Pathsala is a small town in Bajali District of Assam in North East India. Pathsala Town is divided into 10 wards. Pathsala is Sub Divisional Head Quarter of Bajali Subdivision of Bajali District. The Pathsala Municipal Board has population of 18,233 as per report released by Census India 2011. Literacy rate of Pathsala city is 92.80% higher than state average of 72.19%. In Pathsala, Male literacy is around 95.25% while female literacy rate is 90.17%.

Pathsala Municipal Board has total administration over 2,759 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Pathsala is the heritage of theatre in Assam. The mobile theatre groups of Assam have carved a special niche as the mass entertainers in Northeast India. Pathsala is among the top educational hubs in lower Assam, Producing toppers in both -SEBA and AHSEC Exams. Bajali Higher Secondary School, Estd: 1926 and Bajali College Estd:1955 are the oldest Educational institutions in the area. Apart from these Govt. funded Institutions, many Private Institutions there which are attracting young talents from all over Assam to come and study in Pathsala.