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... Assam ( B. ) One of the 21 states of the Indian Union , Assam is lo- cated in the northeast of India , from which it is almost isolated on the west by Bangladesh . It has an area of 30,452 square miles ( 78,890 square kilometres ) and a ...
... Assam ( B. ) One of the 21 states of the Indian Union , Assam is lo- cated in the northeast of India , from which it is almost isolated on the west by Bangladesh . It has an area of 30,452 square miles ( 78,890 square kilometres ) and a ...
Page 208
... Assam before turning due south to enter the plains of Bangladesh . The river valley , rarely more than 50 miles wide , is studded with numerous groups of hills that rise abruptly from the plain . The valley is sur- rounded on all sides ...
... Assam before turning due south to enter the plains of Bangladesh . The river valley , rarely more than 50 miles wide , is studded with numerous groups of hills that rise abruptly from the plain . The valley is sur- rounded on all sides ...
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... Assam . In the early 1970s , about 56 percent of the total working population were directly engaged in agriculture , with another 10 percent employed on the plantations , in forestry , or in other occupations related to agriculture ...
... Assam . In the early 1970s , about 56 percent of the total working population were directly engaged in agriculture , with another 10 percent employed on the plantations , in forestry , or in other occupations related to agriculture ...
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