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Sericulture in Assam

 

Sericulture Activities in Assam, 2014-15 to 2023-24:

Items

Unit

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

2022-23

2023-24

Sericulture Villages

Nos.

11281

11281

9935

8726

8726

8642

8640

8627

8722

8722

No. of Families Engaged

Nos.

652406

495901

319405

310582

307877

309530

331857

299936

301176

301176

Area Under Silk worm Food Plants

Hect.

15417

11434

15983

11585

11537

43608

47113.6

44278.5

44412.154

45288.862

Eri

Hect.

6601

5510

7176

5936

27000

30319.5

33252.7

29096

29126.034

29581.422

Muga

Hect.

5995

4383

5931.58

4369

8600

10762.5

12891

12557

12661.64

13059.02

Mulberry

Hect.

2821

1541

2875

1280

2370

2526.34

2569.9

2624

2634.48

2648.42

Eri-Cut Cocoons

MT.

3050

3317

4350.58

6300

6133

6311

6574

6769.96

6847.9

7370.765

Muga Cocoons

Lakh Nos.

6528

6864

6480

7865

10496

9865

9533

10511.6

10439.94

10859.178

Mulberry Reeling Cocoons

MT.

268

328

439.05

576

597

584.89

234.84

217.52

298.44

146.554

Production of Silk Yarn

MT.

2497.4

2712.8

3647.5

4866.5

5009.8

5314.8

5549.6

5655.95

5721.199

5745.362

Eri Raw Silk

MT.

2345

2555

3468.25

4650

4733

5048.8

5275.74

5420

5487.815

5527.121

Muga Raw Silk

MT.

126

127

129.5

156.96

193.22

197.29

240.46

210.495

211.27

202.837

Mulberry Raw Silk

MT.

26.4

31.02

49.64

59.5

52

68.7

33.4

24.6

22.114

15.404

Source: Economic Survey Assam 2024-25

 

No. of Sericulture Villages, Farms/Centres and Area Under Food Plants in Assam, 2023-24:

District

No. of Sericulture Villages (Private Sector)

Eri

No. of Farm/ Centre (Govt.)

Area under food plant both Govt. & Private Sector (in Meet.)

Govt.

Pvt.

Total

Kokrajhar

478

8

35.00

608.00

643.00

Dhubri

68

1

5.48

106.52

112.00

Goalpara

302

5

35.43

1123.63

1159.06

Barpeta

179

1

4.34

913.05

917.39

Morigaon

229

5

41.47

108.00

156.95

Nagaon

295

7

19.84

1568.23

1588.07

Sonitpur

211

8

9.78

891.98

901.76

Lakhimpur

906

1

18.70

2126.51

2145.21

Dhemaji

415

2

9.18

803.20

812.38

Tinsukia

302

3

20.57

1305.69

1326.26

Dibrugarh

359

1

6.12

1267.38

1273.50

Sivasagar

382

2

6.28

1165.66

1171.94

Jorhat

338

1

5.07

1156.00

1161.07

Golaghat

266

1

7.83

1134.50

1142.33

Karbi Anglong

397

25

46.87

2606.92

2653.79

Dima Hasao

227

12

3.31

2145.81

2149.12

Cachar

194

6

31.57

161.10

192.67

Sribhumi

83

3

31.42

116.32

147.74

Hailakandi

63

3

2.45

175.00

177.45

Bongaigaon

149

0

3.20

1247.40

1250.60

Chirang

257

2

13.05

303.18

316.23

Kamrup

370

3

357.54

1225.04

1582.58

Kamrup Metro

51

1

20.69

83.50

104.19

Nalbari

82

1

7.46

232.24

239.70

Baksa

265

8

4.35

326.30

330.65

Darrang

428

3

17.81

983.27

1001.08

Udalguri

515

6

11.45

598.00

609.45

Biswanath

183

0

43.96

636.20

670.44

Charaideo

162

0

2.18

410.00

412.18

Hojai

62

1

4.02

233.47

237.49

Majuli

115

1

5.71

352.33

358.04

South Salmara

37

0

14.50

96.84

111.34

West Karbi Anglong

209

1

247.55

2078.21

2325.76

Tamulpur

143

1

0.00

200.00

200.00

Assam

8722

123

1094.18

28489.48

29581.42

Contd.

District

Muga

Mulberry

No. of Harm/ Centre

Area under food plant both Govt. & Private Sector (in Meet.)

No. of Farm/ Centre

Area under food plant both Govt. & Private Sector (in Meet.)

Govt.

Pvt.

Total

Govt.

Pvt.

Total

Kokrajhar

3

70.70

364.00

434.70

5

1.45

64.52

65.97

Dhubri

0

1.02

22.34

23.36

1

4.20

2.00

6.20

Goalpara

7

185.22

455.84

641.06

6

35.29

48.00

83.29

Barpeta

0

3.48

94.87

98.35

3

9.75

8.00

17.75

Morigaon

3

40.78

102.00

142.78

2

13.00

51.14

64.14

Nagaon

4

36.63

95.27

131.90

7

12.58

46.14

58.72

Sonitpur

3

66.47

163.29

229.76

6

12.19

38.03

50.22

Lakhimpur

7

87.68

2293.45

2381.13

9

15.95

427.80

443.75

Dhemaji

5

29.98

1267.08

1297.06

2

6.50

145.30

151.80

Tinsukia

2

19.11

298.53

317.64

5

0.00

81.00

81.00

Dibrugarh

6

124.48

651.04

775.52

5

20.75

83.00

103.75

Sivasagar

6

115.77

595.17

710.94

5

3.50

65.18

68.68

Jorhat

7

102.47

913.08

1015.55

2

7.00

167.90

174.90

Golaghat

5

79.42

442.40

521.82

5

16.83

24.00

40.83

Karbi Anglong

3

2.00

39.64

41.64

18

23.00

18.50

41.50

Dima Hasao

3

15.69

21.25

36.94

11

2.55

2.50

5.05

Cachar

3

39.97

293.41

333.38

6

23.90

8.50

32.40

Sribhumi

0

21.77

63.05

84.82

2

1.41

6.00

7.41

Hailakandi

1

11.38

31.27

42.65

2

1.50

6.00

7.50

Bongaigaon

1

299.58

38.00

337.58

3

13.45

8.00

21.45

Chirang

0

13.50

182.55

196.05

1

3.20

42.28

45.48

Kamrup

6

452.71

1294.00

1746.71

3

7.00

25.25

32.25

Kamrup Metro

2

22.00

35.51

57.51

0

15.01

5.00

20.01

Nalbari

1

65.19

8.18

73.37

5

6.41

1.00

7.41

Baksa

3

16.70

195.70

212.35

3

1.40

96.20

97.60

Darrang

0

21.58

91.57

113.15

3

7.80

552.26

560.06

Udalguri

0

17.35

360.00

377.35

3

2.50

169.00

171.50

Biswanath

1

19.93

78.87

98.80

0

0.00

48.00

48.00

Charaideo

0

1.57

303.03

304.60

0

2.00

26.00

28.00

Hojai

0

2.10

39.83

41.93

0

2.00

12.00

14.00

Majuli

0

3.50

62.64

66.14

0

2.00

21.00

23.00

South Salmara

0

2.32

16.21

18.53

0

2.00

1.00

3.00

West Karbi Anglong

0

15.28

30.22

45.50

0

13.50

6.50

20.00

Tamulpur

0

3.10

105.35

108.45

0

0.00

51.80

51.80

Assam

82

2010.43

11048.59

13059.02

123

289.62

2358.80

2648.42

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2024

 

District-wise Area under Food Tree plantation both Government & Private sector for Production of Cocoons in Assam, 2022-23:

District

No. of Sericulture. Villages (Private Sector)

Eri

No. of Farm/ Centre (Govt.)

Area under food plant both Govt. & Private Sector (in Hect.)

Govt.

Pvt.

Total

Kokrajhar

478

8

24.94

487.60

512.54

Dhubri

68

1

0

105.00

105.00

Goalpara

302

5

21.99

1120.00

1141.99

Barpeta

179

1

0

916.00

916.00

Morigaon

229

5

30.95

106.00

156.95

Nagaon

295

7

11.73

1560.00

1571.73

Sonitpur

211

8

5.10

890.00

895.10

Lakhimpur

906

1

10.00

2120.00

2130.00

Dhemaji

415

2

5.00

803.00

808.00

Tinsukia

302

3

9.30

1300.00

1309.30

Dibrugarh

359

1

2.00

1260.00

1262.00

Sivasagar

382

2

2.46

1160.00

1162.46

Jorhat

338

1

0

1155.00

1155.00

Golaghat

266

1

1.53

1130.00

1131.53

Karbi Anglong

397

25

36.38

2598.00

2634.38

Dima Hasao

227

12

1.20

2140.00

2141.20

Cachar

194

6

21.47

163.00

184.47

Karimganj

83

3

20.14

115.00

135.14

Hailakandi

63

3

0.30

175.00

175.30

Bongaigaon

149

0

0

1240.00

1240.00

Chirang

257

2

6.50

277.60

284.10

Kamrup

370

3

347.47

1222.00

1569.47

Kamrup Metro

51

1

13.53

80.00

93.53

Nalbari

82

1

3.65

230.00

233.65

Baksa

515

8

11.45

544.80

556.25

Darrang

428

3

8.07

980.00

988.07

Udalguri

408

7

30.74

526.80

557.54

Biswanath

183

0

31.44

636.00

670.44

Charaideo

162

0

0

410.00

410.00

Hojai

62

1

2.00

230.00

232.00

South Salmara

37

0

7.00

96.00

103.00

Majuli

115

1

1.60

350.00

351.60

West Karbi Anglong

209

1

227.30

2071.00

2298.30

Assam

8722

123

895.23

28197.80

29116.04

Contd.

District

Muga

Mulberry

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

Kokrajhar

1

8.87

220.47

229.34

7

1.45

28.06

29.51

Dhubri

0

0

21.00

21.00

1

4.20

2.00

6.20

Goalpara

7

170.00

453.00

623.00

6

35.20

48.00

83.20

Barpeta

0

16.90

91.00

107.90

3

9.75

8.00

17.75

Morigaon

3

38.85

102.00

140.85

2

13.00

51.00

64.00

Nagaon

4

31.36

95.00

126.36

7

12.58

46.00

58.58

Sonitpur

3

61.34

163.00

224.34

6

12.02

38.00

50.02

Lakhimpur

7

78.17

2290.00

2368.17

9

15.65

427.00

442.65

Dhemaji

5

24.00

1265.00

1289.00

2

6.50

145.00

151.50

Tinsukia

2

16.00

297.00

313.00

5

0

81.00

81.00

Dibrugarh

6

114.70

651.00

765.70

5

20.63

83.00

103.63

Sivasagar

6

105.97

594.00

699.97

5

3.50

65.00

68.50

Jorhat

7

99.27

910.00

1009.27

2

7.00

167.00

174.00

Golaghat

5

75.60

446.00

521.60

5

16.70

24.00

40.70

Karbi Anglong

3

0

38.00

38.00

18

22.50

18.50

41.00

Dima Hasao

3

12.25

20.00

32.25

11

2.55

2.50

5.05

Cachar

3

34.39

290.00

324.39

6

23.85

8.50

32.35

Karimganj

0

16.60

62.00

78.60

2

1.41

6.00

7.41

Hailakandi

1

8.00

30.00

38.00

2

1.50

6.00

7.50

Bongaigaon

1

286.00

35.00

321.00

3

13.30

8.00

21.30

Chirang

0

12.00

216.00

228.00

1

3.00

35.30

38.30

Kamrup

6

445.80

1290.00

1735.80

3

7.00

25.00

32.00

Kamrup Metro

2

24.00

35.00

59.00

0

14.90

5.00

19.90

Nalbari

1

53.20

7.00

60.20

5

6.36

1.00

7.36

Baksa

1

17.35

174.00

191.36

5

6.40

235.60

242.00

Darrang

0

17.98

96.00

113.98

3

7.77

552.00

559.77

Udalguri

0

42.40

409.60

452.00

3

6.00

107.60

114.00

Biswanath

1

17.50

77.86

95.36

0

0

48.00

48.00

Charaideo

0

0

300.00

300.00

0

2.00

26.00

28.00

Hojai

0

0

39.00

39.00

0

2.00

12.00

14.00

South Salmara

0

0

14.00

14.00

0

2.00

1.00

3.00

Majuli

0

0

62.00

62.00

0

2.00

21.00

23.00

West Karbi Anglong

0

10.20

29.00

39.20

0

13.20

6.50

19.70

Assam

78

1838.70

10822.94

12661.64

127

295.92

2338.56

2634.48

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023

 

District-wise No. of Sericulture Villages & Families engaged in Sericulture in Assam, 2022-23 and 2023-24:

2023-24

District

No. of Seri. Villages

No. of Family Engaged

Eri

Muga

Mulberry

Total

Kokrajhar

478

10800

712

245

11757

Dhubri

68

1999

112

105

2216

Goalpara

302

10135

1649

181

11965

Barpeta

179

6700

493

94

7287

Morigaon

229

7374

240

1024

8638

Nagaon

295

10237

309

562

11108

Sonitpur

211

7254

367

1051

8672

Lakhimpur

906

14035

8232

7924

30191

Dhemaji

415

10181

3203

1000

14384

Tinsukia

302

14020

1096

1600

16716

Dibrugarh

359

9580

1840

1391

12811

Sivasagar

382

8885

1870

116

10871

Jorhat

338

5810

900

2370

9080

Golaghat

266

6921

1812

514

9247

Karbi Anglong

397

10062

203

190

10455

Dima Hasao

227

13238

150

634

14022

Cachar

194

6102

952

1053

8107

Sribhumi

83

3057

544

97

3698

Hailakandi

63

1738

140

50

1928

Bongaigaon

149

6963

119

4

7086

Chirang

257

6540

639

140

7319

Kamrup

370

10461

3080

1086

14627

Kamrup Metro

51

1820

105

95

2020

Nalbari

82

4800

26

22

4848

Baksa

265

7793

267

481

8541

Darrang

428

8563

695

3336

12594

Udalguri

515

10835

690

492

12017

Biswanath

183

4100

305

1100

5505

Charaideo

162

4050

805

622

5477

Hojai

62

3700

101

220

4021

Majuli

115

2970

296

323

3589

South Salmara

37

730

106

53

889

West Karbi Anglong

209

4700

150

39

4889

Tamulpur

143

4197

145

259

4601

Assam

8722

240350

32353

28473

301176

2022-23

District

No. of Sericulture Villages

No. of Family Engaged

Eri

Muga

Mulberry

Total

Kokrajhar

478

10800

712

245

11757

Dhubri

68

1999

112

105

2216

Goalpara

302

10235

1649

181

11965

Barpeta

179

6700

493

94

7287

Morigaon

229

7374

240

1024

8638

Nagaon

295

10237

309

562

11108

Sonitpur

211

7254

367

1051

8672

Lakhimpur

906

14035

8232

7924

30191

Dhemaji

415

10181

3203

1000

14384

Tinsukia

302

14020

1096

1600

16716

Dibrugarh

359

9580

1840

1391

12811

Sivasagar

382

8885

1870

116

10871

Jorhat

338

5810

900

2370

9080

Golaghat

266

6921

1812

514

9247

Karbi Anglong

397

10062

203

190

10455

Dima Hasao

227

13238

150

634

14022

Cachar

194

6102

952

1053

8107

Karimganj

83

3057

544

97

3698

Hailakandi

63

1738

140

50

1928

Bongaigaon

149

6963

119

4

7086

Chirang

257

6540

639

140

7319

Kamrup

370

10461

3080

1086

14627

Kamrup Metro

51

1820

105

95

2020

Nalbari

82

4800

26

22

4848

Baksa

515

11990

412

740

13142

Darrang

428

8563

695

3336

12594

Udalguri

408

10835

690

492

12017

Biswanath

183

4100

305

1100

5505

Charaideo

162

4050

805

622

5477

Hojai

62

3700

101

220

4021

South Salmara

37

730

106

53

889

Majuli

115

2970

296

323

3589

West Karbi Anglong

209

4700

150

39

4889

Assam

8722

240350

32353

28473

301176

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023 and 2024

 

District-wise Production of Cocoon & Raw Silk in Assam, 2022-23 and 2023-24:

2023-24

District

Production of Cocoon

Production of Yarn/Raw Silk

Eri (in '000 Kg)

Muga (in Lakh No.)

Mulberry (in '000 Kg)

Eri

(in '000 Kg)

Muga (in '000 Kg.)

Mulberry (in '000 Kg)

Kokrajhar

548.160

587.000

4.000

437.390

12.600

0.300

Dhubri

276.755

0.000

0.180

175.259

0.000

0.406

Goalpara

246.921

1019.818

1.017

197.959

18.757

0.745

Barpeta

271.426

175.641

4.529

184.997

3.236

1.826

Morigaon

284.077

589.751

4.170

261.329

10.847

2.039

Nagaon

132.217

101.128

4.057

186.868

1.860

0.337

Sonitpur

285.369

104.282

3.004

156.418

1.918

0.424

Lakhimpur

290.000

1390.051

5.455

190.658

25.567

0.038

Dhemaji

46.867

534.070

6.321

33.510

9.824

0.399

Tinsukia

211.327

746.826

5.483

183.486

13.736

0.420

Dibrugarh

22.711

458.828

2.496

14.532

8.439

0.005

Sivasagar

124.920

625.364

5.175

128.809

11.502

0.032

Jorhat

129.362

373.141

11.474

92.642

6.863

0.001

Golaghat

213.703

603.344

3.827

184.056

11.097

1.635

Karbi Anglong

435.855

45.453

0.712

372.024

0.836

0.116

Dima Hasao

407.765

3.969

2.598

240.334

0.073

0.178

Cachar

128.864

299.198

1.232

110.576

5.503

0.154

Sribhumi

67.440

29.469

0.893

51.327

0.542

0.501

Hailakandi

98.555

23.705

0.246

48.099

0.436

0.032

Bongaigaon

194.565

192.850

12.189

70.874

3.547

0.191

Chirang

275.236

450.000

2.000

220.410

6.900

0.100

Kamrup

174.769

797.064

0.370

131.915

14.660

0.733

Kamrup Metro

198.232

261.846

0.435

138.291

4.816

0.680

Nalbari

116.203

2.284

1.792

70.967

0.042

0.471

Baksa

361.258

272.000

8.000

292.704

6.500

0.900

Darrang

99.692

23.379

17.563

65.126

0.430

0.010

Udalguri

460.340

482.000

7.000

371.246

9.700

1.000

Biswanath

267.402

88.623

2.583

183.693

1.630

0.563

Charaideo

34.284

189.371

15.490

38.140

3.483

0.030

Hojai

126.843

9.895

0.088

93.590

0.182

0.486

Majuli

166.730

211.336

3.774

124.270

3.887

0.066

South Salmara

287.343

0.000

0.313

189.731

0.000

0.381

West K. Anglong

200.443

28.490

4.088

143.541

0.524

0.005

Tamulpur

185.131

139.000

4.000

142.350

2.900

0.200

Assam

7370.765

10859.178

146.554

5527.121

202.837

15.404

2022-23

District

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)

Kokrajhar

540.88

570.00

6.00

432.70

11.40

0.60

Dhubri

50.55

25.34

1.41

40.96

0.50

0.10

Goalpara

235.99

483.58

5.86

192.18

9.56

0.29

Barpeta

161.71

129.93

2.51

129.70

2.61

0.18

Morigaon

206.80

71.13

3.39

165.29

1.45

0.33

Nagaon

254.15

89.16

10.47

200.86

1.81

0.77

Sonitpur

179.20

96.15

8.22

146.17

1.97

1.58

Lakhimpur

366.65

2450.26

31.16

295.22

45.78

2.54

Dhemaji

257.30

1024.86

17.21

195.15

24.17

2.08

Tinsukia

217.92

313.79

13.06

165.84

6.28

0.76

Dibrugarh

234.96

535.42

8.89

186.01

13.15

0.51

Sivasagar

245.36

87.65

12.27

199.85

8.75

0.71

Jorhat

183.41

247.31

17.54

145.73

4.91

0.97

Golaghat

184.99

467.73

8.24

146.99

9.38

0.57

Karbi Anglong

347.03

78.03

4.65

304.28

1.57

0.16

Dima Hasao

297.73

23.86

1.93

240.00

0.47

0.13

Cachar

149.09

273.94

4.56

118.59

5.60

0.25

Karimganj

67.42

95.80

4.27

53.36

1.90

0.34

Hailakandi

60.25

84.91

1.99

48.36

1.70

0.15

Bongaigaon

178.14

49.64

0.93

134.70

1.08

0.07

Chirang

270.43

285.00

4.00

216.35

5.70

0.40

Kamrup

97.69

81.66

0.11

78.15

1.62

0.01

Kamrup Metro

185.91

825.24

2.47

150.48

16.36

0.16

Nalbari

106.62

6.50

0.57

85.26

0.13

0.03

Baksa

540.86

570.00

40.00

432.69

11.40

1.60

Darrang

194.73

176.78

41.93

156.25

3.52

2.30

Udalguri

450.73

475.00

14.00

360.58

9.50

1.40

Biswanath

97.66

81.33

8.22

79.03

1.62

1.58

Charaideo

91.52

204.81

4.91

73.97

4.88

0.37

Hojai

90.15

21.66

1.07

71.79

0.46

0.07

South Salmara

19.42

39.37

0.57

15.49

0.77

0.03

Majuli

88.14

443.49

9.94

70.83

0.63

0.67

West Karbi Anglong

194.51

30.59

6.12

155.00

0.62

0.37

Assam

6847.90

10439.93

298.44

5487.81

211.27

22.11

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023 and 2024