DIBRUGARH DISTRICT PROFILE
OCCUPATION
            Agriculture is the primary source of the livelihood of the rural population. But in the urban areas industrial development have been taking place and people are absorbing in different occupations.
            The following table shows the total Work Force absorbed in different sector of the economy and different category of worker.
Main worker 342790
Marginal worker 133958
Non worker 695308
Cultivator 138216
Agricultural labour 37253
Household industries 9520
Others 291759
AGRICULTURE
            The main crops grows in the district and its area are given below.
Sl.no
 Crops Area in Hectar
Sl.no
 Crops Area in Hectar
1
 Autumn Paddy 5735
18
 Tabacco 4
2
 Winter Paddy 75748
19
 Turmeric 600
3
 Summer Paddy 70
20
 Gram 28
4
 Jute 10
21
 Sweet Potato 55
5
 Banana 1228
22
 Onion 52
6
 Topieca 10
23
 Mug 107
7
 Papaya 134
24
 Masur 135
8
 Arecanut 2756
25
 Matikalai 1220
9
 Coconut 180
26
 Peas 1400
10
 Chillies 280
27
 Other Pulses 250
11
 Sesamum 183
28
 Other Rabi Pulses 3112
12
 Castor 8
29
 Pine Apple 336
13
 Potato 2500
30
 Orange 250
14
 Small Millets 42
31
 Tur 110
15
 Wheat 375
32
 Cotton 6
16
 Linseed 1
33
 Maize 265
17
 R & M 11085
34
 Sugarcane 70
LAND UTILISATION

Reserved and other forest area 124603 Hect.
Land put for non Agricultural work 124521 Hect.
Barren and other uncultivable land 13563 Hect.
Permanent Pasturea and other grazing 6170 Hect.
Land under misc, trees and grass not included in area shown 23744 Hect.
Cultivable waste 6210 Hect.
Fellow and other than fellow 4587 Hect.
Current fellow 4190 Hect.
Net area sown 127168 Hect.
Area sown more than once 39141 Hect.
Total area sown 166309 Hect.
Total Geographical area 338600 Hect.
VETERINARY (GOVT.)

Nos of Hospital (A.M.C.H.) 1
Nos of Dispensary 7
Nos of Block Dispensary 7
Nos of ICDP(RAI) Dispensary 2
Nos of Stockman centre 19
Nos of Livestock farm 1
Nos of Poultry and Duck farm 1
Nos of Pig farm 1
Nos of Gosadon 1
FISHERY
            There is tremendous potentialities for Fish production in the district. But due to lack of proper utilisation of the natural Beels, Rivers and Tanks local Fish production is not sufficient.
Registered Beels 8
Unregistered Beels 39
Revenue Beels 12
Tank and Channels 1320

INDUSTRY

            Though there are sufficient natural resources in the district for industrial development but due to lack of proper infra-structure and sufficient investment the district is lacking behind than the other districts of Assam.
            The major public sector industries running in the district are :

            1. OIL (OIL INDIA LIMITED), DULIAJAN
            2. ASSAM GAS COMPANY, DULIAJAN
            3. BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY FERTILIZER CORPORATION, NAMRUP
            4. THERMAL POWER CORPORATION, NAMRUP

            Nos. of private sector small scale industries are:

Tea factory 88
Flour Mill 16
Wood & Wood products 16
Rice Mill 17
Printing Press 4
Brick Kiln 55
Chemical & Chemical substances products 1
Automobiles 6
Plywood N.A.
Machinery 9
BANKING SYSTEM

Scheduled Commercial Bank (branch) 56
Regional Rural Bank (branch) 12
PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT

            P.W.D. Road length in the district is as follows:

P.W.D Road length by type.
Surface 269.47 km
Unsurface 997.20 km
Earthen 32.52 km
P.W.D Road length by Category
National highways 76 km
State highways 132 km
Other PWD road 1091 km
P.W.D. Road length under Forest Department
Gravelled 19.40 km
Earthen 47.96 km
HEALTH & SANITATION

Govt. Hospital (Assam Medical College) 1
Primary Health Centre 6
Sub-Health Centre 231
Dispensaries 11
Family & Child Welfare Centre 1
Nursing Homes (Private) 16
SERICULTURE

Muga Farm 9
Silk Farm 4
Weaving training centre 3
POSTAL & COMMUNICATION

Post office & Sub - Post Office 1 + 30 = 31
Tele Communication Centre 26845
Telegram 17
Letter Box 820
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

Primary Agriculture Co-Operative Society 35
Primary Non-Agriculture Co-Operative Society 159
Poultry and Livestock Co-Operative Society 4
Consumer Co-Operative Society 34
Fishery Co-Operative Society 10
Industries Co-Operative Society 10
Land Mortgage Co-Operative Society 1
Other Co-Operative Society 4

            Figures received from the Office of the Deputy Director Economics & Statistics, Dibrugarh.

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