Bongaigaon District Profile


Geography Administration Population Health Education Live Stock Workers

Figures and Facts

1.

Geography
Area(as per 1991 census) 2510 sq KM
Location North Eastern Himalayan sub-region of India
Longitude range 89o East to 90o96' East
Latitude range 26o28' North to 26o54' North
Distance from state capital 210 KM
Borders Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Dhubri and Goalpara.
Rainfall 250 cm to 350 cm
Temperature Min: 13o C, Max: 32o C
Clothing Pattern Light cotton in Summer and Woolen in Winter
Language Spoken Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Bodo
Total Area of Reserved Forest Land 42868 Bigha 3 Katha 14 Lesa
Area of Government Land 291075 Bigha 2 Katha 19.5 Lesa
Area and No. of Myadi Patta Land Area  :  715607 Bigha 1 Katha 15.5 Lesa
Number : 96645
Area and No. of Annual Patta Land Area :  57556 Bigha 4 Katha 1 Lesa [TOP]
Number : 14639
Size of Land Holding

 

Less than 1 Hac. : No.66065, 66.1%
Between 1 to 2 Hac. : No. 21802, 22%
Above 2 Hac. : No. 12390, 12%
Total Area and No. of VGR/PGR Area : 58978 Bigha 3 Katha 10 Lesa, Number :  155
Net cropped area 93875 Hac.
Fellow land 8882 Hac.
Land not available for cultivation 76407 Hac.
Total assured irrigated land 25,403 Hac
2 Administration
Head Quarter Bongaigaon Town
No. of Sub-Divisions 3
Name of Sub-Divisions Bongaigaon(Sadar), Bijni(C), North Salmara(C)
No. of Revenue Circles 5
Name of Revenue Circles Bongaigaon,Boitamari,Sidli(Part),Bijni and Srijangram
No. of CD Blocks 7
Name of CD Blocks Dangtol, Boitamari,Tapattary, Srijangram, Manikpur, Sidli Chirang, Borobazar
No. of Gaon Panchayat 65
No. of Towns (as per 1991 census) 3
Name of Towns Bongaigaon, Bijni, Abhayapuri,
No. of Police Station 4
Name of Police Station Manikpur, Bongaigaon, Abhayapuri, Jogighopa
No. of Outpost 5 [TOP]
Name of Outpost Salabila, Noagaon,Boitamari,Bidyapur,  Majeralga
Fire Brigrade 1
3 Population( as per 2001 census)
Total 9,06,315
Male 4,65,970
Female 4,40,345
SC (as per 1991 census) 86,744
ST(as per 1991 census) 1,41,542
SC Rural( 2001) 79,625
SC Urban(2001) 13,145
ST Rural (2001) 106,618
ST Urban (2001) 4,078
Density of population 361 per sq. KM
Total Literacy Rate(as per 2001 census) 60.26 %
Male( as per 2001 census) 68.81 %
Female( as per 2001 census) 51.16 %
Households Rural 145,300
Households Urban 23,256
Household size Rural 5.5
Household size Urban 4.7
Household size 5.5 [TOP]
4 Health Infrastructure Category
District Civil Hospital Nil
C.H.C 4
Block PHC : 6
Mini PHC 19
Sub-Centres F.W. 114
State Dispensary 14
Rural Hospital 5
Railway Hospital 1
BRPL Hospital 1
Pvt. Hospital 5
Railway Dispensary 1
Govt. Subsidiary Hospital 3
Rural Family Welfare Centre 6
Blood Bank Facility 01 [TOP]
5  Educational (as  2000)
No. of Lower Primary              School( Provincialised) 556
No. of Lower Primary              School( Recognised) 0
No. of Middle English Vernicular School (Provincialised) 26
No. of Middle English Vernicular School (Recognised) 0
No of Upper Primary School(Provincialies) 110
No of Upper Primary School(Recognised) 157
No of Composite School (Provincialised) 19
No of Upper Primary School(Recognised) 4
No. of High School 46
No. of Higher Secondary School 11
Junior College Nil
General College 04
DIET 1
B.Ed. College 1
Basic Training Centre 1
Girls Polytechnic 01
ITI 1
Law College 1
Normal School 1 [TOP]
6 Live Stock as 1997 census
Plough Animals 37170
Buffaloes/Cows (Local and Jersey) 5915 Nos+301638 Nos.
Sheep's/Goats 28784/116404
Poultry birds 571278
Pigs 20550 [TOP]
7 Classification of workers
Cultivators 137089
Out of cultivators small and marginal farmers 85211
Agricultural Laborers 41709
Artisans 1888
Household Cottage Industries 1956
Allied Agro Activities 3182
Marginal Workers 39135
Other Workers 65524 [TOP]