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Detailed explanation-1: -Mājuli or Majuli (mazuli) is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam and in 2016 it became the first island to be made a district in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Majuli, in the Brahmaputra River in India, a non-coastal landmass between two banks of a river, is recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest inhabited riverine island, at 880 square kilometres (340 sq mi).

Detailed explanation-3: -The northeastern state of Assam in India is famous for Majuli, the largest river island in the world. The island of Majuli is positioned in the middle of river Brahmaputra and is the abode to the place of Vaishnavite culture in Majuli.

Detailed explanation-4: -Majuli is a district curved out of Jorhat district via govt notification no GAG (B) 27/2005/Pt.NI/59 in the north east province of Indian Sub-Continent.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nongkhnum River Island is the biggest river island in Meghalaya and the second biggest river island in Asia, after Majuli Island in Assam. It is located at a distance of about 14 Km from the headquarter of the District, Nongstoin and at a distance of about 63 km from Mairang Sub‐Division.