North Cachar Hills District

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Demographic Profile, 2001 Census

Population 188079
Rural Population 128644
Urban Population 59435
Sex ratio (female per 1000 males) 884
Percentage of literacy 67.62
Density (per Sq. Km.) 38

Source: Economic Survey, Assam 2007-08

Area, Sub-Divisions, Villages, Blocks, Circles, Gaon Panchayats, Villages and Towns

Area Sq.Kms (as per 2001 Census) Total 4888.00
Rural 4866.23
Urban 21.77
Sub-division (as on 31.03.05) 2
No. of Community Development Block (as on 31.03.07) 5
Revenue Circles (as per 2001 Census) 4
No. of Villages (as per 2001 Census) 645
No. of Towns (as per 2001 Census) 4

Sources: Economic Survey Assam, 2007-08

              Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Distribution of Main Workers, Marginal Workers and Non Workers, 2001 Census

  Population Male Female
Total Workers 70199 48524 21675
Main Workers 55031 43074 11957
Marginal Workers 15168 5450 9718
Non Workers 117880 51298 66582
Cultivators 34305 20698 13607
Agricultural Labours 3461 1933 1528
Household Industries Workers 1704 560 1144
Other Workers 30729 25333 5396

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

AGRICULTURE:

Total Area and Classification of Area, 2003-2004 (Area in hectare)

Total Geographical area according to Professional Survey 488800
Village papers (Reported area) 488800
Forest 67277
Not available for cultivation Barren and unculturable land 393394
Net area sown 27919
Total cropped area 34866
Area sown more than once 6947

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Area under High Yielding Variety of Paddy, 2005-2006 (Area in Hect.)

Autumn Paddy 2592
Winter Paddy 5775
Summer Paddy 18
Total 8385

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Season-wise Consumption of Fertilizer, 2005-2006 (In Tonnes)

Kharif Rabi
N P K Total N P K Total
17 12 12 41 9 7 6 22

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

IRRIGATION:

Irrigation Potential Utilised, During Kharif, Rabi and Pre-Kharif Seasons, 2004-2005 (Area in Hectare)

Kharif Rabi & Pre-Kharif Total
2337.00 -- 2337.00

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Irrigation Potential Created, upto 31.03.2006 through government Irrigation Scheme (Area in Hectare)

Minor Major and Medium Total
6648 -- 6648

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Target and Achievement of Additional Irrigation Potential Created during 2005-2006 (Area in Hectare)

Target Minor Irrigation 1045
Major/Medium Irrigation --
Total 1045
Achievement Minor Irrigation 973
Major/Medium Irrigation --
Total 973

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

FOREST:

Area Under Forest as on 31.03.2006 (Area in Hectare)

Reserved Forest 63777.410
Proposed Reserved Forest --
Protected Area Network --
Total Forest (Excluding Unclassed State Forest) 63777.410

Sources: Economic Survey Assam, 2007-08

Target and Achievement of Social Forestry, 2004-2005

Target (in hect.) Achievement (in hect.) No. of seedling planted (in thousand Nos.)
400 400 440000

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

FISHERY:

Production of Fish Seed and Fish, 2006-2007:

Production of Fish Seed (in Million Nos.) Production of Fish (in Tonne)
2005-2006 2006-2007 2005-2006 2006-2007
0.15 0.19 181 228

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY:

Livestock and Poultry Population as per Livestock Census, 2003

Cattle Indigenous 56534
Crossed Breed 6205
Buffaloes Indigenous 41266
Crossed Breed --
Sheep 138
Goats 37980
Pigs 52960
Horses & ponies 159
Fowls 277460
Ducks 8535

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Livestock and Poultry Population 2006-2007 (Simple Survey)

Indigeneous Cattle Crossed Breed Cattle Buffaloes Goats Fowls Ducks
110971 9451 17444 64288 210633 70850

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Veterinary Facilities as on 2006

Dispensaries 6
Block Veterinary Dispensaries 2
A.I. Centre 1
Poultry Firm 1
Pig Firm 2

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

SERICULTURE:

Sericulture Activities, 2006-2007

No. of Sericulture Villages 145
No. of families Engaged Eri 5012
Muga --
Mulberry 60
Total area under Silk worm food plants (in hect.) Eri 333
Muga 30
Mulberry 80
Yield of cocoons Eri cocoons (in MT) 20
Muga cocoons ('000 Nos) --
Mulberry Reeling cocoons (in MT) 0.4
Production of Silk yarn Eri Raw Silk (in MT) 15.22
Muga Raw Silk (in MT) --
Mulberry Raw Silk (in MT) 0.04

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Sericultural Firms and Grainages in Assam

Eri Seed Grainages Total Area (in Hect.) 5.83
Area Under Plantation (in Hect.) 3.65
Mulberry Farms Total Area (in Hect.) 8
Area Under Plantation (in Hect.) 1.6
Basic Muga Seed Farms Total Area (in Hect.) 13.8
Area Under Plantation (in Hect.) 10.1
Production of Muga cocoons (in Nos.) 28000
Eri Concentration Centre Total Area (in Hect.) 52.31
Area Under Plantation (in Hect.) 25.71
Production of Muga cocoons (in Nos.) 393.3

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE:

Handloom and Textile Statistics, 2005-2006

Handloom Training Centre 4
No. of Trainees in Handloom Training Centre 60
Weavers Extension Service Unit (No. of Units) 5

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Handloom Demonstration Circle and Weaving Activity, 2005-2006

No. of Circle 11
No. of Villages Covered 198
No. of Weavers engaged Part Time 13845
Whole Time 277

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

POWER:

No. of Villages Electrified

No. of Inhabited Village as per 2001 Census 605
No. of Villages Electrified upto 31st March 2006 261
Percentage of Villages Electrified 33

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

INDUSTRY:

Distribution of Registered Factories, 2005

Manufacturing of Food Products and Beverages 3
Manufacture of Paper and Paper products 8
Manufacturing of office accounting and computing machinery 1
Sale, Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motor Cycle 3

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Number of SSI Units Registered upto 31.03.2007

No. of SIDO units Selected for censused 256
No. of Functioning Units 124
2001-2001 9
2005-2006 9
2006-2007 23
Total 199

Source: Economic Survey, Assam 2007-08

Statistics on Industrial Estates, 2005-2006

Name of Industrial Estate Total Area (in Sq. Mts.) No. of Shed Constructed No. of Alloted
Hamren 2400.00 4 0
Haflong 5702.40 8 1
Umrangsu 2592.00 6 6

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

TEA INDUSTRY:

Area, Production and Average Yield of Tea

  2004 2005 2006
Area under Tea (In Hectares) 4032 4021 3976
Production of Tea (In Thousand Kgs.) 4632 4417 4234
Average Yield Rate of Tea (In Kg/Hectare) 1149 1098 1065

Source: Tea Board, Guwahati.

Number of Tea Estates

2000 8
2001 8
2002 8
2003 8
2004 8
2005 8

Source: Tea Board, Guwahati.

Small Tea Growers of Assam Registered with Tea Board of India upto 31st March 2007 (Traditional and Non-Traditional area)

No. of Small Tea Growers 1
Registered Area (in hectare) 4.68

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION:

Number of Motor Vehicles on Road, 2006-2007

Truck 136
Light Motor Vehicle (goods) 1
Bus 12
Mini Bus 7
Taxi 27
Auto Rickshaw 1308
Two Wheeler 2082
Car 587
Jeep 228
Tractor 3
Trailor 2
Govt. Vehicle 479
Others 15
Total 4887

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Number of Motor Vehicles Registered, 2006-2007

Truck 20
Light Motor Vehicle (goods) 1
Bus 2
Taxi 2
Auto Rickshaw 152
Two Wheeler 262
Car 115
Jeep 18
Tractor 1
Govt. Vehicle 9
Others 4
Total 586

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Revenue Collection under Commissionerate of Transport, (in Crore)

2005-2006 2006-2007
Target Achievement Target Achievement
0.44 0.15 0.52 0.57

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

ROADS:

Length of P.W.D. Roads by Type, 2006-2007 (In Km.)

Surfaced Unsurfaced Total
535 965 1500

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Category-wise Length of Roads under P.W.D., 2006-2007 (In Km.)

State Highway Major District Highway Rural Road Urban Road Total
221 85 1118 76 1500

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

EMPLOYMENT:

Number of Employment Exchanges and Employment through Employment Exchanges, 2006

Employment Exchange 2
No. of Registration 963
No. in Live Register 17658
No. of vacancies Notified 42
No. of Placement 4
No. of Employees using Employment Exchanges 7

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE:

Number of State Government Hospital, P.H.C.s, C.H.C.s Dispensaries, Bed and Sub-Centres, 2006

Hospitals 1
Primary Health Centre (P.H.C.) 12
Dispensaries 2
Beds 178
Community Health Centre (C.H.C.) 2
Sub-Centre 73

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Number of Births and Deaths Registered during 2006

No. of Registration Centre Birth Death
18 7792 1452

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Immunization Programme, 2005-2006

Target infant B.C.G. D.P.T-3 O.P.V-3 Measles T.T. (pw)
4431 3803 2874 2874 2872 2690

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Family Welfare Performance, 2006-2007

Sterilisation I.U.D. Insertion C.C. users O.P. Users
30 348 394 459

Source: Economic Survey Assam, 2007-08

EDUCATION:

Number of Institutions, 2005-2006

Primary 712
Middle 217
High 82
Higher Secondary 6

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Enrolment by Stage, 2005-2006

Pre-Primary Female 11448
Total 22641
Middle Female 4514
Total 9572
High School Female 2244
Total 4893
Higher Secondary Female 291
Total 717
Jr. College Female Nil
Total Nil

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Number of Teachers, 2005-2006

Pre-Primary Female 2132
Total 2951
Middle Female 184
Total 599
High School Female 254
Total 872
Higher Secondary Female 68
Total 193
Intermediate/Jr. College Female Nil
Total Nil

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

POLICE STATIONS:

Number of Police Stations, Govt. Railway Police Stations and River Police Stations, 2005-2006

Police Stations P.S. 4
Govt. Railway Police Station Out Post 1

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

BANKING:

Distribution of the Number of Reporting Offices, Aggregate Deposits and Gross Bank Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks, March 2007, (Amount in Rs. Crore)

No. of Reporting offices 16
Deposits 222
Credit 77

Source: Economic Survey, Assam 2007-08

Distribution of Aggregate Deposits and Gross Bank Credit of Reporting Scheduled Regional Rural Banks (Amount in Rs. Crore)

March / 2006 No. of Reporting offices 9
Deposits 25
Credit 8
June / 2006 No. of Reporting offices 9
Deposits 25
Credit 8
September / 2006 No. of Reporting offices 9
Deposits 25
Credit 9
December / 2006 No. of Reporting offices 9
Deposits 31
Credit 10

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007

Outstanding Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks according to occupation as on March 2006. (Amount in Rs. Lakh)

Agriculture 645
Industry 695
Transport & Operators 346
Professional & Other Service 47
Personal Loan 4234
Trade 496
Finance 4
All Others Total 162
Total 6629

Source: Statistical Handbook, Assam 2007