The land corresponds a world of contrast and excitement, something celestial and amazing. It is a Magic Land, a Green Paradise. It combines so many and such varied passions and beauties that one has to take a pause at least for its praise.
For Assam is identified no better than by its Bihu songs and dances, the Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary where the rare one-horned rhinoceros roams at will, silks such as paat and muga which rank amongst the finest in the world, the State’s tea which finds its way to millions of homes all over the globe, and the Shrine of Kamakhya which draws thousands of devotees every year.
Spread beneath the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas, Assam has a history dating back to the Vedic ages. During Mahabharata age, it was known as Pragjyotish (Land of Eastern Light). In the Puranas and Tantras, Assam was referred to as Kamrupa- the land where Kamadeva, the God of Love, was reborn.
In ancient times Assam constituted a part of the land known successively as Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotishpura, and Kamarupa. Asom (Axom) or its anglicized version Assam is a comparatively modern name. Opinions on the root of the name vary with one view ascribing its origin to the Bodo word Ha-Cham which means "low or level country" and a second view ascribing it to the word Asama, meaning "unequalled" or "peerless", and used to denote the Ahoms, a Shan tribe which ruled the land for six centuries from the 13th Century A.D.
It was during the Varmana dynasty that Assam was chronicled in the SI-YUKI, the famed travelogue of Hiuen-Tsang, a Chinese pilgrim. After the 600 years’ Ahom-Kingdom, Assam became part of British India in 1826 and then a constituent state of Independent India.
Geographically, Assam is surrounded by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh on the North, Nagaland and Manipur on the East, Meghalalya and Mizoram on the South and Bangladesh, Tripura and West Bengal on the West. Since independence, many changes have taken place in Assam geographically and in many other respects. At present, total land area of it is 78, 523 sq. kms. It accounts 2.4% of the total geographical area of the country. Demographically, Assam is the most populous state in the North East India. Economically, out of the eight North East States, Assam is the most developed. But compared to other states like Maharashtra, Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Assam lags far behind in almost all economic spheres.
POPULATION:
District-wise distribution of Geographical Area, Population, Growth rate, Density, Sex ratio and Literacy rate of Assam, (Census 2011):
Sl. No. | District | Area (Sq. Km.) | Population | Growth Rate (%) | Sex Ratio | Literacy (%) | Density |
1. | Nagaon | 3973 | 2823768 | 22.00 | 962 | 72.37 | 711 |
2. | Dhubri | 3973 | 1949258 | 24.44 | 953 | 58.34 | 896 |
3. | Sonitpur | 5204 | 1924110 | 15.55 | 956 | 67.34 | 370 |
4. | Cachar | 3786 | 1736617 | 20.19 | 959 | 79.34 | 459 |
5. | Barpeta | 2282 | 1693622 | 21.43 | 953 | 63.81 | 742 |
6. | Kamrup | 3105 | 1517542 | 15.69 | 949 | 75.55 | 489 |
7. | Tinsukia | 3790 | 1327929 | 15.47 | 952 | 69.66 | 350 |
8. | Dibrugarh | 3381 | 1326335 | 11.92 | 961 | 76.05 | 392 |
9. | Kamrup Metropolitan | 955 | 1253938 | 18.34 | 936 | 88.71 | 1313 |
10. | Karimganj | 1809 | 1228686 | 21.90 | 963 | 78.22 | 679 |
11. | Sivasagar | 2668 | 1151050 | 9.44 | 954 | 80.41 | 431 |
12. | Jorhat | 2851 | 1092256 | 9.31 | 962 | 82.15 | 383 |
13. | Golaghat | 3502 | 1066888 | 12.75 | 964 | 77.43 | 305 |
14. | Lakhimpur | 2277 | 1042137 | 17.22 | 968 | 77.20 | 458 |
15. | Goalpara | 1824 | 1008183 | 22.64 | 964 | 67.37 | 553 |
16. | Morigkaon | 1551 | 957423 | 23.34 | 967 | 68.03 | 617 |
17. | Karbi Anglong | 10434 | 956313 | 17.58 | 951 | 69.25 | 92 |
18. | Baksa | 2457 | 950075 | 10.74 | 974 | 69.25 | 387 |
19. | Darrang | 1585 | 928500 | 22.19 | 954 | 63.08 | 586 |
20. | Kokrajhar | 3296 | 887142 | 5.21 | 959 | 65.22 | 269 |
21. | Udalguri | 2012 | 831668 | 9.61 | 973 | 65.41 | 413 |
22. | Nalbari | 1052 | 771639 | 11.99 | 949 | 78.63 | 733 |
23. | Bongaigaon | 1093 | 738804 | 20.59 | 966 | 69.74 | 676 |
24. | Dhemaji | 3237 | 686133 | 19.97 | 953 | 72.70 | 212 |
25. | Hailakandi | 1327 | 659296 | 21.45 | 951 | 74.33 | 497 |
26. | Chirang | 1923 | 482162 | 11.34 | 969 | 63.55 | 251 |
27. | Dima Hasao | 4888 | 214102 | 13.84 | 932 | 77.54 | 44 |
| Assam | 78438 | 31205576 | 17.07 | 958 | 72.19 | 398 |
Source: census 2011.co.in
►ECONOMY:
Gross State Domestic Product:
(As on 15.08.2023)
Year | Current Price (Rs. in Crore) | Constant (2011-12) Price (Rs. in Crore) |
2011-12 | 143175 | 143175 |
2012-13 | 156864 | 147342 |
2013-14 | 177745 | 154525 |
2014-15 | 195723 | 165212 |
2015-16 | 227959 | 191109 |
2016-17 | 254382 | 202081 |
2017-18 | 283165 | 219919 |
2018-19 | 309336 | 231040 |
2019-20 | 346851 | 240707 |
| 2020-21 | 353605 | 242946 |
| 2021-22 | 412612 | 262523 |
| 2022-23 | 493167 | 289192 |
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (mospi).
Net State Domestic Product:
(As on 15.08.2023)
Year | Current Price (Rs. in Crore) | Constant (2011-12) Price (Rs. in Crore) |
2011-12 | 129354 | 129354 |
2012-13 | 142039 | 132518 |
2013-14 | 160442 | 138725 |
2014-15 | 172849 | 146425 |
2015-16 | 201309 | 167629 |
2016-17 | 222397 | 179632 |
2017-18 | 253726 | 195262 |
2018-19 | 276625 | 204627 |
2019-20 | 311031 | 212315 |
| 2020-21 | 315663 | 213871 |
| 2021-22 | 363161 | 231816 |
| 2022-23 | 427147 | 251688 |
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (mospi).
Per Capita Net State Domestic Product:
(As on 15.08.2023)
Year | Current Price (Rs. in Crore) | Constant (2011-12) Price (Rs. in Crore) |
2011-12 | 41142 | 41142 |
2012-13 | 44599 | 41609 |
2013-14 | 49734 | 43002 |
2014-15 | 52895 | 44809 |
2015-16 | 60817 | 50642 |
2016-17 | 66330 | 53575 |
2017-18 | 75151 | 57835 |
2018-19 | 81034 | 59943 |
2019-20 | 90123 | 61519 |
| 2020-21 | 90482 | 61304 |
| 2021-22 | 102965 | 65726 |
| 2022-23 | 118504 | 69826 |
Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (mospi).
►AGRICULTURE:
Area, Production and Yield under Food and Non-Food Crops in Assam, 2019-20:
(Area in '000 Hect., Production in '000 Tonnes and Yield in Kg./Hect.)
Name of Crops | 2019-2020 | ||
Area | Production | Yield | |
Cereals | 2343.70 | 5130.33 | 2189 |
Pulses | 143.96 | 106.07 | 737 |
Total Food Grains | 2487.66 | 5236.40 | 2105 |
Oil Seeds | 310.82 | 192.41 | 619 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India
►HORTICULTURE:
Year wise Area, Production & Productivity of Horticultural Crops, 2014-15 to 2018-19:
Year | Fruits | Spices | Vegetables | ||||||
Area (lakh hectares) | Production (lakh MT | Productivity (Kg./hect.) | Area (lakh hectares) | Production (lakh MT | Productivity (Kg./hect.) | Area (lakh hectares) | Production (lakh MT | Productivity (Kg./hect.) | |
| 2014-2015 | 1.44 | 20.12 | 13869 | 1.08 | 2.97 | 2749 | 3.91 | 134.78 | 25455 |
| 2015-2016 | 1.44 | 20.56 | - | 1.09 | 3.58 | - | 2.80 | 516.32 | - |
| 2016-2017 | 1.41 | 20.06 | 14144 | 1.11 | 3.77 | 3380 | 2.80 | 519.23 | 18485 |
| 2017-2018 | 1.46 | 21.04 | 14390 | 1.12 | 3.89 | 3458 | 2.87 | 54.24 | 18914 |
| 2018-2019 | 1.16 | 21.47 | 14729 | 1.11 | 3.96 | 3575 | 2.88 | 53.67 | 18626 |
Total may not be equal due to rounding off to nearest zero
Source: Economic Survey, Assam, 2017-18 and 2019-20
►SERICULTURE:
Sericulture Activities in Assam, 2016-17 to 2021-22:
Sl. No. | Item | Unit | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
1. | Sericulture Villages | Numbers | 9935 | 8726 | 8828 | 8642 | 8640 | 8627 |
2. | Families Engaged in Sericulture | |||||||
2.1 | Eri | Numbers | 271318 | 249295 | 240939 | 249615 | 294419 | 239810 |
2.2 | Muga | 20541 | 27690 | 30164 | 30710 | 29231 | 31653 | |
2.3 | Mulberry | 27546 | 29059 | 29905 | 29205 | 8207 | 28473 | |
3. | Area under food plants (Govt. + Private) | |||||||
3.1 | Eri | Hectare | 7176.13 | 5936 | 42471.01 | 30319.462 | 33433.734 | 29096.294 |
3.2 | Muga | 5931.58 | 4368.78 | 10389.88 | 10762.49 | 11861.28 | 12557.775 | |
3.3 | Mulberry | 2875.35 | 1279.97 | 2591.05 | 2526.34 | 2569.91 | 2624.420 | |
4. | Production of Cocoons | |||||||
4.1 | Eri cut Cocoons | MT | 4350.58 | 6300.00 | 5632.89 | 6311.00 | 6573.67 | 6769.960 |
4.2 | Muga Cocoons | Lakh Nos. | 6480.00 | 7865.50 | 6494.25 | 9865.66 | 9497.91 | 10677.710 |
4.3 | Mulberry Reeling Cocoons | MT | 439.05 | 575.89 | 611.82 | 584.89 | 234.84 | 217.520 |
5. | Production of Silk Yarn | |||||||
5.1 | Eri Raw Silk | MT | 3468.25 | 4650.00 | 3421.70 | 5048.80 | 5275.738 | 5420.000 |
5.2 | Muga Raw Silk | 129.60 | 156.96 | 157.00 | 197.29 | 240.46 | 210.495 | |
5.3 | Mulberry Raw Silk | 49.64 | 59.50 | 61.00 | 68.70 | 33.4049 | 24.595 | |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022
►LIVESTOCK AND VETERINARY:
Livestock and Poultry Population as per Livestock Census 2012 and 2019:
Sl. No. | Livestock Spices | 2012 | 2019 | Growth Rate (%) |
1. | Total Cattle | 10307604 | 10909239 | 5.84 |
a) Crossbreed Cattle | 395902 | 768949 | 94.23 | |
b) Indigenous | 9911702 | 10140290 | 2.31 | |
2. | Buffalo | 435265 | 421715 | -3.11 |
3. | Sheep | 518067 | 332100 | -35.90 |
4. | Goat | 6169193 | 4315173 | -30.05 |
5. | Horse and Ponies | 14153 | 12783 | -9.68 |
6. | Pigs | 1636022 | 2099000 | 28.30 |
7. | Dogs | 527521 | 487182 | -7.65 |
8 | Donkeys | 1049 | 900 | -14.20 |
9. | Rabbit | 6170 | 30337 | 391.69 |
10. | Fowls | 18718209 | 33765643 | 80.39 |
11. | Ducks | 7300402 | 12047743 | 65.03 |
Source: Livestock Census 2012 and 2019
►FISHERY:
Statistics of Fisheries in Assam, 2017-18 to 2021-22:
Sl. No. | Particulars | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 |
1. | No. of Registered Bill Fisheries | 1197 | 1907 | 1903 | 1904 | 2072 |
2. | Area under Registered Bill Fisheries (Hect.) | 100815 | 63019.8 | 61763 | 69719.23 | 71843.50 |
3. | Ponds and Tanks (Nos.) | 416240 | 455118 | 475404 | 501800 | 547237 |
4. | Area under Ponds and Tanks (Hect.) | 73065 | 75183.90 | 81346.00 | 85067.51 | 92386.22 |
5. | Area under River Fisheries (Hect.) | 167095 | 4820 | 164481.65 | 241536.74 | 11060.60 |
6. | Area under Forest Fisheries (Hect.) | 4835 | 4784.8 | 4782 | 5001.80 | 6990.90 |
7. | Area under Derelict Water Bodies/Swamps (Hect.) | 86204 | 94044.65 | 91909 | 83639.25 | 83555.26 |
8. | Reservoir Fisheries (Hect.) | 1713 | 996 | 1813 | 1863 | 3096 |
9. | Nos. of Hatcheries (Govt + Private) | 521 | 538 | 521 | 521 | 564 |
10. | Production of Fish Seeds (Million Nos.) | 8000.13 | 9893.37 | 95187.99 | 9886.50 | 18218.70 |
11. | Production of Fish (Tonne) | 327262 | 331099.34 | 373154.45 | 392913.39 | 416915 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022
►FORESTRY:
Statistics of Forest in Assam, 2017-18 and 2018-19:
Sl. No. | Particulars | Unit | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 |
1 | Reserved Forest Area | In Hect. | 1351669.01 | 1359026.7 |
2 | Encroached Area | In Hect. | 372992.15 | 364145.02 |
3 | Nos. of Encroachers | Household | 194335 | 205209 |
4 | National Park | In Nos. | 5 | 5 |
5 | Wildlife Sanctuaries | In Nos. | 18 | 18 |
6 | Proposed Wildlife Sanctuaries | In Nos. | 2 | - |
7 | Forest Road (Surfaced) | In Km | 1180.22 | 644.969 |
8 | Forest Road (Motorable) | In Km | 9946.08 | 2567.193 |
9 | Forest Road (Non-Motorable) | In Km | 8194.38 | 2752.731 |
10 | Forest Revenue | In Lakh | 211.69 | 16535.86 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2018 and 2019
►MINERAL
Mineral Production in Assam, 2015-16 to 2019-20:
Year | Coal ('000 MT) | Crude Oil ('000 MT) | Natural Gas Utilised (MCM) | Limestone ('000 MT) | Sulphur ('000 MT) |
| 2015-2016 | 397 | 4513 | 2903 | 442 | 4322 |
| 2016-2017 | 600 | 4202 | 2907 | 1597 | 6571 |
| 2017-2018 | 782 | 4345 | 3034 | 1432 | 8339 |
| 2018-2019 | 783 | 4222 | 3083 | 1651 | 6956 |
| 2019-2020 | 596 | 4093 | 2931 | 1552 | 5955 |
Statistical Handbook Assam 2020
►EDUCATION:
Educational Institutions in Assam, 2017-18 and 2018-19:
Sl. No. | Particulars | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | |
1. | Higher Education | No. of University (Including Private and Deemed University) | 14 | 17 |
2. | College for general Education | (a) Arts, Science and Commerce College |
| |
(i) Govt. College | 5 | 4 | ||
(ii) Provincialised College | 300 | 297 | ||
(iii) Non-Govt. College | 43 | 100 | ||
(b) Junior College | 65 | 65 | ||
3. | College for Professional Education | (a) Agriculture & Forestry | 2 | 7 |
(b) Veterinary | 2 | 4 | ||
(c) Law College (Govt.+Non Govt,) | 20 | 26 | ||
4. | Secondary and Elementary Education | School for General Education |
| |
(a) Higher Secondary School | 4378 | 833 | ||
(b) High School | 3380 | 4309 | ||
(c) Upper Primary School | 6449 | 5732 | ||
(d) Primary School | 39304 | 36262 | ||
(e) Sanskrit and Pali Tools (Provincialised) | 95 | 97 | ||
(g) Pre-Sr. Madrassa |
| 250 | ||
(h) Sr. Madrassa/ Arabic College/ Title Madrassa | 138 | 152 | ||
5. | Teachers Training Institution | (a) College of Teacher Education (C.T.E.) |
| 8 |
(b) District Institute of Education and Training |
| 27 | ||
(c) Basic Trainning Centre (B.T.C.) |
| 18 | ||
(d) Normal School (N.S.) |
| 7 | ||
(e) Pre Primary Teacher Training Centre (PPTTC) |
| 1 | ||
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2018 and 2019
►INDUSTRY:
Industrial particulars of Assam, 2017-18 and 2018-19:
Sl. No. | Particulars | Unit | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 |
1. | No. of Factories |
| 3890 (as per ASI 2015-16 results) | 4538 (as per ASI 2015-16 results) |
2. | Working Capital | Rs. in lakh | 722520 (as per ASI 2015-16 results) | 906161 (as per ASI 2015-16 results) |
3. | Net Income | Rs. in lakh | 919513 (as per ASI 2015-16 results) | 1299749 (as per ASI 2015-16 results) |
4. | Total Persons engaged (Employees, Worker etc.) | Numbers | 208520 (as per ASI 2015-16 results) | 217155 (as per ASI 2018-19 results) |
5. | Production of: | |||
(a) | Fertilizer (P) | 000 tonne | 299 | 277 |
(b) | Jute | 000 tonne | 23 | 31 |
(c) | Petroleum Crude | 000 tonne | 4345 | 4 |
(d) | Coal | 000 tonne | 782 | 8 |
(e) | Cement | 000 tonne | 639 | 640 |
6. | Index No. of Industrial Production | Base 2011-12=100 | 109.25 | 111.24 (in 2018-19) |
7. | Registered MSME units | Numbers | 1539 | 1123 |
8. | Workers in MSME units | Numbers | 14442 | 8543 |
9. | Area under Industrial Estate | Sq. Meters | 1270813.64 | 2249565.40 |
10. | Unit functioning | Numbers | 259 | 299 (in 2018-19) |
11. | Area under Industrial Area | Sq. Meters | 2598246.44 | 2249565.40 |
12. | Unit functioning | Numbers | 229 | 229 |
13. | Registered Factories (As per NIC, 2008) | Numbers | 6929 (in 2017) | 6945 (in 2018) |
14. | Workers in the Factories | Numbers | 269276 (in 2017) | 279246 (in 2018) |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2018 and 2019
►HANDLOOM:
Statistics of Handloom & Textile in Assam, 2019-20:
Handloom Training Centre (HTC) | No. of Trainee in HTC | No. of Weaver's Extension Service Unit | Weaver's Extension Service Production (in Metre) | No. of Handloom Production Centre Centre | Handloom Production (in Metre) |
102 | 1565 | 98 | 162242.23 | 20 | 17026.09 |
Source: Statistical Hand Book Assam 2020
►ROADWAYS:
Roadways in Assam, 2017-18 and 2018-19:
Sl. No. | Particulars | Unit | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 |
1. | PWD Road Length (Total) | In Km | 42080 | 53963 |
2. | Surfaced (Black topped) | In Km | 28480 | 30048 |
3. | Cement Concrete | In Km | 200 | 411 |
4. | National Highway (N.H.) | In Km | 3900 | 3889.686 |
5. | Total Road Length including N.H. | In Km | 52890 | 57848 |
6. | Road Length per lakh of population | In Km | 169.49 | 185.38 |
7. | Road length per '00 sq. km. of geographical Area | In Km | 67.43 | 73.75 |
8. | State Highways | In Km |
| 2530 |
9. | Major District Roads | In Km |
| 4379 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2018 and 2019
►ROAD TRANSPORT:
Statistics on Assam State Transport Corporation, 2017-18 to 2019-20:
Particulars | Unit | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 |
Average No. of Vehicles Held | No | 865 | 953 | 929 |
Average No. of Vehicles on Road | No | 634 | 639 | 705 |
Fleet Utilisation | Percent | 73.29 | 67.05 | 75.89 |
Total Effective K.M. Operated during the year | Lakh K.M | 291.41 | 245.83 | 234.23 |
Average Gross Earnings per Month | Rs. in Lakhs | 644.59 | 643.58 | 696.24 |
Average Net Earnings per Month | Rs. in Lakhs | 187.31 | 218.50 | 286.03 |
Earning per K.M. | Rs. | 26.14 | 31.42 | 35.67 |
Cost per Kilometre (Other than Pay & Allowance Depreciation & Interest) | Rs. | 18.83 | 20.75 | 19.73 |
Load factor i.e. Occupancy Ratio | Percent | 77.51 | 87.08 | 85.49 |
Kilometre per Litre (KPL) | KM/Ltr. | 3.70 | 3.79 | 3.97 |
Total No. of Regular Staff (Including Officer as on 31st March) | No. | 1480 | 1349 | 1199 |
| Contractual Employees (as on 31st March) | Nos | 1773 | 2040 | 2307 |
Staff Bus Ratio | - | 05:01 | 05:01 | 05:01 |
Average Monthly Gross Salary | Rs. in Lakhs | 634.71 | 598.30 | 789.93 |
Average No. of Private Buses Operated under ASTC | No | 1272 | 1357 | 1339 |
Monthly Average earning from Private Buses | Rs. in Lakhs | 66.40 | 80.17 | 90.65 |
No. of Stations and Sub-Stations | Nos. | 133 | 133 | 133 |
| No. of Electric Bus | Nos. | Nil | Nil | 15 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2019 and 2020
►TOURISM
Year wise Tourists Inflow in Assam and Revenue Earned from the Tourists, 2009-10 to 2021-22:
Year | Indian | Foreigner | Total Revenue earned from Tourist lodges only |
2009-2010 | 3895525 | 14699 | 131.63 (in lakh) |
2010-2011 | 4127447 | 15633 | 143.60 (in lakh) |
2011-2012 | 4408333 | 16660 | 184.49 (in lakh) |
2012-2013 | 4544666 | 17708 | 248.19 (in lakh) |
2013-2014 | 4444393 | 19086 | 191.32 (in lakh) |
2014-2015 | 4863826 | 20005 | 211.77 (in lakh) |
2015-2016 | 5642950 | 26320 | 1057.24 (in lakh) |
2016-2017 | 4863826 | 7209 | 252.39 (in lakh) |
2017-2018 | 59343391 | 31739 | 2430267 (in Rs.) |
2018-2019 | 6027002 | 41209 | 3030894 (in Rs.) |
| 2019-2020 | 5146307 | 18594 | 10034684 (in Rs.) |
| 2020-2021 | 1351690 | 346 | 11746715 (in Rs.) |
| 2021-2022 | 1702932 | 1231 | 18130988 (in Rs.) |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022
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►POWER:
Power in Assam, 2016-17 to 2019-20:
Sl. No. | Particulars | Unit | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-20 |
1. | Installed Capacity of Generating Plant | In MW | 379.7 | 379.7 | 376.96 | 376.155 |
2. | Gross Unit Generation | In MU | 1650.6 | 1489.85 | 1594.46 | 1545.980 |
3. | Energy Requirement | In MU | 8240 | 9364.54 | 10058 | 9413 |
4. | Peak Demand | In MW | 1679 | 1763 | 1894 | 1956 |
5. | Peak Demand Met | In MW | 1634 | 1684 | 1810 | 1956 |
6. | Shortage (%) | In % age | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
7. | Total Consumers | In Number | 3932745 | 4186763 | 5314181 | 5783846 |
8. | Domestic Consumers | In Number | 3690714 | 3930759 | 5041035 | 5501547 |
9. | Commercial Consumers | In Number | 242031 | 256004 | 273146 | 282299 |
Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020
►BANKING:
Bank-wise and Population Group-wise Number of Functioning Offices of Commercial Banks as at end of the Quarter:
Bank | March 2021 | |||
Rural | Semi-urban | Urban | Total | |
STATE BANK OF INDIA | 192 | 127 | 136 | 455 |
BANK OF BARODA | 12 | 20 | 36 | 68 |
BANK OF INDIA | 11 | 18 | 23 | 52 |
BANK OF MAHARASHTRA |
| 4 | 6 | 10 |
CANARA BANK | 28 | 48 | 42 | 118 |
CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA | 59 | 33 | 33 | 125 |
INDIAN BANK | 50 | 37 | 32 | 119 |
INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK | 7 | 12 | 12 | 31 |
PUNJAB AND SIND BANK | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK | 180 | 96 | 99 | 375 |
UCO BANK | 70 | 47 | 29 | 146 |
UNION BANK OF INDIA | 24 | 34 | 39 | 97 |
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK |
|
| 1 | 1 |
ASSAM GRAMIN VIKASH BANK | 372 | 79 | 31 | 482 |
AXIS BANK LIMITED | 11 | 40 | 39 | 90 |
BANDHAN BANK LIMITED | 301 | 101 | 38 | 440 |
FEDERAL BANK LTD |
| 2 | 11 | 13 |
HDFC BANK LTD. | 12 | 39 | 34 | 85 |
ICICI BANK LIMITED | 6 | 33 | 34 | 73 |
IDBI BANK LIMITED | 3 | 16 | 16 | 35 |
IDFC FIRST BANK LIMITED |
|
| 2 | 2 |
INDUSIND BANK LTD | 3 | 14 | 18 | 35 |
KARNATAKA BANK LTD |
|
| 2 | 2 |
KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LTD. |
| 1 | 4 | 5 |
SOUTH INDIAN BANK LTD |
|
| 2 | 2 |
YES BANK LTD. |
| 2 | 8 | 10 |
CAPITAL SMALL FINANCE BANK LIMITED | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ESAF SMALL FINANCE BANK LIMITED |
|
| 1 | 1 |
JANA SMALL FINANCE BANK LIMITED |
| 4 | 5 | 9 |
NORTH EAST SMALL FINANCE BANK LIMITED | 94 | 59 | 15 | 168 |
UJJIVAN SMALL FINANCE BANK LIMITED | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
UTKARSH SMALL FINANCE BANK LIMITED |
|
| 1 | 1 |
AIRTEL PAYMENTS BANK LIMITED |
|
| 1 | 1 |
INDIA POST PAYMENTS BANK LIMITED |
| 20 | 6 | 26 |
Assam | 1440 | 895 | 776 | 3111 |
Source: Reserve Bank of India
►HEALTH:
Health Infrastructure Facility in Assam, 2019-20:
(As on December 23, 2020)
Type of Facility | Total Facility | Active Facility | ||||||||
Total | Public | Private | Urban | Rural | Total | Public | Private | Urban | Rural | |
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 |
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