Forests in Assam

District

Calculated Area by Sol

2023 Assessment

% of Calculated Area by Sol

Change  r.w.t 2021 Raster based*

Scrub

Very Dense Forest

Mod. Dense Forest

Open Forest

Total

Baksa

2,444

165.45

135.35

285.71

586.51

24.00

7.43

8.09

Barpeta

2,282

0.00

34.18

85.40

119.58

5.24

-0.77

0.70

Biswanath

2,224

26.24

52.40

279.68

358.32

16.11

5.21

9.92

Bongaigaon

1,140

0.00

58.36

178.32

236.68

20.76

-1.47

1.15

Cachar

3,780

191.71

960.90

1,031.90

2,184.51

57.79

-16.77

12.00

Charaideo

1,015

8.97

84.77

266.97

360.71

35.54

0.47

4.43

Chirang

1,911

361.20

126.69

219.47

707.36

37.02

-14.38

7.81

Da rrang

1,586

0.00

14.43

99.48

113.91

7.18

2.61

2.28

Dhemaji

2,513

53.67

88.36

152.00

294.03

11.70

15.36

6.83

Dhubri

1,632

1.45

14.73

72.31

88.49

5.42

1.94

3.40

Dibrugarh

3,397

106.03

68.70

591.86

766.59

22.57

0.64

11.30

Dima Hasao

4,880

295.97

1,404.33

2,334.61

4,034.91

82.68

-93.27

9.66

Goalpara

1,913

14.80

144.88

275.18

434.86

22.73

11.60

1.94

Golaghat

3,215

23.39

117.97

519.34

660.70

20.55

36.06

12.81

Hailakandi

1,328

17.25

364.08

391.85

773.18

58.22

-16.60

0.88

Hojai

1,460

24.32

230.59

193.78

448.69

30.73

0.52

2.67

Jorhat

1,865

13.36

110.27

474.90

598.53

32.09

18.79

11.75

Kamrup

3,127

50.83

446.14

485.80

982.77

31.43

6.30

5.20

Kamrup Metropolitan

971

0.00

229.98

241.05

471.03

48.51

-2.11

1.21

Ka rbi Anglong

7,319

524.86

2,932.74

2,167.02

5,624.62

76.85

22.88

42.74

Karimganj

1,813

3.33

292.83

544.79

840.95

46.38

-2.70

1.33

Kokrajhar

3,111

545.76

206.96

389.97

1,142.69

36.73

-3.16

5.00

Lakhimpur

2,926

40.44

116.05

269.56

426.05

14.56

11.05

2.49

Majuli

1,278

0.00

3.84

30.92

34.76

2.72

4.24

1.29

Morigaon

1,512

16.03

54.21

125.46

195.70

12.94

3.25

1.76

Nagaon

2,569

36.16

129.61

320.66

486.43

18.93

-0.02

7.49

Nalbari

1,052

0.00

31.05

82.69

113.74

10.81

0.08

0.02

Sivasagar

1,628

0.00

61.65

276.55

338.20

20.77

3.90

4.22

Sonitpur

3,018

83.70

201.21

435.19

720.10

23.86

-2.02

9.77

South Salmara­Mankachar

605

0.00

6.65

17.49

24.14

3.99

-1.94

0.07

Tinsukia

3,840

405.45

341.23

832.08

1,578.76

41.11

3.65

21.52

Udalguri

2,013

7.47

78.69

325.69

411.85

20.46

-3.33

5.85

West Karbi Anglong

3,071

171.87

620.71

1,361.62

2,154.20

70.15

-9.20

23.35

Grand Total

78,438

3,189.71

9,764.54

15,359.30

28,313.55

36.10

-11.76

240.93

2023-24

Forest Division

Reserved Forest Area

Encroached Forest Area

Nos. of Encroachers in Forest Areas (Household)

Goalpara

25249.66

5753.25

3648

Kamrup East

35329.55

4117.40

6591

Kamrup West

68133.89

21052.40

7262

North Kamrup

4519.61

130.37

887

Dibrugarh

10967.97

1444.97

64

Digboi

62514.65

2252.10

665

Doom Dooma

30904.35

9344.80

2306

Golaghat

99570.87

87213.46

39243

Jorhat

26098.58

18651.29

1765

Sivasagar

24105.05

9788.00

1119

Hamren

10268.00

6282.32

NIL

Karbi-Anglong East

48033.95

4635.38

2035

Karbi-Anglong West

89390.00

1273.00

NIL

Dima Hasao East

9739.00

99.20

1816

Baksa

13323.33

5495.00

3138

Lakhimpur

31094.98

3227.15

2047

Dhemaji

49553.45

31001.50

13072

Nagaon

30378.34

1516.26

4130

Nagaon South

49049.00

10986.00

9354

Sonitpur East

47428.00

33829.00

38803

Sonitpur West

44067.77

32186.10

25000

Silchar (Cachar)

78897.64

4576.28

2807

Hailakandi

53835.74

11616.00

6786

Karimganj

48056.79

4155.99

4357

Aie-Valley

9684.90

327.43

498

Dhubri

1344.97

61.13

199

Haltugaon

60843.12

19467.86

12143

Kachugaon

82199.00

2732.23

2864

Dhansiri

17270.94

836.27

218

Parbatjhora

32022.81

3020.02

2010

Chirang

55967.81

212.00

202

Nagaon W.L.

2155.00

2155.00

2500

Eastern Assam WL

5726.05

50.00

NIL

Dima Hasao West

49179.00

1056.50

858

Assam

1306903.77

340545.66

198387

2023

Forest Division

Reserved Forest Area

Encroachment Forest Area

Nos. of Encroachers in Forest Areas (Household)

Goalpara

25249.66

5753.25

3648

Kamrup East

35329.55

4117.40

6591

Kamrup West

68133.89

21052.40

7262

North kamrup

4519.61

130.37

887

Dibrugarh

10967.97

1444.97

64

Digboi

62514.65

2252.10

665

Doom Dooma

30904.35

9344.80

2306

Golaghat

99570.87

87213.46

39243

Jorhat

26098.58

18651.29

1765

Sivasagar

24105.05

9788.00

1119

Hamren

10313.28

Nil

Nil

Karbi-Anglong East

48033.95

10917.83

2035

Karbi-Anglong-West

89371.66

1273.00

Nil

Dima Hasao East

49179.00

1056.50

858

Baksa

13323.33

5495.00

3138

Lakhimpur

31094.98

3229.16

2047

Dhemaji

49553.45

31001.50

13072

Nagaon

30378.34

1516.26

4130

Nagaon South

49049.00

10986.00

9354

Sonitpur East

47428.00

33829.00

38803

Sonitpur West

44067.77

32186.10

25000

Silchar(Cachar)

78897.64

4576.28

2807

Hailakandi

53835.74

11616.00

6786

Karimganj

48056.79

4155.99

4357

Aie-Valley

6079.96

327.43

498

Dhubri

1344.97

61.13

199

Haltugaon

47876.12

19667.86

12143

Kachugaon

82199.00

2732.23

2864

Dhansiri

17270.94

836.27

218

Parbatjhora

32022.81

3020.02

2010

Chirang

57667.81

212.00

202

Nagaon W.L.

2155.00

2155.00

2500

Eastern Assam W.L.

5726.05

50.00

Nil

Dima Hasao West

10644.49

99.20

1816

Assam

1292964.26

340747.79

198387

2023-24

Name of the Products

Total Out Turn

Average Market Price (in Rs.)

Total Market Value (Rs. in Crore)

Unit

Quantity

1.Total Industrial wood

I) Teak

m3

120100.15

90000

1080.90

II) Shisam

m3

100900.32

80,000

807.20

III) Sal

m3

305222.05

105,000

3204.60

IV) Others (Non-Sal)

m3

197020.09

22,000

433.44

2. Round Wood

m3

1172.85

500

0.06

Total (1+2)

724415.46

5526.21

3. A.Tree Outside Forest (TOF)

m3

8000.00

35000

28.00

B. (i) Fire Wood (Excluding Charcoal)

m3

5812.45

450

0.26

(ii) Charcoal Wood

m3

5000.00

500

0.25

Total 3. B (i)+(ii)

10812.45

0.51

4.Non Timber Forest Product

I) Bamboo

MTAD

2240119.00

2300

515.23

II) Broom Grass

Kg

326750.00

130

4.25

III) Biri Leaves

Kg

2800.00

180

0.05

IV) Others

Kg

3000.00

150

0.05

5. Other Minor Forest Product

I) Sand

m3

10121566.26

1800

1821.88

II) Stone

m3

16056151.95

2200

3532.35

III) Stone Gravel

m3

2733190.75

2100

573.97

IV) Silt/Clay

m3

4331026.00

300

129.93

V) Other Ordinary earth & clay

m3

40072500.00

1000

4007.25

Total Minor Forest Product

73314434.96

10065.38

All Total

16139.66

2022-23

Name of the Products

Total Out Turn

Average Market price (in Rs.)

Total Market Value (Rs. in Crore)

Unit

Quantity

Timber

m3

707290.66

285000

6054.86

Round wood

m3

1422.16

500

0.07

Tree Outside Forest

m3

10000.00

35000

35.00

Firewood (excluding Charcoal)

m3

3700.00

300

0.11

Charcoal Wood

m3

5000.00

400

0.20

Bamboo

MTAD

763486.00

2200

167.97

Broom Grass

Kg

3158.50

110

0.03

Agaedust

Kg

108483.00

10000

108.48

Agarwood Chips

Kg

50000.00

100000

500.00

Agar Oil

Kg

100.00

450000

4.50

Bidi Leaves

Kg

3158.50

180

0.06

Others (Specify)

Kg

68233.00

150

1.02

Sands

m3

10851366.86

1700

1844.73

Stone

m3

16896157.95

2100

3548.19

Stone Gravel

m3

2365001.38

2100

496.65

Silt/Clay

m3

2898538.05

200

57.97

Others (Ordinary Earth & Clay)

m3

40792612.00

1000

4079.26

Total

-

-

16899.11

Item

2022

2023

2024

Timber/ Fuel wood

16.00

18.80

16.02

Social & Farm Forestry

19.79

16.95

6.47

Sands/ Gravel/ Stone

186.44

261.88

392.20

Other (General)

96.00

93.91

106.19

Revolving Fund

9.30

0.00

0.00

Other (Wild Life)

19.02

12.05

8.51

Zoological Park

0.00

0.00

1.56

Directly Deposit Treasury

54.65

0.00

0.00

Online Deposit to Treasury

-

47.90

33.92

Total

401.20

451.49

564.87

Year

Target

Achievement

2017-18

150

160.12

2018-19

170

165.37

2019-20

170

276.44

2020-21

280

352.77

2021-22

350

401.20

2022-23

780

451.67

2023-24

1010

564.88

Name of Scheme

Year

Financial Target

Financial Achievement

Assam Project on Forest and Biodiversity Conservation Society phase-II

2020-21

96.12

2.95

2021-22

122.84

24.23

2022-23

138.36

35.59

2023-24

138.77

78.52

2024-25 (Upto Aug'2024)

105.03

15.74

Name of SF Divisions

2022-23

2023-24

Nos. of Nursery

Area Covered (in Meet.)

Sapling Distributed cum Sold

Nos. of Nursery

Area Covered (in Meet.)

Sapling Distributed cum Sold

Guwahati

7

10.5

180,587

8

13.5

345,063

Karimganj

1

1.5

131,817

3

16.5

753,885

Nalbari

2

1.5

85,113

2

2.27

74,017

Barpeta

1

1.5

38441

1

1.5

47,639

Bongaigaon

1

1.5

37425

2

11.5

1690045

Goalpara

1

1.5

36479

3

14.5

1227882

Nagaon

2

4.5

199857

2

4.5

360417

Golaghat

1

1.5

104239

1

1.5

0

Sivasagar

1

1.5

139622

2

6.5

247147

Dibrugarh

4

7.5

90163

3

6

14414

Lakhimpur

1

1.5

59584

1

1.5

201953

Sonitpur

Nill

Nill

19557

NIL

NIL

NIL

Kokrajhar

1

1.5

159446

1

1.5

13435

Assam

23

36

1282330

29

81.27

5011735

2023-24

Name of National Parks/ Wildlife Sanctuaries

Location (District)

Area in Sq. Km.

A. National Parks

1. Kaziranga National Park

Golaghat, Nagaon, Sonitpur and Biswanath

946.75

2. Manas National Park

Chirang and Baksa

850.00

3. Nameri National Park

Sonitpur

200.00

4. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

Dibrugarh and Tinsukia

340.00

5. Orang Rajiv Gandhi National Park

Udalguri and Sonitpur

279.13

6. Raimona National Park

Kokrajhar

422.00

7. Dihing Pathkai National Park

Dibrugarh and Tinsukia

234.26

Total

3272.14

B. Wildlife Sanctuaries (WLS)

1. Garampani WLS

Karbi Anglong

6.05

2. Laokhowa WLS

Nagaon

70.13

3. Barnadi WLS

Udalguri

26.22

4. Chakrasila WLS

Kokrajhar

45.58

5. Burachapari WLS

Sonitpur

239.06

6. Panidihing

Sivasagar

33.93

7. Hollongpar Gibbon WLS

Jorhat

20.98

8. Pobitora WLS

Morigaon

38.81

9. Sonai Rupai WLS

Sonitpur

220.00

10. Bherjan-Borajan-Podumoni WLS

Tinsukia

7.21

11. East Karbi Anglong WLS

Karbi Anglong

221.81

12. Nambor WLS

Karbi Anglong

37.00

13. Morat Longri WLS

Karbi Anglong

451.00

14. Nambor Doigurung WLS

Golaghat

97.15

15. Amchang WLS

Kamrup Metropolitan

78.64

16. Borail WLS

Cachar and Sribhumi

326.24

17. Deepor Beel WLS

Kamrup Metropolitan

4.10

Total

1923.91

Total (A+B)

5196.05

C. Proposed Wildlife Sanctuaries

1. Bordoibum Beelmukh

Lakhimpur and Dhemaji

11.25

2. North Karbi-Angong

Karbi-Anglong

70.30

3. Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park

Kokrajhar and Chirang

321.90

Total

403.45

2022-23

National Parks/ Wildlife Sanctuaries

Location (District)

Area in Sq. Km.

A. National Parks

1. Kaziranga National Park

Golaghat, Nagaon, Sonitpur & Biswanath

946.75

2. Manas National Park

Chirang and Baksa

850.00

3. Nameri National Park

Sonitpur

200.00

4. Dibru Saikhuwa National Park

Dibrugarh and Tinsukia

340.00

5. Orang National Park

Udalguri, Sonitpur

279.13

6. Raimona National Park

Kokrajhar

422.00

7. Dihing Patkai National Park

Dibrugarh and Tinsukia

234.26

Total

3272.14

B. Wildlife Sanctuaries (WLS)

1. Garampani WLS

Karbi Anglong

6.05

2. Laokhowa WLS

Nagaon

70.13

3. Barnadi WLS

Udalguri

26.22

4. Chakrasila WLS

Kokrajhar

45.58

5. Burachapari WLS

Sonitpur

239.06

6. Panidihing

Sivasagar

33.93

7. Hollongpar Gibbon WLS

Jorhat

20.98

8. Pobitora WLS

Morigaon

38.81

9. Sonai Rupai WLS

Sonitpur

220.00

10. Bherjan-Borajan-Podumoni WLS

Tinsukia

7.21

11. East karbi Anglong WLS

Karbi Anglong

221.81

12. Nambor WLS

Karbi Anglong

37.00

13. Morat Longri WLS

Karbi Anglong

451.00

14. Nambor Doigurung WLS

Golaghat

97.15

15. Amchang WLS

Kamrup Metropolitan

78.64

16. Borail WLS

Cachar, Karimganj

326.24

17. Deepor Beel WLS

Kamrup Metropolitan

4.10

Total

1923.91

Total (A + B)

5196.05

C. Proposed Wildlife Sanctuary

1. Bordoibum Beelmukh

Lakhimpur and Dhemaji

11.25

2. North Karbi-Anglong

Karbi Anglong

70.30

Total

81.55

2023-24

District

No. of wet­lands excluding river

River (in Ha.)

Other (in Ha.)

Total area of Wetland in RF area in the District (in Ha.)

Kokrajhar

280

6571.11

562.73

7133.77

Dhubri

40

9.36

49.46

58.82

Goalpara

152

18.14

202.28

220.42

Barpeta

NIL

NIL

NIL

NIL

Morigaon

94

99.59

38.37

137.96

Nagaon

480

2905.29

1854.98

4760.27

Sonitpur

298

92684.80

222.55

92907.36

Lakhimpur

60

24462.92

74.28

24537.20

Dhemaji

42

1491.08

26.43

1517.51

Tinsukia

281

29160.50

170.31

29330.81

Dibrugarh

189

26867.56

228.94

27096.50

Sivasagar

159

9097.19

198.63

9295.82

Jorhat

13

137.19

14.23

151.42

Golaghat

1064

9063.91

2779.53

11843.45

Karbi Anglong

345

3.91

173.76

177.67

Dima Hasao

25

488.49

147.51

636.00

Cachar

332

2791.49

180.92

2972.41

Sribhumi

1790

91.04

921.40

1012.43

Hailakandi

996

4511.51

391.52

4903.03

Bongaigaon

200

18.74

194.53

213.27

Chirang

90

7205.76

48.14

7253.89

Kamrup

222

8013.81

291.54

8305.34

Kamrup Metro

41

20.92

20.99

41.91

Nalbari

NIL

NIL

NIL

NIL

Baksa

54

3267.50

24.51

3292.01

Darrang

43

3245.35

33.09

3279.04

Udalguri

23

2704.49

9.03

2713.52

Assam

7313

234931.64

8859.65

243791.83

2022-23

District

No. of Wetlands excluding river

River (in Ha.)

Other (in Ha.)

Total area of Wetland in RF area in the District (in Ha.)

Kakrajhar

280

6571.11

562.73

7133.77

Dhubri

40

9.36

49.46

58.82

Goalpara

152

18.14

202.28

220.42

Barpeta

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Morigaon

94

99.59

38.37

137.96

Nagaon

265

2905.29

1854.98

4760.27

Sonitpur

298

92684.80

222.55

92907.36

Lakhimpur

60

24462.92

74.28

24537.20

Dhemaji

42

1491.08

26.43

1517.51

Tinsukia

281

29160.50

170.31

29330.81

Dibrugarh

189

26867.56

228.94

27096.50

Sivasagar

159

9097.19

198.63

9295.82

Jorhat

13

137.19

14.23

151.42

Golaghat

1064

9063.91

2779.53

11843.45

Karbi Anglong

345

3.91

173.76

177.67

Dima Hasao

25

488.49

147.51

636.00

Cachar

332

2791.49

180.92

2972.41

Karimganj

1790

91.04

921.40

1012.43

Hailakandi

996

4511.51

391.52

4903.03

Bongaigaon

200

18.74

194.53

213.27

Chirang

90

7205.76

48.14

7253.89

Kamrup

222

8013.81

291.54

8305.34

Kamrup Metro

41

20.92

20.99

41.91

Nalbari

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Baksa

54

3267.50

24.51

3292.01

Darrang

43

3245.35

33.09

3279.04

Udalguri

23

2704.49

9.03

2713.52

Assam

7398

234931.64

8859.65

243791.83

Category

Year of Census

Numbers

1. Leopard

2021

28

2. Swamp Deer

2022

1126

3. Tiger

2022

176

4. Elephant

2022

2613

5. Rhino

2022

2788

Primate Census (Year: 2009):

1. Rhesus Macaque

72674

2. Assamese Macaque

30866

3. Pig Tailed Macaque

649

4. Stump tailed Macaque

648

5. Slow Loris

431

6. Capped Langur

17813

7. Golden Langur

2772

8. Phayre's Leaf Monkey/ Spectacled Langur

132

9. Hoollock Gibbon

1517