Fertilizer

 

 

Month-wise Fertilizer Consumption in Assam:

(In Tonnes)

Season/Month

2007-2008

2008-2009

Nitrogen (N)

Phosphorous (P)

Murate of Potash (K)

Total (N+P+K)

Nitrogen (N)

Phosphorous (P)

Murate of Potash (K)

Total (N+P+K)

Kharif Season

April

8820

1705

1948

12473

6197

1891

2368

10456

May

8065

2443

2924

13432

7742

2073

2578

12393

June

6552

2462

4079

13093

8830

2805

4261

15896

July

8271

6623

6137

21041

10008

5270

6756

22034

August

9399

8059

5786

23244

10530

5966

7698

24194

September

8338

7208

5612

21158

9990

4689

4339

19018

Kharif Total

49445

28510

26486

104441

53297

22694

28000

103991

Rabi Season

October

6788

3842

3911

14541

7813

3763

3917

15493

November

8291

4279

4718

17288

8899

4279

4737

17915

December

8562

3733

4556

16851

9213

3772

4561

17546

January

11042

4489

4354

19885

11947

5462

5737

23146

February

10501

5000

6458

21959

12896

6750

6346

25992

March

8730

4758

5489

18977

10927

5822

5848

22597

Rabi Total

53914

26101

29486

109501

61965

29848

31146

122689

Grand Total

103359

54611

55972

213942

114992

52542

59146

226680

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2009

 

District-wise and Season-wise Consumption of Fertilizer in Assam, 2007-08

(in Tonnes)

District

Kharif

Rabi

N

P

K

Total

N

P

K

Total

Dhubri

3724

2455

2852

9031

4990

1866

785

7641

Kokrajhar

1523

1345

1185

4053

2206

743

745

3694

Bongaigaon

1808

995

1067

3870

1792

1009

735

3536

Goalpara

2009

1455

1090

4554

957

73

304

1334

Barpeta

3535

2594

2208

8337

2670

2131

1583

6384

Nalbari

1582

886

917

3385

3025

1555

1203

5783

Kamrup

10987

5718

5491

22196

6706

2347

3293

12346

Darrang

1217

898

916

3031

3179

1297

1775

6251

Sonitpur

886

705

590

2181

927

826

460

2213

Lakhimpur

729

227

220

1176

674

170

72

916

Dhemaji

48

19

15

82

32

16

16

64

Morigaon

2711

1082

988

4781

3107

2417

4343

9867

Nagaon

8369

4868

3749

16986

9322

4470

5231

19023

Golaghat

510

213

196

919

626

300

311

1237

Jorhat

870

488

405

1763

1167

720

658

2545

Sibsagar

650

191

91

932

1929

765

968

3662

Dibrugarh

940

784

980

2704

2347

858

1109

4314

Tinsukia

2187

897

1305

4389

768

509

321

1598

Karbi Anglong

648

290

235

1173

414

271

226

911

N.C. Hills

31

22

8

61

16

12

8

36

Karimganj

494

314

270

1078

1502

951

755

3208

Hailakandi

545

289

201

1035

1175

570

807

2552

Cachar

1627

737

662

3026

1739

1045

1199

3983

Baksa

548

309

177

1034

833

289

819

1941

Chirang

597

313

205

1115

694

428

579

1701

Udalguri

670

416

427

1513

1117

463

1181

2761

Assam

49445

28510

26450

104405

53914

26101

29486

109501

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2009