Livestock & Poultry

Number and Distribution of Total Livestock by Species, 2019:

Category

Population (In Numbers)

Percentage Distribution 

to Total Livestock

Rural

Urban

Total

Cattle

10686193

223046

10909239

60.3%

Buffalo

419514

2201

421715

2.3%

Sheep

326849

5251

332100

1.8%

Goat

4190661

124512

4315173

23.9%

Pig

2024930

74070

2099000

11.6%

Horses & Ponies

12623

160

12783

0.1%

Mule

682

42

724

0.004%

Donkey

867

33

900

0.005%

Camel

557

10

567

0.003%

Total Livestock

17662876

429325

18092201

100.0%

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

 

District-wise Population of Cattle, 2019:

District

Population of Cattle

Male 

Female

Total

Baksa

96484

267622

364106

Bongaigaon

67688

189264

256952

Barpeta

91983

390532

482515

Biswanath

128557

233707

362264

Cachar

72372

282471

354843

Chirang

72780

134888

207668

Darrang

99497

357929

457426

Dhemaji

288007

238973

526980

Dhubri

93156

262901

356057

Dibrugarh

158486

182138

340624

Dima Hasao

11333

11243

22576

Goalpara

108012

225609

333621

Golaghat

103993

507460

611453

Hailakandi

26432

105796

132228

Hojai

61624

237170

298794

Jorhat

90363

342032

432395

Kamrup

99879

400058

499937

Kamrup (M)

18154

102098

120252

Karbi Anglong

92688

162368

255056

Karimganj

65109

214058

279167

Kokrajhar

135855

197736

333591

Lakhimpur

298194

330834

629028

Majuli

50019

73743

123762

Morigaon

87097

268382

355479

Nagaon

128466

497985

626451

Nalbari

37427

212784

250211

Sibsagar

68078

197953

266031

Sonitpur

151711

362273

513984

Soraideu

36486

52123

88609

South Salmara

44832

97086

141918

Tinsukia

156575

225955

382530

Udalguri

137833

245299

383132

West Karbi Anglong

49179

70420

119599

Assam

3228349

7680890

10909239

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

 

District-wise Population of Buffalo, 2019:

District/ State

Population of Buffalo

Male

Female

Total

Baksa

320

493

813

Bongaigaon

513

727

1240

Barpeta

6861

13768

20629

Biswanath

4910

8198

13108

Cachar

16199

34248

50447

Chirang

897

848

1745

Darrang

15564

21506

37070

Dhemaji

5212

11442

16654

Dhubri

2883

9544

12427

Dibrugarh

4683

7850

12533

Dima Hasao

15874

18194

34068

Goalpara

3756

4775

8531

Golaghat

10449

20100

30549

Hailakandi

5682

13533

19215

Hojai

292

929

1221

Jorhat

5835

15262

21097

Kamrup

2641

4435

7076

Kamrup (M)

299

654

953

Karbi Anglong

1854

2030

3884

Karimganj

8705

18825

27530

Kokrajhar

3976

3857

7833

Lakhimpur

3506

8160

11666

Majuli

1516

4729

6245

Morigaon

1499

2818

4317

Nagaon

7259

9045

16304

Nalbari

2311

3503

5814

Sibsagar

2996

11833

14829

Sonitpur

1935

5227

7162

Soraideu

270

646

916

South Salmara

2073

2475

4548

Tinsukia

4143

5604

9747

Udalguri

834

1883

2717

West Karbi Anglong

3609

5218

8827

Assam

149356

272359

421715

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

 

District-wise Population of Goat, 2019:

District

Population of Goat

Male 

Female

Total

Baksa

51265

128713

179978

Bongaigaon

22747

84713

107460

Barpeta

28341

149368

177709

Biswanath

50952

94234

145186

Cachar

23739

115651

139390

Chirang

19503

43005

62508

Darrang

33465

128414

161879

Dhemaji

37810

77281

115091

Dhubri

32666

97048

129714

Dibrugarh

80245

122132

202377

Dima Hasao

12465

18237

30702

Goalpara

33174

69804

102978

Golaghat

49077

149223

198300

Hailakandi

8337

44844

53181

Hojai

13972

56842

70814

Jorhat

46988

126810

173798

Kamrup

44798

146945

191743

Kamrup (M)

13994

30620

44614

Karbi Anglong

97144

182488

279632

Karimganj

17917

62747

80664

Kokrajhar

49394

96136

145530

Lakhimpur

61517

140554

202071

Majuli

3203

17139

20342

Morigaon

21201

61046

82247

Nagaon

34342

135483

169825

Nalbari

27668

141626

169294

Sibsagar

20242

83734

103976

Sonitpur

88244

162464

250708

Soraideu

15550

32003

47553

South Salmara

20185

41668

61853

Tinsukia

66064

87949

154013

Udalguri

39331

92160

131491

West Karbi Anglong

56248

72304

128552

Assam

1221788

3093385

4315173

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

 

District-wise Population of Sheep, 2019:

District

Population

Baksa

5208

Bongaigaon

11557

Barpeta

51906

Biswanath

6426

Cachar

27098

Chirang

1468

Darrang

35088

Dhemaji

2284

Dhubri

32292

Dibrugarh

418

Dima Hasao

528

Goalpara

23191

Golaghat

2981

Hailakandi

9173

Hojai

1419

Jorhat

610

Kamrup

17667

Kamrup (M)

546

Karbi Anglong

286

Karimganj

23544

Kokrajhar

14222

Lakhimpur

659

Majuli

69

Morigaon

8435

Nagaon

18661

Nalbari

15809

Sibsagar

305

Sonitpur

2992

Soraideu

9

South Salmara

14993

Tinsukia

118

Udalguri

2084

West Karbi Anglong

54

Assam

332100

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

 

District-wise Population of Pig, 2019:

District

Population

Baksa

81872

Bongaigaon

11217

Barpeta

11276

Biswanath

92600

Cachar

17830

Chirang

55800

Darrang

21665

Dhemaji

232517

Dhubri

1942

Dibrugarh 

111522

Dima Hasao 

34522

Goalpara 

49598

Golaghat 

118500

Hailakandi 

2561

Hojai 

7345

Jorhat 

101073

Kamrup 

79230

Kamrup (M) 

28351

Karbi Anglong 

188380

Karimganj 

4054

Kokrajhar 

105271

Lakhimpur 

195875

Majuli 

34345

Morigaon 

31322

Nagaon 

51182

Nalbari 

15518

Sibsagar 

64021

Sonitpur 

76770

Soraideu 

32694

South Salmara 

437

Tinsukia 

57396

Udalguri 

99245

West Karbi Anglong

83069

Assam

2099000

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

 

Number and Distribution of Total Poultry by Species, 2019:

Category

Population (In Numbers)

Percentage Distribution 

to Total Poultry

Rural

Urban

Total

Fowls

33036590

729053

33765643

72.3%

Ducks

11769277

278466

12047743

25.8%

Turkey

141743

2596

144339

0.3%

Quails

509358

27699

537057

1.1%

Other

211872

5687

217559

0.5%

Total Poultry

45668840

1043501

46712341

100.0%

Source: 20th Livestock Census 2019

 

District-wise Total Livestock and Poultry Population of Assam per 19th Live Stock Census, 2012:

Live Stock Census, 2012

Districts

Cattle

Buffaloes

Sheep

Goats

Horse and Ponies

Pigs

Total Livestock

Fowls

Ducks

Kokrajhar

325662

13290

16293

128473

244

88409

572371

472149

95775

Dhubri

508361

13043

118171

273502

957

4564

918598

1014674

472600

Goalpara

288494

7283

29105

135077

1237

49353

510549

875245

115551

Barpeta

383548

27044

97667

194640

650

13373

716922

827441

241696

Morigaon

317841

4179

12035

140982

376

23287

498700

634853

199463

Nagaon

762860

7445

11966

377870

742

44591

1205474

1263331

312445

Sonitpur

942292

36106

13449

501799

263

156574

1650483

1247446

326340

Lakhimpur

607682

13819

1349

210354

2207

131243

966654

598214

288187

Dhemaji

453390

14547

716

143154

1238

118913

731958

604542

224774

Tinsukia

408537

17247

322

203779

274

64344

694503

873362

314257

Dibrugarh

448081

12312

755

295615

331

116950

874044

992429

617059

Sivasagar

411099

24406

932

222984

311

86970

746702

1057245

1146788

Jorhat

491495

26449

358

182531

626

71943

773402

579112

292764

Golaghat

412887

15153

905

236699

293

86297

752234

676084

341308

Karbi Anglong

363343

14935

842

281099

205

162295

822719

1110531

191978

Dima Hasao

26958

24294

364

42238

0

34364

128218

141711

9868

Cachar

330765

56036

17440

159025

49

28182

591497

585047

412190

Karimganj

264704

40041

21412

108314

42

14624

449137

402185

181006

Hailakandi

161512

27947

18370

89873

32

6960

304694

309909

119189

Bongaigaon

208890

1783

31487

113211

369

10167

365907

476153

133479

Chirang

227871

7692

13716

82571

10

54412

386272

255971

50554

Kamrup

541327

7946

33110

423714

1199

68473

1075769

917188

351534

Kamrup Metro

116338

891

982

64802

4

22487

205504

501208

52090

Nalbari

260150

4552

14060

188991

2010

17847

487610

372734

213245

Baksa

361387

2528

13334

191859

21

80612

649741

682263

206477

Darrang

343025

12522

41441

191700

442

9821

598951

524366

243098

Udalguri

339105

1775

7486

984337

21

68967

1401691

722816

146687

Assam

10307604

435265

518067

6169193

14153

1636022

19080304

18718209

7300402

Source: Statistical Handbook of Assam 2017