Demographic Transformation in Assam: Flow and Pattern

Assam, a border state of India, shares international boundaries with Bhutan and Bangladesh; where the rapidly changing nature of population composition is clearly visible. Immigration from Bangladesh has long been a major issue in this region, significantly altering its demographic, social and religious fabric. This paper focuses on the pre-independence and post-independence status of population change, flow and pattern. It relies on authorized secondary data as the base for drawing conclusions. Debatable conspiracies such as the Greater Bangladesh and annex Assam theories have also been highlighted in the study. Furthermore, the paper aims to present possible future scenarios for Assam?s population composition using the Population Projection Method.