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Postal Service in Assam

 

District-wise Number of Post Offices and Letter Boxes in Assam, 2023-24: 

District

No of Post Offices

*Area served per Post Office (in Sq. Km.)

*Population served per Post Office

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Kokrajhar

114

13

127

28.77

1.23

7300

4226

Dhubri

123

4

127

12.05

7

9891

44384

Goalpara

105

2

107

16.76

32

8266

69031

Barpeta

159

11

170

14.12

3.27

9725

13395

Morigaon

92

10

102

16.57

2.6

9610

7330

Nagaon

202

13

215

12.46

2.46

8393

15168

Sonitpur

110

8

118

30.61

5.12

10629

17810

Lakhimpur

172

5

177

13.02

7.2

5528

18267

Dhemaji

93

2

95

34.63

8

6858

24143

Tinsukia

125

21

146

29.82

2.95

8505

12607

Dibrugarh

200

15

215

16.68

3

5413

16249

Sivasagar

180

7

187

8.61

4.28

3400

11482

3orhat

150

19

169

11.1

4.84

4696

11607

Golaghat

148

8

156

23.41

4.5

6548

12217

Karbi Anglong

89

8

97

82.5

2.87

6348

11888

Dima Hasao

71

11

82

68.53

2

2135

5680

Cachar

262

18

280

14.2

3.61

5424

17525

Sribhumi

139

14

153

12.87

1.35

8050

7835

Hailakandi

93

8

101

14.15

1.37

6571

6017

Bongaigaon

60

4

64

17.68

8

10483

27452

Chirang

54

3

57

35.38

4

8274

11779

Kamrup

183

16

199

16.56

4.62

7514

8899

Kamrup Metro

8

76

84

86.62

3.44

27115

13644

Nalbari

135

8

143

7.38

6.87

5103

10341

Baksa

113

0

113

21.69

0

8299

0

Darrang

87

2

89

18.08

6

10034

27747

Udalguri

87

2

89

23.01

5

9127

18787

Biswanath

101

1

102

17.60

18

5753

31368

Charaideo

71

3

74

15.12

4.33

6040

9907

Hojai

68

7

75

20.20

6.85

11159

24621

Majuli

49

0

49

22.30

0

3414

0

South Salmara

31

0

31

21.32

0

17063

0

West K Anglong

28

4

32

109.07

3.5

9910

4465

Bajali

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

0

Tamulpur

39

0

39

0.00

0

0

0

Assam

3741

323

4064

20.63

3.90

7165

13618

Contd.

District

 

Modernised Post Office (in Nos.)

Computerised Post Office (in Nos.)

No. of Letter Boxes

Availability of Post Boxes Rented by Public

Rural

Urban

Total

1

9

10

11

12

13

14

Kokrajhar

127

127

104

13

117

0

Dhubri

127

127

111

20

131

0

Goalpara

107

107

102

9

111

0

Barpeta

170

170

632

42

674

0

Morigaon

102

102

92

10

102

0

Nagaon

215

215

202

31

233

0

Sonitpur

118

118

113

28

141

0

Lakhimpur

177

177

164

24

188

8

Dhemaji

95

95

86

7

93

2

Tinsukia

146

146

38

122

160

99

Dibrugarh

215

215

194

18

212

28

Sivasagar

187

187

180

21

201

0

Jorhat

169

169

150

33

183

6

Golaghat

156

156

148

19

167

4

Karbi Anglong

97

97

89

17

106

28

Dima Hasao

82

82

95

11

106

0

Cachar

280

280

194

33

227

2

Sribhumi

153

153

123

21

144

0

Hailakandi

101

101

109

18

127

0

Bongaigaon

64

64

60

7

67

0

Chirang

57

57

54

4

58

0

Kamrup

199

199

167

119

286

63

Kamrup Metro

84

84

236

0

236

0

Nalbari

143

143

580

38

618

0

Baksa

113

113

340

0

340

0

Darrang

89

89

86

7

93

0

Udalguri

89

89

84

2

86

0

Biswanath

102

102

97

3

100

0

Charaideo

74

74

71

3

74

0

Hojai

75

75

68

8

76

0

Majuli

49

49

49

0

49

0

South Salmara

31

31

26

0

26

0

W.K.Anglong

32

32

28

4

32

0

Bajali

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tamulpur

39

39

148

0

148

0

Assam

4064

4064

5020

692

5712

240

* Figures are calculated by Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Assam on the basis of Census of India 2011 figures.

Note: As all Branch Offices are working RICT (Rural Information and Commercialised Technology) Devices and all offices are having required facilities, hence all offices are treated as Computerised and Modernised Post Offices.

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2024

 

District-wise Number of Post Offices and Letter Boxes in Assam, 2022-23:

District

No. of Post Office

* Area served per Post Office (in Sq. Km.)

* Population served per Post Office

Rural

Urban

Total

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Kokrajhar

101

13

114

32.48

1.23

8240

4226

Dhubri

121

4

125

12.26

7.00

10055

44385

Goalpara

102

2

104

17.25

32.00

8531

69031

Barpeta

155

12

167

14.49

3.00

9976

12279

Morigaon

92

10

102

16.58

2.60

9610

7330

Nagaon

202

13

215

12.47

2.46

8393

15168

Sonitpur

110

8

118

30.62

5.13

10629

17810

Lakhimpur

163

17

180

13.75

2.12

5833

5373

Dhemaji

82

2

84

39.28

8.00

7779

24143

Tinsukia

125

21

146

29.82

2.95

8505

12607

Dibrugarh

198

16

214

16.85

2.81

5468

15233

Sivasagar

180

7

187

8.62

4.29

3400

11482

Jorhat

150

19

169

11.11

4.84

4696

11607

Golaghat

144

8

152

24.07

4.50

6730

12217

Karbi Anglong

83

8

91

88.47

2.88

6817

11888

Dima Hasao

63

11

74

77.24

2.00

2407

5681

Cachar

262

18

280

14.20

3.61

5424

17526

Karimganj

139

14

153

12.88

1.36

8050

7836

Hailakandi

93

8

101

14.15

1.38

6572

6018

Bongaigaon

60

4

64

17.68

8.00

10483

27453

Chirang

54

3

57

35.39

4.00

8275

11779

Kamrup

20

58

78

151.55

1.28

68757

2455

Kamrup Metro

210

16

226

3.30

16.38

1033

64813

Nalbari

135

8

143

7.39

6.88

5103

10341

Baksa

128

0

128

19.15

0.00

7327

0

Darrang

86

2

88

18.29

6.00

10151

27747

Udalguri

84

2

86

23.83

5.00

9454

18787

Biswanath

97

1

98

18.33

18.00

5991

31368

Charaideo

71

3

74

15.13

4.33

6041

9908

Hojai

68

7

75

20.21

6.86

11160

24621

Majuli

49

0

49

22.31

0.00

3414

0

South Salmara

26

1

27

25.42

4.00

20344

26162

West Karbi Anglong

24

4

28

127.25

3.50

11562

4466

Bajali

0

0

0

0.00

0.00

0

0

Tamulpur

0

0

0

0.00

0.00

0

0

Assam

3677

320

3997

20.99

3.94

7290

13745

Contd.

District

Modernised

Post Office (in Nos.)

Computerised

Post Office (in Nos.)

No. of Letter Boxes

Availability of Post Boxes Rented by Public

Rural

Urban

Total

Kokrajhar

114

114

104

13

117

0

Dhubri

125

125

111

21

132

0

Goalpara

104

104

112

9

121

0

Barpeta

167

167

155

12

167

0

Morigaon

102

102

92

10

102

0

Nagaon

215

215

202

31

233

0

Sonitpur

118

118

113

28

141

0

Lakhimpur

180

180

164

24

188

8

Dhemaji

84

84

86

7

93

2

Tinsukia

146

146

38

122

160

151

Dibrugarh

214

214

194

18

212

28

Sivasagar

187

187

180

21

201

9

Jorhat

169

169

150

33

183

39

Golaghat

152

152

144

19

163

23

Karbi Anglong

91

91

83

17

100

0

Dima Hasao

74

74

63

11

74

0

Cachar

280

280

262

18

280

12

Karimganj

153

153

139

15

154

7

Hailakandi

101

101

93

9

102

3

Bongaigaon

64

64

78

7

85

0

Chirang

57

57

64

4

68

0

Kamrup

78

78

170

119

289

63

Kamrup Metro

226

226

236

0

236

0

Nalbari

143

143

135

8

143

0

Baksa

128

128

127

0

127

0

Darrang

88

88

86

7

93

0

Udalguri

86

86

84

2

86

0

Biswanath

98

98

97

3

100

0

Charaideo

74

74

71

3

74

0

Hojai

76

76

68

8

76

0

Majuli

49

49

49

0

49

0

South Salmara

26

26

29

2

31

0

West Karbi Anglong

28

28

24

4

28

0

Bajali

0

0

0

0

0

0

Tamulpur

0

0

0

0

0

0

Assam

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