District HQ: Silchar
Total Area: 3,786 km2 (1,462 sq mi)
Population (2011): 17,36,391
Density: 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Literacy: 80.36%
Distance from State Capital: 365 K.m.
Sub Divisions: Silchar and Lakhipur.
Revenue Circles: Silchar, Lakhipur, Sonai, Udarbond, Katigorah.
Development Blocks: Banskandi, Binnakandi, Tapang, Silchar, Udharbond, Borkhola, Katigorah, Kalain, Salchapra, Barjelenga, Sonai, Narsingpur, Palonghat, Rajabazar, Lakhipur
Nearest Airport from dist. H.Q.: Kumbhirgram.
Language commonly used: Bengali, Hindi, Assamese.
Major Crops: Rice, Wheat, Maize, Jute, Sugarcane
Major Plantations: Tea, Rubber, Coffee
Major fruits, nuts, vegetables, spices produced: Banana, Pineapple, Mango, Guava, Orange, Potato, Sweet Potato, Cabbage, Cauliflower
Major Minerals: Crude Oil, Sedimentary Clay
Towns of the District: Silchar, Lakhipur
Police Stations: Silchar, Borkhola, Katigorah, Dholai, Sonai, Lakhipur, Udharbond, Jirighat.
Major Rivers: Barak River
Places of Tourist Interest: Khashpur, Bhubanhill
►DEMOGRAPHY:
Demographic Profile, 2011 Census:
Description | 2011 | 2001 |
Actual Population | 1736617 | 1444921 |
Male | 886284 | 743042 |
Female | 850333 | 701879 |
Population Growth | 20.19% | 18.89% |
Area Sq. Km | 3786 | 3786 |
Density/km2 | 459 | 394 |
Proportion to Assam Population | 5.57% | 5.42% |
Sex Ratio (Per 1000) | 959 | 945 |
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Age) | 954 | 961 |
Average Literacy | 79.34 | 67.82 |
Male Literacy | 84.78 | 75.73 |
Female Literacy | 73.68 | 59.41 |
Total Child Population (0-6 Age) | 256774 | 229181 |
Male Population (0-6 Age) | 131417 | 116881 |
Female Population (0-6 Age) | 125357 | 112301 |
Literates | 1174128 | 11470874 |
Male Literates | 639946 | 6272465 |
Female Literates | 534182 | 5198408 |
Child Proportion (0-6 Age) | 14.79% | 15.86% |
Boys Proportion (0-6 Age) | 14.83% | 15.73% |
Girls Proportion (0-6 Age) | 14.74% | 16.00% |
Source: census2011.co.in
Rural and Urban Demographic Profile, 2011 Census:
Description | Rural | Urban |
Population (%) | 81.83 % | 18.17 % |
Total Population | 1421153 | 315464 |
Male Population | 727083 | 159201 |
Female Population | 694070 | 156263 |
Sex Ratio | 955 | 982 |
Child Sex Ratio (0-6) | 954 | 952 |
Child Population (0-6) | 222673 | 34,101 |
Male Child(0-6) | 113943 | 17474 |
Female Child(0-6) | 108730 | 16627 |
Child Percentage (0-6) | 15.67 % | 10.81 % |
Male Child Percentage | 15.67 % | 10.98 % |
Female Child Percentage | 15.67 % | 10.64 % |
Literates | 923736 | 250392 |
Male Literates | 509621 | 130325 |
Female Literates | 414115 | 120067 |
Average Literacy | 77.08 % | 88.99 % |
Male Literacy | 83.12 % | 91.95 % |
Female Literacy | 70.75 % | 85.99 % |
Source: census2011.co.in
Distribution of Geographical Area, Population, Growth rate, Density, Sex ratio and Literacy rate, Census 2011:
District/State | Geographical Area (Sq. km.) | Population | Growth Rate (%) | Sex Ratio | Literacy (%) | Density |
Cachar | 3786 | 1736617 | 20.19 | 959 | 79.34 | 459 |
Assam | 78438 | 31205576 | 17.07 | 958 | 72.19 | 398 |
Source: census2011.co.in
Total Population, Rural Population and Urban Population including Male and Female as per 2011 Census:
District/State | Population | Rural | Urban | ||||||
Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
Cachar | 1736617 | 886284 | 850333 | 1421153 | 727083 | 694070 | 315464 | 159201 | 156263 |
Assam | 31205576 | 15939443 | 15266133 | 26807034 | 13678989 | 13128045 | 4398542 | 2260454 | 2138088 |
Source: census2011.co.in
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Population Break up as per 2011 Census:
District/State | Scheduled Caste Population | Scheduled Tribe Population | ||||
Persons | Male | Female | Persons | Male | Female | |
Cachar | 264897 | 136051 | 128846 | 17569 | 8736 | 8833 |
Assam | 2231321 | 1145314 | 1086007 | 3884371 | 1957005 | 1927366 |
Source: census2011.co.in
Area, Sub-Divisions, Towns, Villages, Blocks, Gaon Panchayats Anchalik Panchayats, Zila Parishad as per Census 2011:
District/State | Area in Sq. km. | Sub- Division | Towns (Statutory + Census) | No. of Villages | CD Blocks | Gaon Panchayat | Revenue Circle | ||
Total | Rural | Total | Inhabited | ||||||
Cachar | 3786 | 3765 | 4 | 19 | 1040 | 998 | 15 | 163 | 5 |
Assam | 78438 | 62667 | 80 | 214 | 26395 | 25372 | 219 | 2200 | 185 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2019
Total Households and Amenities (%) as per Census 2011:
District/State | Total Households | Drinking Water within Premises | Drinking Water near Premises | Electricity as source of Lighting | Latrine Facilities within Premises |
Cachar | 379955 | 21.8 | 46.2 | 38.1 | 81.0 |
Assam | 6406471 | 54.8 | 26.7 | 37.0 | 64.9 |
Source: Economic Survey of Assam, 2014-15
►CLIMATE:
Seasonal and Annual Rainfall, 2022:
(In mm)
District/State | Winter | Pre-Monsoon | SW-Monsoon | Post-Monsoon | Annual |
Cachar | 61.2 | 1000.9 | 1897.1 | 138.4 | 3097.6 |
Assam | 75.8 | 760.9 | 1340.5 | 198.5 | 2375.7 |
Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2022
Monthly Rainfall, 2022:
(In mm)
District/State | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
Cachar | 27.1 | 34.1 | 84.7 | 244.1 | 672.2 | 885.7 | 552.6 | 205.0 | 253.8 | 129.2 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
Assam | 23.5 | 52.3 | 44.3 | 318.1 | 398.5 | 673.7 | 273.9 | 207.0 | 185.9 | 193.2 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
Source: Rainfall Statistics of India 2022
►AGRICULTURE:
Total Area and Classification of Area, 2022-23:
(Area in Hectare)
District/ State | Reporting Area for LUS | Forests | Not available for Cultivation | Other Uncultivated Land excluding Fallow Land | |||||
Area under Non-Agricultural uses | Barren and Unculturable Land | Total | Permanent Pastures and other Grazing Land | Land under Misc. Trees Groves not including in Net Area Sown | Culturable Waste Land | Total | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Cachar | 378600 | 138409 | 51255 | 7086 | 58341 | 8641 | 21498 | 19160 | 49299 |
Assam | 7829113 | 1828936 | 1332877 | 1179684 | 2512561 | 173044 | 214576 | 147568 | 535188 |
Contd.
District/ State | Fallow Land | Net Area Sown | Total Cropped Area | Area Sown more than once | ||
Fallow Land other than Current Fallow | Current Fallow | Total | ||||
1 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Cachar | 4484 | 2951 | 7435 | 125116 | 171933 | 46817 |
Assam | 96059 | 112157 | 208216 | 2744212 | 4033754 | 1289542 |
Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India
Area under High Yielding Variety of Rice in (District Name), 2022-23:
(Area in Hect, Yield in Kg/Hect)
District/State | Autumn Rice | Winter Rice | Summer Rice | Total Area | |||
Area | Av. Yield | Area | Av. Yield | Area | Av. Yield | ||
Cachar | 5290 | 2806 | 47740 | 3461 | 6760 | 3277 | 59790 |
Assam | 45534 | 3995 | 1516978 | 2790 | 250770 | 2766 | 1813282 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Area, Production and Yield of Rice, 2022-23:
District/State | Season | Area (Hectare) | Production (Tonnes) | Yield (Tonnes/Hectare) |
Cachar | Autumn | 6210 | 15843 | 2.55 |
Summer | 4291 | 11384 | 2.65 | |
Winter | 74975 | 151843 | 2.03 | |
Total | 85476 | 179070 | 2.09 | |
Assam Total Rice |
| 2307992 | 6044899 | 2.62 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Fertilizer Consumption, 2022-23:
District/State | Consumption in terms of N,P,K nutrients (in MT) | Total (N + P + K ) | Gross Cropped Area ( in Hect.) | Per Hect. Consumption (Kg./Ha.) | ||
Nitrogen (N) | Phosphorous (P) | Muriate of Potash (K) | ||||
Cachar | 3622.25 | 627.69 | 1193.26 | 5443.20 | 209543 | 25.98 |
Assam | 184181.65 | 51716.79 | 32049.20 | 267947.64 | 4347443 | 61.63 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Season-wise Consumption of Fertilizer, 2022-23:
(in '000 Tonne)
District/State | Kharif | Rabi | ||||||
N | P | K | Total | N | P | K | Total | |
Cachar | 0.92 | 0.25 | 1.18 | 2.35 | 2.70 | 0.38 | 0.02 | 3.10 |
Assam | 85.21 | 27.84 | 18.56 | 131.61 | 99.01 | 29.88 | 13.54 | 142.43 |
N = Nitrogen; P = Phosphorous; K= Muriate of Potash
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►PLANTATION CROPS:
Small Tea Growers of Assam Registered with Tea Board of India, 2022-23:
(Upto August)
District/State | For the year 2022-23 | Upto August 2023 | ||
No. of Small Tea Growers | Area in Hectare | No. of Small Tea Growers | Area in Hectare | |
Cachar | 204 | 575.56 | 204 | 575.56 |
Assam | 122479 | 115179.27 | 125548 | 117635.76 |
Source: Statistical Hand Book Assam 2023
Area, Production and Average Yield of Tea, 2022-23:
(Upto August)
District/State | Area under Tea Cultivation (in Hect.) | Production (in M. Kg.) | Average Yield (Kg. per Hect.) | |||
2022 | 2023* | 2022 | 2023* | 2022 | 2023* | |
Cachar | 21384.62 | 21384.62 | 24.88 | 12.89 | 1163 | 584 |
Assam | 341401.68 | 343858.17 | 674.72 | 383.84 | 41527 | 20849 |
* upto August 2023
Source: Statistical Hand Book Assam 2023
Area and Production of Rubber, 2022-23:
District/State | Area (In Hectare) | Production (In MT) | Tapping Area (in Hect.) |
Cachar | 3,083.61 | 2,475.00 | 2,103.61 |
Assam | 65,037.40 | 56,847.67 | 43,294.64 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Assam 2023
Generation of Employment in Rubber Plantation Activities, 2022-23:
(In Nos)
District/State | Employment Generation (Nos.) |
Cachar | 9,621 |
Assam | 202,917 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Assam 2023
►IRRIGATION:
Source and Net Irrigated Area, 2022-23:
(Area in Hectare)
District/State | Canal | Tank | Well | Other Source | Total | ||||
Govt. | Private | Total | Tubewell | Other Well | Total | ||||
Cachar | 2445 | - | 2445 | - | 3940 | - | 3940 | - | 6385 |
Assam | 148186 | 10605 | 158791 | 7165 | 111707 | 42295 | 154002 | 147455 | 467413 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India
Source and Gross Irrigated Area, 2022-23:
(Area in Hectare)
District/State | Canal | Tank | Well | Other Source | Total | ||||
Govt. | Private | Total | Tube well | Other Well | Total | ||||
Cachar | 3823 | - | 3823 | - | 3940 | - | 3940 | - | 7763 |
Assam | 201879 | 12615 | 214494 | 13013 | 125447 | 49076 | 174523 | 208887 | 610917 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India
Season-wise Irrigation of Rice, 2022-23:
(Area in Hectare)
District/State | Autumn | Winter | Summer | Total |
Cachar | 1520 | 4373 | 1870 | 7763 |
Assam | 25801 | 155924 | 284905 | 466630 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India
Crop-wise Irrigation of Cereal and Millets, 2022-23:
(Area in Hectare)
District/ State | Rice | Jowar | Maize | Wheat | Other Cereal and Millets | Total Cereal and Millets |
Cachar | 7763 |
|
|
|
| 7763 |
Assam | 466630 | 87 | 7421 | 2441 | 451 | 477030 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India
Irrigation of Foodgrains, 2022-23:
(Area in Hectare)
District/State | Cereals and Millets | Pulses | Total Food Grains |
Cachar | 7763 |
| 7763 |
Assam | 477030 | 8645 | 485675 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India
Sector-wise Irrigation Potential Created, 2022-23 (Cumulative):
(Area in Hect.)
District/State | Irrigation Potential created up to 31st March, 2023 | |||
Minor Irrigation | *PMKSY-HKKP Tube wells Ph-I | Major/Medium Irrigation | Total | |
Cachar | 15291 | 3940 |
| 19231 |
Assam | 536389 | 38648 | 175984 | 751021 |
* PMKSY = Pradhan Mantri Kreshi Sinchayee Yojana. HKKP = Hor Khet Ko Pani
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Gross Area Irrigated under Govt. Irrigation Facilities, 2021-22 and 2022-23:
(Area in Hect.)
District/State | Surface Lift | Surface Flow | Ground Water Lift | Canals | Tube Wells | Total (Canals+Tube Wells) | ||||||
2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |
Cachar | 56 | 967 | 264 | 827 | 955 | 3897 | 320 | 1794 | 955 | 3897 | 1275 | 5691 |
Assam | 7376 | 9519 | 137273 | 193499 | 18809 | 31938 | 144649 | 203018 | 18809 | 31938 | 163458 | 234956 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Length of Irrigation Canals/Channels Constructed upto 2021-22 and 2022-23:
(In Km.)
District/State | Upto 2021-22 | Upto 2022-23 | ||||
Constructed | Lined | Pipe | Constructed | Lined | Pipe | |
Cachar | 314.55 | 227.21 | 40.97 | 325.39 | 223.13 | 40.66 |
Assam | 10991.37 | 2485.59 | 787.83 | 8555.07 | 3040.46 | 1128.48 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►LIVESTOCK & VETERINARY:
Population of Cattle, 2019:
District/State | Population of Cattle | ||
Male | Female | Total | |
Cachar | 72372 | 282471 | 354843 |
Assam | 3228349 | 7680890 | 10909239 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Buffalo, 2019:
District/ State | Population of Buffalo | ||
Male | Female | Total | |
Cachar | 16199 | 34248 | 50447 |
Assam | 149356 | 272359 | 421715 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Goat, 2019:
District/State | Population of Goat | ||
Male | Female | Total | |
Cachar | 23739 | 115651 | 139390 |
Assam | 1221788 | 3093385 | 4315173 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Sheep, 2019:
District/State | Population |
Cachar | 27098 |
Assam | 332100 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Pig, 2019:
District/State | Population |
Cachar | 17830 |
Assam | 2099000 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Veterinary Facilities, 2022-23:
District/State | Hospitals | Dispensaries | Sub-Centre/First Aid Centre/SMC | Block Vet. Dispensaries | Key Village Centre | * RAIC | R.P. Check post | # BCPP Chek post | Total |
Cachar | 4 | 10 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 |
Assam | 21 | 297 | 767 | 134 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 1293 |
*RAIC= Regional Artificial Insemination Centre
#BCPP= Bovin Contagious Pneumonia
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Performance of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries, 2022-23:
(in Nos.)
District/State | Treated | Livestock Castrate | Vaccinated | Artificial Insemination (Cattle) | ||||
Livestock | Poultry | |||||||
Contagious | Non-Contagious | Contagious | Non-Contagious | Livestock | Poultry | |||
Cachar | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 13896 |
Assam | 11650 | 1790800 | 32177 | 1164972 | 208430 | 1909442 | 503808 | 671826 |
Source: Statistical Hand Book Assam 2023
►FISHERY:
Number and Area Under Fisheries, 2022-23:
(Area in Hect.)
District/State | Beel Fisheries | Ponds & Tanks | Derelict Water Bodies/Swamps | Forest Fisheries | River Fisheries | Others (Paddy field/Canals etc.) | |||||
Nos. | Area | Nos. | Area | Nos. | Area | Nos. | Area | Nos. | Area | Area | |
Cachar | 198 | 7945.00 | 36860 | 8656.85 | 284 | 5738.00 | 167 | 435.0 | 22 | 425.00 | 2380.00 |
Assam | 2072 | 71843.50 | 552607 | 94693.47 | 6022 | 83633.26 | 349 | 6102.90 | 298 | 11304.48 | 512176.93 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Fish Production, Fish Imported and Registered Fish Markets, 2022-23
District/State | Fish Production (in tonne) | Fish Imported from other States (in tonne) | Nos. of Registered Fish Markets | |||
Raw Fish | Dry Fish | Raw Fish | Dry Fish | Raw Fish | Dry Fish | |
Cachar | 37622.05 | 0 | 1293.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Assam | 443249.89 | 318.80 | 26430.00 | 453.31 | 263 | 1 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Ornamental Fish Production units and Commercial Dealers, 2022-23
District/State | Registered Commercial Units dealing with Ornamental Fish | Registered Ornamental Fish Production Units | ||
Govt. | Private | Govt. | Private | |
Cachar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Assam | 1 | 38 | 2 | 11 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Private Fisheries and Govt. financial assistance received, 2022-23:
District/State | No. of Fisheries | Amount of Financial Assistance received (in Rs.) | No. of Fisheries benefited | ||
Individual Pond | Community SHG | Beneficiary of Beel Fisheries | |||
Cachar | 73 | 5854800.00 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
Assam | 4285 | 190859464.00 | 4134 | 7 | - |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Per Capita Requirement, Consumption and Availability of Fish, 2022-23:
District/State | Requirement (District-wise per annum) | Availability of Fish (Production) | Per capita Consumption |
Cachar | 22987476 | 38695550.00 | 20.00 |
Assam | 413066364 | 449603020.00 | 13.00 |
N.B.: Required calculated on the basis of nutritional requirement @ 12 Kg per annum
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Fish Farmers/Fishermen participated in the Training and Awareness Programme on Pisciculture organised under Directorate of Fisheries, 2022-23:
District/State | No. of Farmers Trained on Pisciculture | Awareness Programme | Celebration of Fish Farmers Day | ||
| No. of Programme | No. of Participants | District Level (Nos.) | State Level (Nos.) | |
Cachar | 50 | 2 | 130 | 96 | 0 |
Assam | 3607 | 627 | 10031 | 397 | 0 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Hatcheries and Fish Seed Production, 2022-23:
District/State | No. of Hatcheries | Production of Fish Seed (Govt. + Pvt.) (Fry in Million Nos.) | |||||
Govt. | Private | ||||||
F | NF | Total | F | NF | Total | ||
Cachar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 43.76 |
Assam | 14 | 12 | 26 | 461 | 121 | 582 | 20843.00 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►FORESTRY:
Forest Cover :
(Area in Sq. Km)
District/State | Calculated Area by SoI | 2023 Assessment | % of Calculated Area by SoI | Change w.r.t. 2021 Raster based* | Scrub | |||
Very Dense Forest | Mod. Dense Forest | Open Forest | Total | |||||
Cachar | 3,780 | 191.71 | 960.90 | 1,031.90 | 2,184.51 | 57.79 | -16.77 | 12.00 |
Assam | 78,438 | 3,189.71 | 9,764.54 | 15,359.30 | 28,313.55 | 36.10 | -11.76 | 240.93 |
Source: India State of Forest Report 2023
Forest Division-wise area under Reserved Forests and Encroachment in Assam, 2023:
Forest Division/State | Reserved Forest Area | Encroachment Forest Area | No. of Encroachers in Forest Areas (Household) |
Silchar (Cachar) | 78897.64 | 4576.28 | 2807 |
Assam | 1292964.26 | 340747.79 | 198387 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Wetland in Reserve Forest , 2023:
District/State | No. of Wetlands excluding river | River (in Ha.) | Other (in Ha.) | Total area of Wetland in RF area in the District (in Ha.) |
Cachar | 332 | 2791.49 | 180.92 | 2972.41 |
Assam | 7398 | 234931.64 | 8859.65 | 243791.83 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►INDUSTRY:
Number of Registered MSME Units, 2022-23:
(As on 20-11-2023) (As per UDYAM Portal, GoI) :
District/State | No. of Unit Registered | |||
Micro | Small | Medium | Total | |
Cachar | 24601 | 354 | 23 | 24978 |
Assam | 340211 | 7382 | 542 | 348135 |
N.B.: Above figures are based on online report generated through UDYAM, a self registered portal for MSMEs by Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►SERICULTURE:
Area under Food Tree Plantation both Government & Private sector for Production of Cocoons, 2022-23:
District/State | No. of Seri culture Villages (Private Sector) | ERI | MUGA | MULBERRY | |||||||||
No. of Farm/ Centre (Govt.) | Area under Food Plant both Govt. & Private Sector (in Hect.) | No. of Farm/ Centre | Area under Food Plant both Govt. & Private Sector (in Hect.) | No. of Farm/ Centre | Area under Food Plant both Govt. & Private Sector (in Hect.) | ||||||||
Govt. | Pvt. | Total | Govt. | Pvt. | Total | Govt. | Pvt. | Total | |||||
Cachar | 194 | 6 | 21.47 | 163.00 | 184.47 | 3 | 34.39 | 290.00 | 324.39 | 6 | 23.85 | 8.50 | 32.35 |
Assam | 8722 | 123 | 895.23 | 28197.80 | 29116.04 | 78 | 1838.70 | 10822.94 | 12661.64 | 127 | 295.92 | 2338.56 | 2634.48 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
No. of Sericulture Villages & Families engaged in Sericulture, 2022-23:
District/State | No. of Sericulture Villages | No. of Family Engaged | |||
Eri | Muga | Mulberry | Total | ||
Cachar | 194 | 6102 | 952 | 1053 | 8107 |
Assam | 8722 | 240350 | 32353 | 28473 | 301176 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Production of Cocoon & Raw Silk, 2022-23:
District/State | Production of Cocoon | Production of Yarn/Raw Silk | ||||
Eri (in '000 Kg.) | Muga (in Lakh No.) | Mulberry (in '000Kg) | Eri (in '000 Kg.) | Muga (in Lakh No.) | Mulberry (in '000 Kg) | |
Cachar | 149.09 | 273.94 | 4.56 | 118.59 | 5.60 | 0.25 |
Assam | 6847.90 | 10439.93 | 298.44 | 5487.81 | 211.27 | 22.11 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►HANDLOOM & TEXTILE:
Statistics of Handloom & Textiles, 2022-23:
District/State | Handloom Training Centre (HTC) (in Nos.) | No. of Trainees under HTC | Weavers' Extension Service Unit (in Nos.) | Production of Handloom Clothes (in Meter) | Handloom Production Centre (in Nos.) | Handloom Production (in Metre) |
Cachar | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6458.00 | - | - |
Assam | 96 | 1445 | 89 | 224280.33 | 13 | 148753.01 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Statistics of Handloom Demonstration Circle & Weaving activity, 2022-23:
District/State | No. of Demonstration | No. of Villages | No. of Weavers engaged Part time | No. of Weavers engaged Whole time | Total No. of Weavers engaged |
Cachar | 7 | 463 | 8454 | 43 | 8497 |
Assam | 4986 | 20157 | 807729 | 108939 | 918758 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►POWER:
Circle-Wise number of Consumers, 2020-21 to 2022-23:
Circle/State | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |||
Domestic | Commercial | Domestic | Commercial | Domestic | Commercial | |
Cachar | 276511 | 18468 | 304074 | 20677 | 325447 | 22174 |
Assam | 5905888 | 294900 | 6099774 | 349599 | 6235032 | 345375 |
N.B.: Domestic consumer including Jeevan Dhara, Domestic-A, Domestic-B and HT Domestic
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Renewable Energy Related Physical Performance of Agriculture Department, 2021-22 to 2022-23:
District/State | Installation of Solar PV Pump-set (in Nos.) | |||
2021-22 | 2022-23 | |||
During | Functioning | During | Functioning | |
Cachar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assam | 88 | 88 | 4905 | 4905 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Renewable Energy Related Physical Performance of Irrigation Department, 2021-22 to 2022-23:
District/State | Installation of Solar PV Pump-set (in Nos.) | |||
2021-22 | 2022-23 | |||
During | Functioning | During | Functioning | |
Cachar | 0 | - | 247 | 682 |
Assam | 961 | 2377 | 1322 | 8119 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Renewable Energy Physical Performance of APDCL during 2022-23:
District/State | Smart Street Lighting @ | Rooftop Solar PV Station # | Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) GoI | |
No. of Rural PHCs | Plant Capacity (KW) | |||
Cachar | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
Assam | 372 | 94 | 470 | 604 |
N.B.: The Renewable Project developed by Private Parties & other agencies are not included
@- Smart Street Lighting in identified Urban Areas, Annual Plan 2019-20, Govt. of Assam.
#- Rooftop Solar PV Station on Govt. building and off grid solar plant at primary health centre
(PHC) located in off grid remote villages.
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►ROADWAYS:
Road Length under Public Works Department (PWD), 2023:
(As on 31st March) (in Km)
District/State | BT Road | ICBP | Cement Concrete | Total Paver Block (Col. 2+3+4) | Earthen/Gravel | Total (Exclud. NH) (Col. 5+6) |
Cachar | 1127.56 | 619.60 | 6.07 | 1753.23 | 309.88 | 2063.11 |
Assam | 33344.22 | 12894.78 | 1353.66 | 47592.66 | 14228.19 | 61820.85 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Category-wise Lengths of Roads under P.W.D. (Roads), 2023:
(As on 31st March) (in Km)
District/State | State Highways | Major District Roads | Urban Roads | Rural Roads | Total (Excluding NH) |
Cachar | 104.86 | 147.65 | 63.39 | 1747.21 | 2063.11 |
Assam | 2540.36 | 4309.93 | 3182.19 | 51788.37 | 61820.85 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Length of Roads According to Type under National Highways (N.H.), 2022-23:
District/State | Length of N.H. | Under Construction | Newly Declared NH | Total |
Cachar | 44.660 | 0 | 0 | 44.660 |
Assam | 1888.410 | 21.984 | 257.091 | 1888.010 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Length of Roads per Lakh of Population & per 100 Sq. Km. of Geographical Area, 2023:
(As on 31st March)
District/State | Road Length (including NH) (Km) | Population (Census 2011) | Road Length Per Lakh Population (Km) | Area (in Sq. Km) | Road Length Per '00 Sq. Km. of Geographical Area (Km) |
Cachar | 2315.82 | 1736617 | 133.35 | 3786 | 61.17 |
Assam | 65748.09 | 31205576 | 210.69 | 78438 | 83.82 |
Figures are including NH
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Habitation Connectivity Status from Phase-I and Works in Progress under PMGSY,2022-23:
District/State | No. of Habitation Sanctioned | No. of Habitation Connected | ||||||||
1000+ | 500+ | 250+ | <250 (incidental) | Total | 1000+ | 500+ | 250+ | <250 (incidental) | Total | |
Cachar | 278 | 132 | 85 | 72 | 567 | 278 | 132 | 85 | 63 | 558 |
Assam | 5974 | 4642 | 3105 | 1417 | 15138 | 5968 | 4642 | 3101 | 1355 | 15066 |
N.B.: PMGSY = Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►ROAD TRANSPORT:
Number of Vehicles Registration on Road up to March' 2023:
District/State | Adapted Vehicle | Agricultural Tractor | Ambulance | Animal Ambulance | Armored/ Specialised Vehicle | Articulated Vehicle | Auxiliary Trailer |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Cachar | 0 | 11 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
Assam | 8 | 2656 | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 599 | 8 |
Contd.
District/State | Bus | Camper Van/ Trailer | Camper Van/ Trailer (Private Use) | Cash Van | Construction Equipment Vehicle | Construction Equipment Vehicle (Commercial) | Crane Mounted Vehicle |
1 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Cachar | 271 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 28 |
Assam | 8595 | 217 | 25 | 415 | 1879 | 0 | 645 |
Contd.
District/State | Dumper | Earth Moving Equipment | Educational Institution Bus | E-Rickshaw with Cart (G) | E-Rickshaw (P) | Excavator (Commercial) | Excavator (NT) |
1 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Cachar | 1561 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2408 | 128 | 65 |
Assam | 14906 | 12 | 2 | 756 | 59236 | 2773 | 1266 |
Contd.
District/State | Fire Fighting Vehicle | Fire Tenders | Fork Lift | Goods Carrier | Harvester | Hearses | Library Van |
1 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Cachar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6278 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assam | 65 | 62 | 21 | 128376 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
Contd.
District/State | Maxi Cab | M-Cycle/ Scooter | M-Cycle/ Scooter-with Side Car | Mobile Canteen | Mobile Clinic | Mobile Workshop | Moped |
1 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Cachar | 32 | 151343 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1311 |
Assam | 4259 | 3408223 | 297 | 9 | 180 | 32 | 33140 |
Contd.
District/State | Motor Cab | Motor Car | Motor Cycle/ Scooter-Side Car (T) | Motor Cycle/ Scooter- Used For Hire | Motor Cycle/ Scooter-with Trailer | Motorised Cycle(CC>25cc) | Omni Bus |
1 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 |
Cachar | 549 | 33581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Assam | 17648 | 815108 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 37 |
Contd.
District/State | Omni Bus (Private Use) | Power Tiller | Power Tiller (Commercial) | Private Service Vehicle | Pvt. Service Vehicle (Individual Use) | Recovery Vehicle | Road Roller |
1 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
Cachar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Assam | 46 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 66 | 8 | 14 |
Contd.
District/State | Three Wheeler (Goods) | Three Wheeler (Passenger) | Three Wheeler (Personal) | Tow Truck | Tractor (Commercial) | Tractor Trolley (Commercial) | Trailer (Agricultural) |
1 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 |
Cachar | 310 | 7704 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 51 |
Assam | 11482 | 37920 | 102 | 2 | 20491 | 0 | 4269 |
Contd.
District/State | Trailer (Commercial) | Trailer for Personal Use | Vehicle Fitted with Compressor | Vehicle Fitted with Generator | Vehicle Fitted with Rig | Total |
1 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 |
Cachar | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 206017 |
Assam | 3293 | 0 | 19 | 20 | 57 | 4581330 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of New Motor Vehicles Registered from April' 2022 to March' 2023:
District/State | Agricultural Tractor | Adopted Vehicle | Ambulance | Auxiliary Trailer | Articulated Vehicles | Bus | Construction Equipment Vehicles |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Cachar | 10 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 56 |
Assam | 54 | 2 | 431 | 1 | 51 | 1197 | 913 |
Contd.
District/State | Camper Van/Trailer | Camper Van/Trailer (Private) | Cash Van | Crane Mounted Vehicles | Dumper | E-Rickshaw (G) | E-Rickshaw (P) |
1 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Cachar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 207 | 8 | 1660 |
Assam | 75 | 4 | 107 | 224 | 2411 | 653 | 41898 |
Contd.
District/State | Excavator (Commercial) | Excavator N.T. | Fire Fighting | Fork Lift | Fire Tender | Goods Carrier | Harvester |
1 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Cachar | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1388 | 0 |
Assam | 44 | 498 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 27945 | 1 |
Contd.
District/State | Hearses | Maxi Cab | M/Cycle/ Scooter | M/Cycle/ Scooter with Side Car | Mobile Canteen | Mobile Clinic | Mobile Workshop |
1 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Cachar | 0 | 2 | 17414 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assam | 3 | 579 | 385830 | 59 | 1 | 172 | 1 |
Contd.
District/State | Moped | Motor Cabs | Motor Car | Private Service Vehicle | Pvt. Service Vehicle (Individual Use) | Omni Bus | Omni Bus (Private) |
1 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Cachar | 289 | 99 | 3530 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Assam | 3668 | 2675 | 88142 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Contd.
District/State | Recovery Vehicle | Road Roller | Three Wheeler (Goods) | Three Wheeler Passenger | Three Wheeler Personal | Tractor Commercial | Trailer Agriculture |
1 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 |
Cachar | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1742 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Assam | 2 | 3 | 1665 | 7728 | 3 | 6265 | 237 |
Contd.
District/State | Trailor Commercial | Vehicle Fitted with Generator | Vehicle Fitted with Compressor | Vehicle Fitted with Rig | Others | Total |
1 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
Cachar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26598 |
Assam | 206 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 130 | 573958 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Motor Vehicles Registered (Progressive), 2022-23:
District/State | Adapted Vehicle | Agricultural Tractor | Ambulance | Animal Ambulance | Armored/ Specialised Vehicle | Articulated Vehicle | Auxiliary Trailer |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Cachar | 0 | 21 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
Assam | 10 | 2710 | 2443 | 2 | 0 | 650 | 9 |
Contd.
District/State | Bus | Camper Van/ Trailer | Camper Van/Trailer (Private Use) | Cash Van | Construction Equipment Vehicle | Construction Equipment Vehicle (Commercial) | Crane Mounted Vehicle |
1 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Cachar | 299 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 35 |
Assam | 9792 | 292 | 29 | 522 | 2792 | 0 | 869 |
Contd.
District/State | Dumper | Earth Moving Equipment | Educational Institution Bus | E-Rickshaw with Cart (G) | E-Rickshaw (P) | Excavator (Commercial) | Excavator (NT) |
1 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Cachar | 1768 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4068 | 131 | 94 |
Assam | 17317 | 12 | 2 | 1409 | 101134 | 2817 | 1764 |
Contd.
District/State | Fire Fighting Vehicle | Fire Tenders | Fork Lift | Goods Carrier | Harvester | Hearses | Library Van |
1 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Cachar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7666 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assam | 75 | 74 | 24 | 156321 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
Contd.
District/State | Maxi Cab | M-Cycle/ Scooter | M-Cycle/ Scooter-with Side Car | Mobile Canteen | Mobile Clinic | Mobile Workshop | Moped |
1 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
Cachar | 34 | 168757 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1600 |
Assam | 4838 | 3794053 | 356 | 10 | 352 | 33 | 36808 |
Contd.
District/State | Motor Cab | Motor Car | Motor Cycle/ Scooter-Side Car (T) | Motor Cycle/ Scooter- Used For Hire | Motor Cycle/ Scooter-with Trailer | Motorised Cycle( CC > 25 cc) | Omni Bus |
1 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 |
Cachar | 648 | 37111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Assam | 20323 | 903250 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 44 |
Contd.
District/State | Omni Bus (Private Use) | Power Tiller | Power Tiller (Commercial) | Private Service Vehicle | Pvt. Service Vehicle (Individual Use) | Recovery Vehicle | Road Roller |
1 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
Cachar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Assam | 49 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 70 | 10 | 17 |
Contd.
District/State | Three Wheeler (Goods) | Three Wheeler (Passenger) | Three Wheeler (Personal) | Tow Truck | Tractor (Commercial) | Tractor Trolley (Commercial) | Trailer (Agricultural) |
1 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 |
Cachar | 382 | 9446 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 51 |
Assam | 13147 | 45648 | 105 | 2 | 26756 | 0 | 4506 |
Contd.
District/State | Trailer (Commercial) | Trailer for Personal Use | Vehicle Fitted with Compressor | Vehicle Fitted with Generator | Vehicle Fitted with Rig | Others | Total |
1 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 |
Cachar | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 232615 |
Assam | 3499 | 0 | 23 | 24 | 81 | 130 | 5155288 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Revenue collection under Commissionerate of Transport, 2022-23:
District Authority/State | Target (Rs. in Crore) | Achievement (in Rs.) |
Cachar | 59.00 | 610592813 |
Assam | 1260.00 | 13612324778 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►POSTAL SERVICES:
Number of Post Offices and Letter Boxes, 2022-23:
District/State | No. of Post Office | * Area served per Post Office (in Sq. Km.) | * Population served per Post Office | Modernised Post Office (in Nos.) | Computerised Post Office (in Nos.) | No. of Letter Boxes | Availability of Post Boxes Rented by Public | ||||||
Rural | Urban | Total | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Total | ||||
Cachar | 262 | 18 | 280 | 14.20 | 3.61 | 5424 | 17526 | 280 | 280 | 262 | 18 | 280 | 12 |
Assam | 3677 | 320 | 3997 | 20.99 | 3.94 | 7290 | 13745 | 3997 | 3997 | 3803 | 605 | 4408 | 345 |
* Figure are calculated by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Assam on the basis of Census of India 2011 figures
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►EDUCATION:
Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR), Drop Out and Transition Rate, 2022-23:
(In %)
District/State | PTR | Dropout Rate | Transition Rate from Primary to U. Primary | ||
Lower Primary | Upper Primary | Lower Primary | Upper Primary | ||
Cachar | 20 | 25 | 4.77 | 5.73 | 87.20 |
Assam | 22 | 20 | 8.49 | 10.33 | 89.70 |
Note: Transition Rate above 100 have been considered as 100
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Enrolment and Teachers in Lower Primary Schools, 2022-23:
(In Nos.)
District/State | Schools | Enrolment | Teachers | ||||
Govt./Prov. | Tea Garden/Local Bodies | Total | Girls | Total | Govt./Prov. | Tea Garden/Local Bodies | |
Cachar | 1739 | 0 | 1739 | 64487 | 127863 | 6330 | 0 |
Assam | 33937 | 453 | 34390 | 1122906 | 2233675 | 101603 | 1243 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Enrolment and Teacher in Upper Primary Schools, 2022-23:
(In Nos.)
District/State | Schools | |||||||
Govt./Prov. | Recognised | Tea Garden/ Local Bodies | Total | |||||
Up | Composite HS/HSS | Up | Composite HS/HSS | Up | Composite HS/HSS | Up | Composite HS/HSS | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Cachar | 255 | 151 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 346 | 156 |
Assam | 5815 | 3913 | 2376 | 131 | 24 | 89 | 8215 | 4133 |
Contd.
District/State | Enrolment | Teacher | ||||||
Girls | Total | Govt./Prov. | Recognised | Tea Garden/Local Bodies | Total | |||
Up | Composite HS/HSS | Up | Composite HS/HSS | |||||
1 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Cachar | 41666 | 81696 | 1944 | 1554 | 645 | 16 | 21 | 4180 |
Assam | 767720 | 1441789 | 41395 | 41324 | 14466 | 1155 | 859 | 99199 |
UP = Upper Primary; HS = High School
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Status of Class-Rooms in Govt./Provincialised Primary & Upper Primary Schools, 2022-23:
District/State | No. of Primary Schools | Average No. of Class-Room in Primary Schools | No. of Upper Primary Schools | Average No. of Class-Rooms in U.P.S | Average Student Classroom Ratio | |
Primary | Upper Primary | |||||
Cachar | 1739 | 2.4 | 255 | 4.7 | 31 | 39 |
Assam | 33937 | 2.8 | 5815 | 4.8 | 23 | 28 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Government and Provincialised Primary & Upper Primary Schools having various Facilities,2022-23:
(In Nos.)
District/State | Primary School | Upper Primary School | ||||||
No. of School | Drinking Water | Boys Toilet | Girls Toilet | No. of School | Drinking Water | Boys Toilet | Girls Toilet | |
Cachar | 1739 | 1686 | 1684 | 1714 | 255 | 252 | 249 | 154 |
Assam | 33937 | 33273 | 32761 | 33285 | 5815 | 5768 | 5646 | 5760 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Lower Primary and Upper Primary Schools (Govt./Prov. under Deptt. of Elementary Education), 2022-23:
(In Nos.)
District/State | Lower Primary | Upper Primary | ||
Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | |
Cachar | 1693 | 46 | 249 | 6 |
Assam | 32860 | 1077 | 5512 | 303 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam-2023
Govt./ Prov. High and Higher Secondary Schools having facilities, 2022-23:
District/State | Number of Schools | Drinking Water | Boundary Wall/Fencing | Functional Girls Toilet | ICT Lab | Ramp | Play Ground | Library | Electricity Connection | Integrated Science Lab |
Cachar | 166 | 165 | 99 | 152 | 41 | 163 | 114 | 154 | 165 | 64 |
Assam | 4331 | 4307 | 3117 | 4141 | 901 | 4174 | 3518 | 3823 | 4327 | 1516 |
ICT = Information & Communication Technology Lab
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Institutions and Teacher in High, Higher Secondary Schools and Junior Colleges (Govt./Provincialised),2022-23:
District/State | High School | Higher Secondary | Junior College | |||
Number of Institutions | Teacher | Number of Institutions | Teacher | Number of Institutions | Teacher | |
Cachar | 128 | 1676 | 38 | 920 | 0 | 0 |
Assam | 3304 | 45352 | 968 | 24073 | 59 | 831 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Colleges as on 2022-23:
District/State | Govt. College | Provincialised College | Model College | Private College | Commerce College |
Cachar | - | 13 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Assam | 5 | 321 | 11 | 92 | 59 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►BANKING:
Number of Functioning Offices of Commercial Banks upto September 2024:
(As at end of the Quarter)
District/State | September 2024 | June 2024 | March 2024 | December 2023 | September 2023 | June 2023 | March 2023 |
Cachar | 181 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 178 | 179 | 178 |
Assam | 3287 | 3284 | 3274 | 3220 | 3197 | 3171 | 3149 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Number of ATMs as on 30-09-2024:
District/State | ATMs |
Cachar | 260 |
Total Assam | 5000 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Number of Reporting Offices, Aggregate Deposit and Bank Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (Q2):
(Amount in ₹ Crore)
District/State | 2024-25:Q2 | 2024-25:Q1 | ||||
Number of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | Number of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | |
Cachar | 150 | 11267 | 5187 | 149 | 10978 | 5049 |
Assam | 2649 | 207374 | 127836 | 2648 | 205359 | 122720 |
District/State | 2023-24:Q4 | 2023-24:Q3 | ||||
Number of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | Number of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | |
Cachar | 145 | 10735 | 5139 | 145 | 10360 | 4882 |
Assam | 2607 | 208023 | 120766 | 2590 | 201131 | 116962 |
District/State | 2023-24:Q2 | 2023-24:Q1 | ||||
Number of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | Number of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | |
Cachar | 145 | 10259 | 4675 | 145 | 10023 | 4417 |
Assam | 2566 | 196327 | 112092 | 2545 | 194532 | 105227 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Type-wise Distribution of Aggregate Deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks, 2023-24 and 2024-25 (Q2):
(Amount in ₹ Crore)
District/State | 2024-25:Q2 | 2024-25:Q1 | ||||||
Current | Savings | Terms | Total | Current | Savings | Terms | Total | |
Cachar | 731 | 5147 | 5389 | 11267 | 772 | 5156 | 5050 | 10978 |
Assam | 15475 | 95344 | 96555 | 207374 | 14069 | 98561 | 92730 | 205359 |
District/State | 2023-24:Q4 | 2023-24:Q3 | ||||||
Current | Savings | Terms | Total | Current | Savings | Terms | Total | |
Cachar | 940 | 4917 | 4878 | 10735 | 620 | 4885 | 4855 | 10360 |
Assam | 17946 | 99919 | 90158 | 208023 | 15017 | 98758 | 87356 | 201131 |
District/State | 2023-24:Q2 | 2023-24:Q1 | ||||||
Current | Savings | Terms | Total | Current | Savings | Terms | Total | |
Cachar | 614 | 4908 | 4736 | 10259 | 593 | 4867 | 4563 | 10023 |
Assam | 14089 | 97751 | 84487 | 196327 | 13431 | 99618 | 81483 | 194532 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Position of Deposit, Advances and CD Ratio, 2023-24:
(As on 30-09-2024) (₹ in Lakh)
District/State | Deposit | |||
Rural | Semi Urban | Urban | Total | |
Cachar | 292365.26 | 47334.83 | 753313.08 | 1093013.17 |
Assam | 4693279.34 | 5883250.36 | 10391726.72 | 20968256.42 |
Contd.
District/State | Advances | CDR | |||||
Rural | Semi Urban | Urban | Total | Rural | Semi Urban | Urban | |
Cachar | 134094.44 | 23659.14 | 362134.33 | 519887.91 | 45.87 | 49.98 | 48.07 |
Assam | 2800421.28 | 3851884.87 | 5857271.82 | 12509577.97 | 59.67 | 65.47 | 56.36 |
Source: State Level Bankers' Committee
Population Group-wise Credit of SCB's, March 2024:
District | Population Group | No. of Offices | No. of Accounts | Credit-Amount Outstanding in Crore |
Cachar | Rural | 92 | 162317 | 1631 |
Cachar | Semi-urban | 8 | 12137 | 143 |
Cachar | Urban | 63 | 128016 | 3578 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Population Group-Wise Deposits of Scheduled Commercial Banks, September 2024:
(No. of Accounts in Thousands and Amount in ₹Crore)
Districte | Population Group | No of Offices | No of Accounts | Deposit Amount |
Cachar | Rural | 80 | 1287 | 2884 |
Cachar | Semi-urban | 8 | 121 | 347 |
Cachar | Urban | 68 | 872 | 8036 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
►MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH:
Health Service Facilities under Govt. Sector, 2022-23:
(In Nos)
District/State | Medical College | Civil Hospital | S.D.C.H. | F.R.U. | Sub-Centers | Primary Health Centre (Rural) | State Dispensaries | Community Health Centre (Rural) | |
Rural | Urban | ||||||||
Cachar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Assam | 12 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 4728 | 1009 | 140 | 14 | 206 |
N.B.: S.D.C.H. = Sub Divisional Civil Hospital; F.R.U. = First Referral Units
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Medical & Paramedical Personal under Govt. Sector, 2022-23:
District/State | Doctors | Pharmacist | Nurse (ANM) | Midwives (GNM) | ||||
Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | |
Cachar | 107 | 42 | 53 | 17 | 223 | 21 | 181 | 23 |
Assam | 2342 | 809 | 1215 | 441 | 4171 | 692 | 2819 | 699 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Poly Clinic/Nursing Home & Diagnostic Centers, 2022-23:
District/State | Poly Clinic/ Nursing Home | No. of Diagnostic Centre |
Cachar | 27 | 38 |
Assam | 279 | 488 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Beds in Different Type of Govt. Health Institutions, 2022-23:
District/State | No. of Beds | ||||||
CH | BPHC | MPHC | CHC | SDCH | MCH | Total | |
Cachar | 85 | 48 | 100 | 120 | 0 | 1251 | 1604 |
Assam | 3573 | 900 | 3436 | 4584 | 964 | 8350 | 21807 |
N.B.: CH= Civil Hospital; BPHC= Block Primary Health Centre;
MPHC=Mini Primary Health Centre; CHC= Community Health Centre;
SDCH= Sub Divisional Civil Hospital; MCH=Medical College Hospital
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Birth & Deaths Registered during 2022-23:
District/State | Current Year Registration | Delayed Registration after 1 year | Total | |||
Birth | Death | Birth | Death | Birth | Death | |
Cachar | 53451 | 13996 | 1149 | 176 | 54600 | 14172 |
Assam | 690674 | 186374 | 16362 | 3786 | 707036 | 190160 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Universal Immunization Programme Performance in Assam, 2022-23:
District/State | #Target | Performance | ||||||
Annual Infant | Annual Prag. W | BCG | OPV-3 | Penta-3 | MR/MCV | Fully Imm. | TT(PW) 2 + Booster | |
Cachar | 47143 | 51158 | 44663 | 43442 | 43544 | 43187 | 42964 | 36196 |
Assam | 713278 | 789979 | 624076 | 610537 | 611264 | 609851 | 610633 | 602633 |
# Head count target
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Households having Functional Household Tap Connection 2022-23:
District/State | Total No. of Rural Households (As on 01-04-2022 | Household Covered with FHTC | Total No. of Rural Households (As on 01-04-2023 | Habitations Covered with FHTC | ||||
Households with FHTC (As on 01-04-2022) | FHTC Progress in FY 2022-23 | Balance Households | Households with FHTC (As on 01-04-2023) | FHTC Progress in FY 2023-24 | Balance Households | |||
Cachar | 377328 | 200675 | 46262 | 130391 | 380039 | 246937 | 10367 | 122735 |
Assam | 6762091 | 2319741 | 878701 | 3563649 | 6846359 | 3198442 | 534701 | 3113216 |
N.B.: FHTC = Functional Household Tap Connection.
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Financial Achievement under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) during 2022-23:
(Rs. in Lakh)
Division/State | District | Total Release' FY 2022-23 | Total Expenditure' FY 2022-23 | % of financial achievement |
Sichar Division-I | Cachar | 7642.18 | 7584.00 | 99% |
Silchar Division-II | Cachar | 11759.86 | 11755.07 | 100% |
Assaml |
| 445049.84 | 440270.35 | 99% |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Physical Achievement under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), 2022-23:
(In Nos.)
District/State | Household Toilet Constructed | Community Toilet/Public Toilet Constructed |
Cachar | 10 | 2 |
Assam | 115589 | 360 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Financial Performance under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), 2022-23:
(Rs. in Lakh)
District/State | Opening Balance 2022-23 (Audited) | Release of Fund 2022-23 | Total Fund Released 2022-23 |
Cachar | 244.53 | 402.99 | 402.99 |
Assam | 5413.27 | 25079.77 | 25079.77 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Financial Performance under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban), 2021-22 and 2022-23:
(In Rs.)
District/State | Fund Released till 2021-22 | Fund Released 2022-23 | |||
Central | State | Total Available Fund | Central | State | |
Cachar | 110375131 | 12263903 | 122639034 | 486000 | 54000 |
Assam | 1580651302 | 184756265 | 1765407567 | 12793500 | 1421500 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Facilities/Services under NHM, 2023:
District/State | Nos. of ASHA | Nos. of Boat Clinic | 108 Services (Units) | Nos. of VHSNC | PPP with Charitable Hospital | Nos. of Mobile Medical Units |
Cachar | 1830 | 0 | 32 | 1601 | 2 | 8 |
Assam | 33656 | 15 | 800 | 29459 | 7 | 130 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►EMPLOYMENT:
Number of Employment Exchanges, 2022:
District/State | General | Special | Employment Information & Guidance Bureau (EI & GB ) |
Cachar | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Assam | 48 | 2 | 3 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Registration in Employment Exchanges, 2022:
District/State | No. of Registration during the year | No. in Live Register | No. of Vacancies Notified | No. of Placement |
Cachar | 54789 | 54789 | 23 | 68 |
Assam | 1034613 | 1034613 | 2021 | 1373 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:
Self Help Group(SHG) and Village Organisation (VO) under ASRLMS, 2022-23:
District/State | No. of Women SHG formed | No. of Village Organisation formed |
Cachar | 1061 | 15 |
Assam | 22292 | 445 |
N.B.: ASRLMS = Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission Society
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Information of Revolving Fund (RF) Community investment Fund( CIF) under Day-NRLM, ASRLMS, 2022-23 :
District/State | No. of SHG Provided with Revolving fund | No. of Self Help Group's Provided with Community Investment Fund |
Cachar | 1443 | 96 |
Assam | 29498 | 14684 |
N.B.: NRLM = National Rural Livelihood Mission Society (Centrally Sponsored Scheme)
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Physical Achievement under MGNREGA, 2022-23:
District/State | Employment Generated (Man-days) [in Nos.] | ||||
SCs | STs | Others | Total | Women | |
Cachar | 159608 | 27471 | 2665357 | 2852436 | 923188 |
Assam | 3350254 | 11233231 | 64370887 | 78954372 | 37510916 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Job Cards Issued and Employment Provided During 2022-23:
(In Nos.)
District/State | Job Card Issued (Active) | Household Demanded Employment | Household Provided Employment | Household Provided 100 days Employment | Disabled Persons Provided Employment |
Cachar | 322328 | 89430 | 78122 | 189 | 42 |
Assam | 6425926 | 2506995 | 2303101 | 21512 | 6881 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Target, Physical Achievement and Expenditure details under PMAY-G, 2022-23:
District/State | House Completed | Sanctioned during the Financial Year | Utilization of Funds (Amount in Lakh) |
Cachar | 30435 | 47642 | 51116.94 |
Assam | 447848 | 1057804 | 1083713.55 |
N.B.: There is no target allocated for the State, Assam under PMAY-G for the FY 2023-23. However the State has
sanctioned 10.57 804 and completed 4,47,848 houses from the target of previous years during the FY 2022-23.
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Financial Utilisation of ASRLM During 2022-23:
(Rs. in Lakh)
District/State | Financial Utilisation |
Cachar | 507.06 |
Assam | 14549.94 |
N.B.: 1. The above mentioned utilization includes all schemes
2. The above mentioned figures are unaudited figures
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Financial Year wise Report on Revolving Fund Provided to SHGs under Kanaklata Mahila Sabalikaran Yojana (KAMS), ASRLM- 2021-22 and 2022-23:
(Rs. in Lakh)
District/State | Year : 2021-22 | Year : 2022-23 | ||
No. of SHGs | Amount | No. of SHGs | Amount | |
Cachar | 2029 | 494.80 | 0 | 0.00 |
Assam | 57997 | 12378.40 | 8510 | 2012.00 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Physical Achievements under National Social Assistance Programme during 2022-23:
District/State | Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme | Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme | Indira Gandhi Disability Pension Scheme |
Cachar | 31051 | 6247 | 2143 |
Assam | 687735 | 117574 | 33481 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Financial Achievements under Social Assistance Programme, 2022-23:
(Rs. in Lakh)
District/State | Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme | Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme | Indira Gandhi Disability Pension Scheme |
Cachar | 1316.04 | 220.07 | 76.08 |
Assam | 28438.81 | 4181.04 | 1200.43 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Physical & Financial Achievements under Swahid Kushal Konwar Sarbajanin Bridha Pension Achoni, 2022-23:
District/State | Total Record | Total Amount (Rs. in Lakh) |
Cachar | 60545 | 1957.54 |
Assam | 1189429 | 37128.44 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Physical & Financial Achievement under Indira Miri Universal Widow Pension Scheme, 2022-23:
District/State | Total Record | Total Amount (Rs. in Lakh) |
Cachar | 8266 | 300.64 |
Assam | 197782 | 7184.80 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Training Programme Conducted by Elected Representatives of Panchayati Raj Institute by SIPRD, 2022-23:
District/State | Target (in Nos.) | Achievement (in Nos.) | ||
Programme | Participant | Programme | Participant | |
Cachar | 213 | 8529 | 166 | 6639 |
Assam | 3802 | 152062 | 3036 | 121455 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Training Programme Conducted by State Institute for Panchayat and Rural Development (SIPRD), 2022-23:
District/State | Target (in Nos.) | Achievement (in Nos.) | ||
Programme | Participant | Programme | Participant | |
Cachar | 274 | 10966 | 158 | 8554 |
Assam | 5354 | 214150 | 4951 | 237453 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023