District HQ: Silchar.
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:
Districts | 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:
Districts | 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:
Districts | 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:
Districts | 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 | 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:
Average Monthly Rainfall, 2018:
(in mm)
Districts | January | February | March | April | May | June | ||||||
Actual | Normal | Actual | Normal | Actual | Normal | Actual | Normal | Actual | Normal | Actual | Normal | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Cachar | 3.4 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 50.2 | 135 | 168.3 | 212.8 | 262.5 | 387.8 | 386.4 | 546.3 | 532.1 |
Assam | 5.51 | 15.73 | 15.72 | 31.71 | 75.74 | 77.76 | 140.46 | 181.27 | 263.96 | 333.87 | 366.88 | 465.19 |
Continued...
Districts | July | August | September | October | November | December | ||||||
Actual | Normal | Actual | Normal | Actual | Normal | Actual | Normal | Actual | Normal | Actual | Normal | |
1 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Cachar | 888.3 | 1058.3 | 1251.4 | 1529.1 | 400.5 | 360.8 | 122.5 | 182.4 | 14.6 | 36.9 | 30.8 | 11.4 |
Assam | 686.63 | 960.03 | 948.61 | 1337.40 | 335.91 | 303.80 | 51.71 | 136.45 | 21.01 | 22.03 | 25.26 | 11.44 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam, 2019
►AGRICULTURE:
Total Area and Classification of Area, 2021-22:
(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 | 51197 | 7083 | 58280 | 8592 | 21462 | 18585 | 48639 |
State Total | 7831027 | 1828936 | 1327296 | 1179877 | 2507173 | 173852 | 212410 | 149793 | 536055 |
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 | 4230 | 2606 | 6836 | 126436 | 188184 | 61748 |
State Total | 95654 | 114094 | 209748 | 2749115 | 3871678 | 1122563 |
Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
Area under high yielding variety of Rice, 2022-23:
(Area in Hect.; Yield : Kg/Hect.)
District | 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 2022-23
Area, Production and Yield of Rice, 2022-23:
District | 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 | |
Total Rice |
| 2307992 | 6044899 | 2.62 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
Fertilizer Consumption, 2022-23:
District | 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) | Murate 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 Hand Book Assam 2023
Season-Wise Consumption of Fertilizer, 2022-23:
(In '000 Tonne)
District | 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= Murate of Potash
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2022-23
►PLANTATION CROPS:
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 | |
Cachar | 204 | 575.56 | 204 | 575.56 |
Assam | 122479 | 115179.27 | 125548 | 117635.76 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2022-23
Area, Production and Average Yield of Tea, 2022-23:
Plantation District | 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 Handbook Assam 2022-23
Area and Production of Rubber, 2022-23:
District | Area (in Hect.) | Production (in MT) | Tapping Area (in Hect.) | Employment Generation (Nos.) |
Cachar | 3,083.61 | 2,475.00 | 2,103.61 | 9,621 |
Assam | 65.037.40 | 56,847.67 | 43,294.64 | 202,917 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2022-23
►IRRIGATION:
Source and Net Irrigated Area, 2021-22:
(Area in Hectare)
District | Canal | Tank | Well | Other Source | Total | ||||
Govt. | Private | Total | Tubewell | Other Well | Total | ||||
Cachar | 2445 | - | 2445 | - | 3860 | - | 3860 | - | 6305 |
Assam | 101074 | 10444 | 111518 | 7364 | 104733 | 51815 | 156548 | 162127 | 437557 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
Source and Gross Irrigated Area, 2021-22:
(Area in Hectare)
District | Canal | Tank | Well | Other Source | Total | ||||
Govt. | Private | Total | Tubewell | Other Well | Total | ||||
Cachar | 3823 | - | 3823 | - | 3860 | - | 3860 | - | 7683 |
Assam | 131966 | 11872 | 143838 | 13209 | 115369 | 58715 | 174084 | 226964 | 558095 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
Season-wise Irrigation of Rice, 2018-19:
(Area in Hectare)
District/ State | Autumn | Winter | Summer | Total |
Cachar | 1540 | 4342 | 1801 | 7683 |
Assam | 31417 | 138873 | 253870 | 424160 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
Crop-wise Irrigation of Cereal and Millets, 2021-22:
(Area in Hectare)
District/ State | Rice | Jowar | Maize | Wheat | Other Cereal and Millets | Total Cereal and Millets |
Cachar | 7683 | - | - | - | - | 7683 |
Assam | 424160 | 88 | 7742 | 2681 | 413 | 435084 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
Irrigation of Foodgrains, 2021-22:
(Area in Hectare)
District/ State | Cereals and Millets | Pulses | Total Food Grains |
Cachar | 7683 | - | 7683 |
Assam | 435084 | 9524 | 444608 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.
Sector-Wise Irrigation potential created, 2022-23 (cumulative):
(Area in Hect.)
District | Irrigation potential created upto 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 2022-23
Gross Area Irrigated under Govt. Irrigation facilities, 2022-23:
( Area in Hect.)
District | 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 2022-23
Length of Irrigation Canals/ Channels Construct, 2022-23:
District | Upto-221-22 | Upto 2022-23 | ||||
Constructed | Line | Pipe | Constructed | Line | Pipe | |
Cachar | 314.55 | 227.21 | 40.97 | 325.39 | 223.13 | 40.66 |
Assam | 10991.37 | 2485.59 | 8.00 | 8555.07 | 3040.46 | 1128.48 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2022-23
Achievement of additional net Irrigation potential created, 2022-23:
(Area in Hect.)
District | Achievement | ||
Minor Irrigation | PMKSY | Total (AP + PMKSY) | |
Cachar | - | 3944 | 3944 |
Assam | 5801 | 19864 | 25665 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2022-23
►LIVESTOCK & VETERINARY:
Population of Cattle, 2019:
District | 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 | Population of Goat | ||
Male | Female | Total | |
Cachar | 23739 | 115651 | 139390 |
Assam | 1221788 | 3093385 | 4315173 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Sheep, 2019:
District | Population |
Cachar | 27098 |
Assam | 332100 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Population of Pig, 2019:
District | Population |
Cachar | 17830 |
Assam | 2099000 |
Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019
Veterinary facilities, 2022-23:
District | Hospitals | Dispensaries | Sub-Centre/First Aid Centre/SMC | Block Vety. 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 2022-23
Performance of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries, 2022-23:
District | Treated | Livestock Castrate | Vaccinated | Artificially Insemination | ||||
Livestock | Poultry | Livestock | Poultry | |||||
Contagious | Non-Contagious | Contagious | Non-Contagious | |||||
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 Handbook Assam 2022-23
►FISHERY:
Number and area under Fisheries, 2022-23:
District | 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 | Nos. | |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 Hatcheries and Fish seed Production, 2022-23:
District | 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
Number of Fish Farmers/Fishermen participated in the Training and Awareness Programme on Pisciculture organised under Directorate of Fisheries, 2022-23:
District | 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
►FORESTRY:
Wetland in Reserve Forest, 2023:
District | 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
Forest Division wise area under Reserved Forests and Encroachment, 2023:
Forest Division | Reserved Forest Area | Encroachment Forest Area | Nos. of Encroachers in Forest Areas (Household) |
Silchar(Cachar) | 78897.64 | 4576.28 | 2807 |
Assam | 1292964.26 | 340747.79 | 198387 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Forest Cover, 2019:
District | Geographical Area | 2019 Assessment | % of GA | Change wrt 2017 Assessment | Scrub | |||
Very Dense Forest | Mod. Dense Forest | Open Forest | Total | |||||
| Cachar | 3786 | 93.00 | 1077.58 | 1051.76 | 2222.34 | 58.70 | -0.66 | 17.48 |
| Assam | 78438 | 2794.86 | 10278.91 | 15252.74 | 28326.51 | 36.11 | 221.51 | 173.43 |
Source: India State of Forest Report 2019
Forest division wise out turn of Timber, Fuel-wood and Minor Forest Products, 2018-19:
Forest Division | Industrial Timber (m³) | Fuel-Wood (m³) | Minor Forest Products (m³) | |||
Sand | Gravel/Stone | Silt/Clay | Sand Gravel | |||
Cachar | 225.298 | 94.95 | 57129.83 | 312630.8 | 2500 | 69559.98 |
Assam | 29199.2967 | 5249.225 | 2423495 | 2013390.431 | 3568833 | 661661.053 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2019
Division/ Minor Mineral Concession Areas (MCA) of Sand, Stone etc.(Excluding District Council Area) as on 2019:
| Name of the Division | Category of MCA | Outside Forest | Inside Forest | Total MCA |
Cachar | Stone | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sand | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 390 | 51 | 441 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Assam 2019
►INDUSTRY:
Integrated Infrastructure Development (IID) Projects, 2023 :
District | Name of IID | Total Area | Open Area Allotted ( in Sq. Mtr.) | No. of Units functioning |
Cachar | IID Centre,Malinibeel, Silchar | 90 B | 71070 | 20.00 |
Total | 1195 B- 2K- 6 L | 1121004.27 | 114.00 | |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Industrial Area, 2018-19:
Districts | Name of Industrial Area | Total Area (in Sq. Mtr.) | Total No. of Sheds Constructed | No. of Sheds Allotted | Open Area Allotted (in Sq. Mtr.) | No. of Units Functioning |
Cachar | Malinibeel | 43151 | 3 | 3 | 42151 | 14 |
Assam | 2249565.3 | 173 | 164 | 1316371.40 | 229 | |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2019
Number of Registered MSME Units in Assam, 2022-23 (As on 20-11-2023) [ As per UDYAM Portal, GoI]:
District | 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
Number of Investment in Plant & Machinery and Workers under the Commissionerate of Industries and Commerce, 2018-19:
| District | Investment in Plant and Machinery (₹ in Lakh) | No of Works |
Cachar | 220.45 | 176 |
Assam | 19075.35 | 8543 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2019
►SERICULTURE:
Area under Food Tree plantation both Government & Private sector for Production of Cocoons, 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 | |||
Cachar | 194 | 6 | 21.47 | 163.00 | 184.47 |
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 | |||
Cachar | 3 | 34.39 | 290.00 | 324.39 | 6 | 23.85 | 8.50 | 32.35 |
Assam | 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 | 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 | Production of Cocoon | Production of Yarn/Raw Silk | ||||
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 | 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 | 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:
Name of Circle | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | |||
Domestic | Commercial | Domestic | Commercial | Domestic | Commercial | |
Cachar | 276511 | 18468 | 304074 | 20677 | 325447 | 22174 |
Total | 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 and 2022-23:
District | 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 in Assam.
District | 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 | 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
Number of Villages Electrified, 2016-17 and 2017-18:
District | No. of villages (Census 2011) | No. of villages Electrified (Cumulative) | |
2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | ||
Cachar | 1040 | 1006 | 1036 |
Assam | 26395 | 25663 | 26235 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Assam 2018
►ROADWAYS:
Category-Wise Lengths of Roads under P.W.D., 2022-23:
(As on 31-03-2023) (In Km)
District | 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
Road Length under Public Works Department (PWD), 2022-23:
(As on 31-03-2023) (In Km)
District | 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
Length of Roads According to Type under National Highways (N.H.), 2022-23:
District | 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 31-03-2023)
District | 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 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Habitation Connectivity Status from Phase-I and Works in Progress under PMGSY, 2022-23:
District | 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 upto March' 2023:
District | Adapted Vehicle | Agricultural Tractor | Ambulance | Animal Ambulance | Armoured/ Specialised Vehicle | Articulated Vehicle | Auxiliary Trailer |
Cachar | 0 | 11 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
Assam | 8 | 2656 | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 599 | 8 |
Continued...
District | Bus | Camper Van/ Trailer | Camper Van/ Trailer (Private Use) | Cash Van | Construction Equipment Vehicle | Construction Equipment Vehicle (Commercial) | Crane Mounted Vehicle |
Cachar | 271 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 0 | 28 |
Assam | 8595 | 217 | 25 | 415 | 1879 | 0 | 645 |
Continued...
District | Dumper | Earth Moving Equipment | Educational Institution Bus | E-Rickshaw with Cart (G) | E-Rickshaw (P) | Excavator (Commercial) | Excavator (NT) |
Cachar | 1561 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2408 | 128 | 65 |
Assam | 14906 | 12 | 2 | 756 | 59236 | 2773 | 1266 |
Continued...
District | Fire Fighting Vehicle | Fire Tenders | Fork Lift | Goods Carrier | Harvester | Hearses | Library Van |
Cachar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6278 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assam | 65 | 62 | 21 | 128376 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
Continued...
District | Maxi Cab | M-Cycle/ Scooter | M-Cycle/ Scooter-with Side Car | Mobile Canteen | Mobile Clinic | Mobile Workshop | Moped |
Cachar | 32 | 151343 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1311 |
Assam | 4259 | 3408223 | 297 | 9 | 180 | 32 | 33140 |
Continued...
District | 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 |
Cachar | 549 | 33581 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Assam | 17648 | 815108 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 37 |
Continued...
District | Omni Bus (Private Use) | Power Tiller | Power Tiller (Commercial) | Private Service Vehicle | Pvt. Service Vehicle (Individual Use) | Recovery Vehicle | Road Roller |
Cachar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Assam | 46 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 66 | 8 | 14 |
Continued...
District | Three Wheeler (Goods) | Three Wheeler (Passenger) | Three Wheeler (Personal) | Tow Truck | Tractor (Commercial) | Tractor Trolley (Commercial) | Trailer (Agricultural) |
Cachar | 310 | 7704 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 51 |
Assam | 11482 | 37920 | 102 | 2 | 20491 | 0 | 4269 |
Continued...
District | Trailer (Commercial) | Trailer for Personal Use | Vehicle Fitted with Compressor | Vehicle Fitted with Generator | Vehicle Fitted with Rig | Total |
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 | Agricultural Tractor | Adopted Vehicle | Ambulance | Auxiliary Trailer | Articulated Vehicles | Bus | Construction Equipment Vehicles |
Cachar | 10 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 56 |
Assam | 54 | 2 | 431 | 1 | 51 | 1197 | 913 |
Continued...
District | Camper Van/Trailer | Camper Van/Trailer (Private) | Cash Van | Crane Mounted Vehicles | Dumper | E-Rickshaw (G) | E-Rickshaw (P) |
Cachar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 207 | 8 | 1660 |
Assam | 75 | 4 | 107 | 224 | 2411 | 653 | 41898 |
Continued...
District | Excavator (Commercial) | Excavator N.T. | Fire Fighting | Fork Lift | Fire Tender | Goods Carrier | Harvestor |
Cachar | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1388 | 0 |
Assam | 44 | 498 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 27945 | 1 |
Continued...
District | Hearses | Maxi Cab | M/Cycle/ Scooter | M/Cycle/ Scooter with Side Car | Mobile Canteen | Mobile Clinic | Mobile Workshop |
Cachar | 0 | 2 | 17414 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assam | 3 | 579 | 385830 | 59 | 1 | 172 | 1 |
Continued...
District | Moped | Motor Cabs | Motor Car | Private Service Vehicle | Pvt. Service Vehicle (Individual Use) | Omni Bus | Omni Bus (Private) |
Cachar | 289 | 99 | 3530 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Assam | 3668 | 2675 | 88142 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Continued...
District | Recovery Vehicle | Road Roller | Three Wheeler (Goods) | Three Wheeler Passenger | Three Wheeler Personal | Tractor Commercial | Trailer Agriculture |
Cachar | 0 | 0 | 72 | 1742 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
Assam | 2 | 3 | 1665 | 7728 | 3 | 6265 | 237 |
Continued...
District | Trailor Commercial | vehicle Fitted with Generator | Vehicle Fitted with Compressure | Vehicle Fitted with Rig | Others | Total |
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 | Adapted Vehicle | Agricultural Tractor | Ambulance | Animal Ambulance | Armoured/ Specialised Vehicle | Articulated Vehicle | Auxiliary Trailer |
Cachar | 0 | 21 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
Assam | 10 | 2710 | 2443 | 2 | 0 | 650 | 9 |
Continued...
District | Bus | Camper Van/ Trailer | Camper Van/ Trailer (Private Use) | Cash Van | Construction Equipment Vehicle | Construction Equipment Vehicle (Commercial) | Crane Mounted Vehicle |
Cachar | 299 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 35 |
Assam | 9792 | 292 | 29 | 522 | 2792 | 0 | 869 |
Continued...
District | Dumper | Earth Moving Equipment | Educational Institution Bus | E-Rickshaw with Cart (G) | E-Rickshaw (P) | Excavator (Commercial) | Excavator (NT) |
Cachar | 1768 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4068 | 131 | 94 |
Assam | 17317 | 12 | 2 | 1409 | 101134 | 2817 | 1764 |
Continued...
District | Fire Fighting Vehicle | Fire Tenders | Fork Lift | Goods Carrier | Harvester | Hearses | Library Van |
Cachar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7666 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assam | 75 | 74 | 24 | 156321 | 2 | 12 | 3 |
Continued...
District | Maxi Cab | M-Cycle/ Scooter | M-Cycle/ Scooter-with Side Car | Mobile Canteen | Mobile Clinic | Mobile Workshop | Moped |
Cachar | 34 | 168757 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1600 |
Assam | 4838 | 3794053 | 356 | 10 | 352 | 33 | 36808 |
Continued...
District | 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 |
Cachar | 648 | 37111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Assam | 20323 | 903250 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 44 |
Continued...
District | Omni Bus (Private Use) | Power Tiller | Power Tiller (Commercial) | Private Service Vehicle | Pvt. Service Vehicle (Individual Use) | Recovery Vehicle | Road Roller |
Cachar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Assam | 49 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 70 | 10 | 17 |
Continued...
District | Three Wheeler (Goods) | Three Wheeler (Passenger) | Three Wheeler (Personal) | Tow Truck | Tractor (Commercial) | Tractor Trolley (Commercial) | Trailer (Agricultural) |
Cachar | 382 | 9446 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 51 |
Assam | 13147 | 45648 | 105 | 2 | 26756 | 0 | 4506 |
Continued...
District | Trailer (Commercial) | Trailer for Personal Use | Vehicle Fitted with Compressor | Vehicle Fitted with Generator | Vehicle Fitted with Rig | Others | Total |
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 | Target (Rs. in Crore)_ | Achievement (in Rs.) |
Cachar | 59.00 | 610592813 |
Total | 1260.00 | 13612324778 |
R & L= Registered & License, RTA= Regional Transport Authority
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
►POSTAL SERVICES:
Number of Post Offices and Letter Boxes, 2022-23:
District | 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:
Enrolment and Teachers in Lower Primary Schools, 2022-23:
(In Nos.)
District | 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 | 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 | |
Cachar | 255 | 151 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 346 | 156 |
Assam | 5815 | 3913 | 2376 | 131 | 24 | 89 | 8215 | 4133 |
Continued...
District | Enrolment | Teacher | ||||||
Girls |
Total | Govt./ Prov. | Recognised | Tea Garden/ Local Bodies | Total | |||
UP | Composite HS/HSS | UP | Composite HS/HSS | |||||
Cachar | 44512 | 86873 | 1927 | 1229 | 920 | 16 | 12 | 4104 |
Assam | 824678 | 1548480 | 39583 | 38198 | 24113 | 1243 | 759 | 103896 |
UP = Upper Primary; HS = High School
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 | Lower Primary | Upper Primary | ||
Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban | |
Cachar | 1693 | 46 | 249 | 6 |
Assam | 32860 | 1077 | 5512 | 303 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Colleges in Assam as on 2022-23:
District | 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
Nos. of Govt. Provincialised Secondary and Higher Secondary School, 2018-19:
(In nos.)
District | |||
HS+HSS | Sr. Madrassa + Sanskrit Toal | Total No. of Govt./ Provincialised School | |
Cachar | 148 | 15 | 163 |
Assam | 4082 | 232 | 4314 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Assam 2019
Status of Educational Institute, 2018-19:
(In nos.)
| District | Govt | Provincialised | Model Schools | Provincialised | Total Govt./ Provincialised Secondary and Higher Secondary Institutions | |||||
| HS | HSS | HS | HSS | Total | Junior Colleges | Sanskrit/ Pali Toal | Sr. Madrassa/ Arabic College/ Title Madrassa | |||
Cachar | 0 | 2 | 118 | 28 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 161 |
Assam | 4 | 31 | 3376 | 656 | 4032 | 15 | 65 | 95 | 138 | 4345 |
Source: Statistical Handbook of Assam 2019
Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR), Drop Out and Transition Rate, 2022-23:
(In% )
District | 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
Status of Class-Rooms in Govt./Provincialised Primary & Upper Primary Schools, 2022-23:
District | 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 | 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 Institutions and Teacher in High, Higher Secondary Schools and Junior Colleges (Govt./Provincialised), 2022-23 :
District | 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
Enrolment and Number of Teachers in High/ Higher Secondary School, 2018-19:
| District | High School | ||||
| Enrolment | Teacher | ||||
| No. of Institution | Female | Total | Female | Total | |
Cachar | 164 | 20411 | 37614 | 551 | 1556 |
| Assam | 4309 | 355261 | 650509 | 13798 | 44812 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2019
Enrolment, Teachers and Number of Institutions in HS/ Junior Colleges in 2018-19:
(in Nos.)
District | Higher secondary | Junior College | ||||||||
| No. of Institution | Enrolment | Teacher | No. of Institution | Enrolment | Teacher | |||||
| Female | Total | Female | Total | Female | Total | Female | Total | |||
Cachar | 45 | 3689 | 7134 | 111 | 297 | 7 | 1670 | 3565 | 62 | 139 |
| Assam | 833 | 66079 | 133112 | 2814 | 7183 | 252 | 50301 | 104729 | 2412 | 6384 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2019
Govt./ Prov. High and Higher Secondary Schools having facilities, 2022-23:
District | 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 Institution, Enrollment and Teacher in Sanskrit and Palitols (Prov.) in Assam, 2018-19:
District | No. of Institution | Enrollment | No. of Teacher | ||
Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
Cachar | 5 | 114 | 50 | 8 | 5 |
Assam | 97 | 1856 | 946 | 235 | 73 |
Prov.: Provincialised
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2019
Number of Institutes, Enrolment and Teachers in Pre. Sr. Madrassas, 2018-19:
| District | No. of Institution | Enrolment | No. of Teacher | ||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
Cachar | 15 | 1156 | 687 | 120 | 10 |
Assam | 250 | 15339 | 11226 | 1815 | 219 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2019
Number of Institutes, Enrolment and Teachers in Sr. Madrassas, 2018-19:
| District | No. of Institution | Enrolment | No. of Teacher | ||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
Cachar | 10 | 1330 | 1028 | 117 | 0 |
Assam | 134 | 15785 | 14537 | 1553 | 85 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2019
Number of Institutes, Enrolment and Teachers in Title Madrassas, 2018-19:
| District | No. of Institution | Enrolment | No. of Teacher | ||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
Cachar | 1 | 103 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
Assam | 14 | 1343 | 438 | 80 | 3 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2019
►BANKING:
Distribution of Aggregate Deposit & Gross Bank Credit in Assam, 2022-23:
(Rs. in Crore)
District | Scheduled Commercial Banks | All Regional Rural Banks | ||||||
No. of Reporting Officers | Deposit | Credit | Credit Deposit Ratio(%) | No. of Reporting Officers | Deposit | Credit | Credit Deposit Ratio(%) | |
Cachar | 163 | 10443 | 4550 | 43.6 | 21 | 698 | 182 | 26.1 |
Assam | 2977 | 207311 | 107671 | 51.9 | 472 | 12390 | 5946 | 48.0 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Functioning Offices of Commercial Banks, 2020:
(As at the end of Quarter)
| District | June 2020 | March 2020 |
| Cachar | 176 | 172 |
| Assam | 3058 | 3007 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Population Group-wise Number of Functioning Offices of Commercial Banks, 2020:
(As at the end of Quarter)
| District | June 2020 | March 2020 | ||||||
| Rural | Semi Urban | Urban | Total | Rural | Semi Urban | Urban | Total | |
| Cachar | 89 | 7 | 80 | 176 | 89 | 6 | 77 | 172 |
| Assam | 1417 | 880 | 761 | 3058 | 1413 | 850 | 744 | 3007 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Number of Reporting Offices, Aggregate Deposit and Bank Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks, 2020:
(As at the end of Quarter) (₹ in Crore)
District | June 2020 | March 2020 | ||||
Number of Reporting Offices | Deposit | Credit | Number of Reporting Office | Deposit | Credit | |
Cachar | 164 | 8998 | 3783 | 164 | 8843 | 3613 |
Assam | 2919 | 168384 | 74491 | 2907 | 166545 | 71080 |
All India | 150152 | 14480784 | 10432025 | 149373 | 14127483 | 10333231 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Type-wise Distribution of Aggregate deposits with Scheduled Commercial Banks, 2020:
(As at the end of Quarter) (₹ in Crore)
| District | June 2020 | March 2020 | ||||||
| Current | Savings | Term | Total | Current | Savings | Term | Total | |
Cachar | 516 | 4435 | 4048 | 8998 | 501 | 4409 | 3933 | 8843 |
Assam | 11046 | 85793 | 71545 | 168384 | 11126 | 84405 | 71014 | 166545 |
All India | 1276932 | 4852304 | 8351548 | 14480784 | 1204657 | 4729251 | 8193574 | 14127483 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Population Group-Wise Deposits of Scheduled Commercial Banks, March 2020:
(No of Accounts in Thousands and Amount in `Crore)
District | Population Group | No of Offices | No of Accounts | Deposit Amount |
Cachar | Rural | 89 | 1372 | 2300 |
Cachar | Semi-urban | 6 | 77 | 184 |
Cachar | Urban | 74 | 831 | 6135 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
Population Group-wise Credit of SCB's, March 2020:
District | Population Group | No. of | No. of | Credit- Amount Outstanding in Crore |
Cachar | Rural | 89 | 179986 | 1210 |
Cachar | Semi-urban | 6 | 11223 | 90 |
Cachar | Urban | 65 | 92137 | 2066 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
►MEDICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH:
Health Infrastructure Facility, 2019-20:
(As on December 23, 2020)
District | Type of Facility | Total Facility | Active Facility | ||||||||
Total | Public | Private | Urban | Rural | Total | Public | Private | Urban | Rural | ||
ASSAM | SC | 5847 | 5609 | 238 | 62 | 5785 | 4958 | 4933 | 25 | 46 | 4912 |
PHC | 1670 | 1226 | 444 | 64 | 1606 | 1440 | 1046 | 394 | 60 | 1380 | |
CHC | 333 | 210 | 123 | 74 | 259 | 318 | 198 | 120 | 71 | 247 | |
SDH | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
DH | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |
Total | 7909 | 7098 | 811 | 206 | 7703 | 6768 | 6224 | 544 | 182 | 6586 | |
Cachar | SC | 291 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 274 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 274 |
PHC | 66 | 37 | 29 | 2 | 64 | 52 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 50 | |
CHC | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 13 | |
SDH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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DH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 374 | 337 | 37 | 4 | 370 | 343 | 316 | 27 | 4 | 339 | |
SC= Sub Center; PHC= Primary Health Center; CHC= Community Health Center; SDH= Sub District Hospital; DH= District Hospital
Source: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India
Health Service Facilities under Govt. Sector, 2022-23:
District | 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 | 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 | Poly Clinic/ Nursing Home | No. of Diagnostic Centre |
Cachar | 27 | 38 |
Assam | 279 | 488 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Beds in Different Type of Govt. Health Institutions, 2022-23:
District
| 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 | 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
Number of Households having Functional Household Tap Connection, 2022-23:
District | 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 | 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% |
Total |
| 445049.84 | 440270.35 | 99% |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Number of Family Welfare Centres for the year 2018-19:
District | 2018-2019 | |
Family Welfare Centres (Nos.) | ||
Rural | Urban | |
Cachar | 258 | 1 |
Assam | 5214 | 189 |
Source: Statistical Hand Book Assam 2019
Family Planning Performance, 2018-19:
| District | Sterilization | IUD Insertion | CC Users | OP Users |
Cachar | 2788 | 4380 | 2514 | 4999 |
Assam | 38173 | 132534 | 61793 | 151950 |
Source: Statistical Hand Book Assam 2019
Universal Immunization Programme Performance, 2022-23:
District | #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 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Physical Achievement under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), 2022-23:
(In Nos.)
District | 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 | 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), 2022-23:
(In Rs.)
District | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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( Achievement):
District | 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 (Achievement):
District | 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
Achievement of National Rural Livelihood Project, 2018-19:
(₹ in Lakh)
| District | Achievement |
Cachar | 232.27 |
Assam | 6344.83 |
SHG= Self Help Group
Source: Statistical Hand Book Assam 2019
Physical Achievement under MGNREGA, 2022-23:
District | Employment Generated (Mandays) [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, 2022-23:
(In Nos.)
District | 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 | Annual Target (No. of Houses) | House Completed | Sanctioned during the Financial Year | % Achievement against target | Utilization of Funds (Amount in Lakh) |
| Cachar | Not Available | 30435 | 47642 | Not Available | 51116.94 |
| Assam | 447848 | 1057804 | 1083713.55 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Financial Utilisation of ASRLM, 2022-23:
(Rs. in Lakh)
District | Financial Utilisation |
Cachar | 507.06 |
Assam | 14549.94 |
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 | 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, 2022-23:
District | 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 | 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 | 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 in Assam, 2022-23:
District | Total Record | Total Amount (Rs. in Lakh) |
Cachar | 8266 | 300.64 |
Assam | 197782 | 7184.80 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023
Financial Performance under PMAY-G and Physical Achievement under National Social Assistance Programme, 2018-19:
(₹ in Lakh)
Districts | Expenditure | Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme | Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme |
| Achievement | Achievement | Achievement | ||
Cachar | 8695.26 | 29419 | 6069 | 2261 |
Assam | 114968.32 | 684389 | 107813 | 34683 |
Source: Statistical Hand Book Assam 2019
Financial Progress under National Social Assistance Programme, 2018-19:
(₹ in Lakh)
| District | Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme | National Family Benefit Scheme | Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme |
| Expenditure Incurred | Expenditure Incurred | Expenditure Incurred | |
Cachar | 1284.471 | 292.209 | 1284.471 |
Assam | 27249.304 | 4300.86 | 27249.304 |
Source: Statistical Hand Book Assam 2019
Training Programme Conducted by State Institute for Panchayat and Rural Development (SIPRD), 2022-23:
District | 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
Training Programme Conducted by Elected Representatives of Panchayati Raj Institute by SIPRD, 2022-23:
District | 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