Nalbari District, an administrative district of Assam, is situated in between Kamrup and Barpeta District. For better administration, old Kamrup District had been divided into three districts. Nalbari was declared a sub division of undivided Kamrup District in the year 1967. Nalbari Sub Division is formally declared as a district in 14th August, 1985. District headquarters of this administrative district of Assam are situated at Nalbari. Nalbari District covers an area of 2257 sq km.

Location of Nalbari District
The Nalbari District is situated in between 26 degree north and 27 degree north latitude and 91 degree east and 97 degree east longitude. The northern side of this district is bounded by the Indo-Bhutan international boundary and the southern side by Brahmaputra River. Darrang District and Kamrup District falls in the east and Barpeta District in the west.

Geography of Nalbari District
The entire area of Nalbari District is situated at the plains of the Brahmaputra valley. The tributaries of Brahmaputra namely Nona, Buradia, Pagaldia, Borolia and Tihu which originate from the foothills of the Himalayan Range are wild in nature. These rivers have enormous contribution towards the agrarian economy of the district. Soils of Nalbari District are heterogeneous. Soil of the northern part of the district is clayey and loamy whereas the middle part is loamy and sandy. Further, soil of the southern part of Nalbari District is composed of sandy soil. The climate of this district is sub-tropical with semi dry hot summer and cold winter. During the summer season, generally during the months from May to August, heavy rainfall occurs. As a result of which the district experiences flood. The district receives average annual rainfall.

Demography of Nalbari District
Accordingly to 2001 census, population of Nalbari District is around 11, 38,184. Population density per sq km in this district is 504 persons. Thus, nearly 97.59 percent of the total populations of the district live in villages. Moreover, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe population constitute a major percentage.

Administration of Nalbari District
Administration of Nalbari District is headed by the Deputy Commissioner. He also functions as the district magistrate and the collector of the district. He heads near about 74 departments of the district administration. Deputy Commissioner is assisted by three Additional Deputy Commissioners, two Sub-Divisional Officers and Extra Assistant Commissioners. The administrative set-up of Nalbari District consists of one Civil Sub-Division, 11 Revenue Circles, 12 Community Development Blocks, nine Police outposts, 12 Anchalik Panchayats and 110 Village Panchayats covering 827 villages. Each revenue circle has a Circle Officer.

Education in Nalbari District
Nalbari District is famous for Sanskrit education. Nalbari is known as `Nabadeep` of Assam because it has various Sanskrit education centres. The first Middle School was established in Nalbari in the year 1887. In 1917 it was formally declared as Nalbari High School. Later on this school was named as `Nalbari Gordon High School`. With the passage of time, different schools and colleges were established at Nalbari District. Literacy percentage of Nalbari District is around 55.99 percent.

Tourism in Nalbari District
Tourism in Nalbari District reflects the picturesque beauty as well as the enriching history of the district. Some of the popular tourist attractions of this place are Hari Mandir, Jain Temple, Billeswar Temple, Buddhist Temple, Shripur Dewalay Mandir, Bagheswari Dewbahar Guri Devalay, Ganga Pukhuri, Mahmara Pukhuri, Angradhowa Pukhuri and more.

Nalbari District has several small scale industries. Besides, agriculture, there are various sectors that contribute to the economy of Nalbari District such as fisheries, animal husbandry, sericulture and handicraft industries.