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Tea in Assam

District-Wise Small Tea Growers of Assam Registered with Tea Board of  India, 2022-23 (upto August 2023):

District

For the year 2022-23

Upto August 2023

No. of Small Tea Growers

Area in Hectare

No. of Small Tea Growers

Area in Hectare

Kokrajhar

471

1275.48

471

1275.48

Dhubri

81

52.66

81

52.66

Goalpara

221

249.94

221

249.94

Barpeta

3

6

3

6

Morigaon

2

6.45

2

6.45

Nagaon

2234

3370.18

2234

3370.17

Sonitpur

3881

4294

3881

4294

Lakhimpur

3066

2295.58

3066

2295.58

Dhemaji

1744

1779.03

1855

1847.32

Tinsukia

23716

22266.84

24650

23143

Dibrugarh

27347

20572.52

28555

21475.16

Sivasagar

5023

4478.64

5037

4488.73

Jorhat

8629

6708.97

8629

6708.97

Golaghat

13578

13316.82

13578

13316.82

Karbi Anglong

2672

3740.77

2672

3740.77

Dima Hasao

4

10.47

4

10.47

Cachar

204

575.56

204

575.56

Karimganj

30

105.05

30

105.05

Hailakandi

9

28.68

9

28.68

Bongaigaon

594

492.8

594

492.8

Chirang

30

30.05

30

30.05

Kamrup

5

17.53

5

17.53

Kamrup Metro

0

0

0

0

Nalbari

0

0

0

0

Baksa

356

484.46

359

489.50

Darrang

34

40.92

34

40.92

Udalguri

7580

8612.40

7580

8612.40

Charaideo

10198

9453.08

10997

10047.4

Biswanath

10767

10914.84

10767

10914.83

Hojai

0

0

0

0

Majuli

0

0

0

0

South Salamara

0

0

0

0

West Karbi Anglong

0

0

0

0

Assam

122479

115179.27

125548

117635.76

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam-2023

 

District-Wise Tea Area of Big Tea Growers in Assam, 2022-23:

District

Big Tea Growers Tea Area (in Hect.)

Kokrajhar

1506.65

Dhubri

1187.33

Goalpara

389.32

Barpeta

0

Morigaon

425

Nagaon

7621.74

Sonitpur

17404.44

Lakhimpur

4134.18

Dhemaji

117.37

Tinsukia

35874.58

Dibrugarh

33019.9

Sivasagar

9953.34

Jorhat

20201.67

Golaghat

19996.78

Karbi Anglong#

1507.16

Dima Hasao

222.33

Cachar

20809.06

Karimganj

7799.42

Hailakandi

6884.66

Bongaigaon

383.74

Chirang

0

Kamrup

957.87

Kamrup Metro

0

Nalbari

0

Baksa

2073.84

Darrang

1217.71

Udalguri

10898.56

Biswanath

13269.38

Charaideo

14742.93

Hojai

0

Majuli

0

South Salamara

0

West Karbi Anglong

0

Assam

232598.96

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam-2023

 

District-wise Area, Production and Average Yield of Tea in Assam as per Plantation District, 2022 and 2023:

Plantation District

Area under Tea Cultivation (in Hect.)

   Production                     (in M.Kg.)

      Average Yield (Kg. per Hect.)

2022

2023*

2022

2023*

2022

2023*

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Kokrajhar

2782.13

2782.13

4.39

2.17

1578

712

Dhubri

1239.99

1239.99

2.68

1.48

2162

1194

Goalpara

639.26

639.26

1.87

0.83

2925

1220

Barpeta

5.53

5.53

0.00

0.00

0

0

Morigaon

431.45

431.45

0.96

0.42

2225

974

Nagaon

10991.92

10991.91

13.10

6.41

1192

553

Sonitpur

21698.42

21698.42

46.85

24.40

2159

1034

Lakhimpur

362.77

362.77

0

0

0

0

Dhemaji

1896.40

1964.69

0.00

0.71

0

356

Tinsukia

58141.42

59017.55

137.78

87.24

2370

1284

Dibrugarh

53592.42

54495.06

122.43

73.22

2284

1189

Sivasagar

14431.98

14442.07

77.22

45.23

5321

2795

Charaideo

24196.01

24790.33

1.57

2.79

65

111

Jorhat

26910.64

26910.64

61.22

32.91

2286

1118

Golaghat

33313.60

33313.60

71.55

35.33

2147

1060

Karbi Anglong

4939.27

4939.27

6.56

2.49

1328

494

Dima Hasao

232.80

232.80

0.02

0

86

0

Cachar

21384.62

21384.62

24.88

12.89

1163

584

Karimganj

7904.47

7904.47

5.51

2.90

697

355

Hailakandi

6912.44

6912.44

10.54

5.36

1525

746

Bongaigaon

876.58

876.58

1.62

0.97

1848

1061

Chirang

30.05

30.05

0.00

0.00

0

0

Kamrup

975.40

975.40

1.36

0.70

1394

636

Kamrup Metro

0

0

2.12

1.08

0

0

Nalbari

0

0

0

0

0

0

Baksa

2558.30

2563.34

3.51

1.84

1372

687

Darrang

1258.63

1258.63

2.49

1.29

1978

930

Udalguri

19510.96

19510.96

35.77

21.47

1833

1026

Biswanath

24184.22

24184.21

38.42

19.71

1589

730

Hojai

0

0

0

0

0

0

Majuli

0

0

0

0

0

0

South Salamara

0

0

0

0

0

0

West Karbi Anglong

0

0

0

0

0

0

Assam

341401.68

343858.17

674.72

383.84

41527

20849

* upto August 2023

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam-2023

 

Number of Tea Gardens, Area and Production of Tea according to size of the Gardens in Assam, 2022 to 2023:

Year

Small Tea Growers  (upto 10.12 hect.)

Big Tea Growers (above 10.12 hect.)

Total

No. of Gardens

Area (in Ha)

Production (M. Kg.)

No. of Gardens

Area (in Ha)

Production  (M. Kg.)

No. of Gardens

Area (in Ha)

Production  (M. Kg.)

2022

122479

115179

328.99

762

232962

359.71

123241

348141

688.70

2023#

125548

117636

189.82

762

232962

202.09

126310

350598

391.91

# upto August 2023.

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam-2023

 

Month-wise Sale and Price of Tea at Guwahati Tea Auction Centre, 2022 and 2023:

Month

Sale (Million Kg.)

Price (Rs. per Kg.)

2022

2023

2022

2023

January

11.47

12.91

151.19

144.01

February

3.39

2.16

140.93

140.42

March

1.15

1.25

129.14

142.71

April

2.88

3.73

236.24

210.86

May

9.84

9.23

184.26

194.00

June

11.48

12.11

212.49

215.07

July

14.45

12.62

211.35

212.81

August

17.76

11.74*

214.83

201.95*

September

16.68

-

200.80

-

October

13.93

-

201.27

-

November

19.01

-

188.68

-

December

20.53

-

166.79

-

Total (Auction Centre)

142.57

65.75

191.67

191.31

Private Sale

18.82

7.29**

199.40

165.78**

Grand Total

161.39

73.04

192.57

188.76

* August, 2023 figure is upto 17-08-2023; ** Private sale 2023 figures is upto July 2023.

The figures of August comes in the month of Sept.

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam-2023

 

Quantity and average price of Tea sold in Guwahati Tea Auction Centre, 2022 AND 2023:

Type/ Centre

2022

2023

Quantity (Million Kg.)

Average Price (Rs. per Kg.)

Quantity   (Million Kg.)

Average Price (Rs. per Kg.)

(A) LEAF

(a) C.T.C.

Assam

90.27

191.18

42.08

193.32

Cachar

5.68

164.87

2.56

159.89

Arunachal

1.97

220.79

0.85

217.24

Meghalaya

0.10

135.66

0.01

139.11

Nagaland

1.09

229.43

0.52

251.82

Tripura

1.47

138.76

0.49

133.84

Total : CTC.

100.58

189.87

46.51

191.93

(b) Orthodox

Assam

2.780

266.98

1.18

215.33

Cachar

-

2802.00

-

-

Tripura

-

-

-

-

Meghalaya

0.003

319.65

0.0002

212.42

Arunachal

0.001

304.16

0.00

252.45

Green Tea

0.017

341.82

0.025

272.30

Total( Orthodox)

2.800

267.51

1.20

216.60

Total :  Leaf Tea

103.4

191.97

47.71

192.59

(B) DUST

(a) C.T.C.

Assam

36.81

191.80

16.89

188.89

Cachar

0.83

146.76

0.380

146.49

Arunachal

0.76

197.10

0.35

185.13

Meghalaya

0.03

138.10

0.011

143.76

Nagaland

0.48

233.54

0.25

234.37

Tripura

0.19

132.04

0.072

131.60

Total : CTC.

39.10

191.13

17.95

188.30

(b) Orthodox

Assam

0.11

105.46

0.05

100.46

Cachar

-

-

-

-

Tripura

-

-

-

-

Meghalaya

0.00013

90.71

0.0034

91.00

Arunachal

0

99

-

-

Green Tea

-

-

-

-

Total( Orthodox)

0.11092

105.3956

0.05034

100.3900

Total : Dust Tea

39.210

190.885

18.0033

188.00

All Teas ( A+B)

142.593

191.67

65.7133

191.3468

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023

 

Tea statistics of Assam, 2001 to 2021:

Year

No. of Tea Gardens

Area under Tea

(in '000 Hectare)

Total Tea Production

(in 000 Kg.)

Average yield

(Kg/Hectare.)

2001

40795

269

453587

1685

2002

43272

271

433327

1601

2003

43293

272

434759

1601

2004

43293

272

435649

1603

2005

49102

301

487487

1622

2006

NA

312

502041

1610

2007

825

321.3

511885

1593

2008

760

321.4

487497

1517

2009

760

321.7

499997

1554

2010

760

322

480286

1492

2011

765

322

589110

1830

2012

78856

322

590120

1833

2013

69220

322

629050

1953

2014

77710

304

610970

2010

2015

83566

316

526185

1665

2016

85344

311

659740

2121

2017884423146653302119
20181018503386919102047
20191081363377164902126
20201224403476182001781
2021 (Jan-Aug)*1224403473797901094

Source: Economic Survey of Assam 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2021-22