokajān 28.0%

69 Bilāsipāra 28.0%

70 Bijni 28.0%

71 Bihpuriāgaon 28.0%

72 Bāsugaon 28.0%

73 Barpeta 28.0%

74 Barpathār 28.0%

75 Bangaon 28.0%

76 Badarpur 28.0%

77 Amingaon 28.0%

78 Amguri 28.0%

79 Abhayāpuri 28.0%

80 Barpeta Road 28.0%

81 Morigaon 28.0%

82 Silapathar 28.0%

83 Sarupathar 28.0%

84 Lumding Railway Colony 28.0%

85 Padmabīl 28.0%

86 Rengte 28.0%

87 Biswanath Chariali 28.0%

88 Dharapur 28.0%

89 Doboka 28.0%

90 Bihpuria 28.0%

91 Dudpatil I 28.0%

92 Tangla 28.0%

93 Sarthebari 28.0%

94 Pathsala 28.0%

95 Donkamokam 28.0%

96 Dimaruguri 28.0%

97 Nahira 28.0%

98 Azara 28.0%

99 Hamren 28.0%

100 Lanka 28.0%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Assam face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Udalguri has a poverty rate of 28.0%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Udalguri, 28.0% of residents — roughly 1 in 4 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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