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Land Utilisation

Total Area and Classification of Area in Assam, 2018-19:

(Area in Hectare)

District/ StateReporting Area for LUSForestsNot available for cultivationOther Uncultivated Land excluding Fallow Land
Area under non-agricultural usesBarren and Unculturable LandTotalPermanent Pastures and other Grazing LandLand under Misc. Trees groves not including in Net Area SownCulturable Waste LandTotal
12345678910
Baksa24625648540733891283686225100919671145121213
Barpeta228200-390761276751843101589171650025829
Bongaigaon109300140281306928571592660623344259311999
Cachar378600138409499487020569688780222401891249932
Chirang192300712533572311377471002309392235529783
Darrang158500792719299142143351357045248350714459
Dhemaji32370059355875134946913698215811181071706150979
Dhubri217600291556439513375777702196300234188616
Dibrugarh33810021794101837231641250015069130201106429153
Dima Hasao48880067277-379304379304--- 
Goalpara1824003645926958286945565227866992746317241
Golaghat3502001576421526562432150868683940781418622
Hailakandi1327005900794074408138151578382143199718
Jorhat2851002524769291776477055456613711658424861
Kamrup3188508742449120185936771313591179501613047671
Kamrup Metro87150295901940544002380560633064524364
Karbi Anglong1043400320840134853460231595084--- 
Karimganj180900481203974985494829836587366173912763
Kokrajhar329600173465176171929836915124792782276618027
Lakhimpur2277003106169226336925932236270872018213
Morigaon155100661143827447748304427811041633521654
Nagaon3973007758046569173196388813654118821332438860
Nalbari104644-18729744526174381374814115972
Sivasagar266800304653651913454499731351415276602834818
Sonitpur52040016298215434921379175728100036506144517954
Tinsukia379000126468337595139485153563714118367723432
Udalguri2012002199631173145284570153058510362717442
State Total78438001852695130006512145922514657171739221944159892553575

Contd.

District/ StateFallow LandNet Area SownTotal Cropped AreaArea Sown more than once
Fallow Land other than Current FallowCurrent FallowTotal
1111213141516
Baksa2590159641868609214398657894
Barpeta524396531489613563219273457102
Bongaigaon309827315829615188972328205
Cachar35672800636712692419042163497
Chirang256014974057601078697926872
Darrang3325647898039279811786225064
Dhemaji3886156454507093411454143607
Dhubri54399763152028685716717480317
Dibrugarh46544737939115276116711614355
Dima Hasao-- 422195599413775
Goalpara4152386537239512669154296
Golaghat38685239910714332118262939308
Hailakandi136014422802473587109223734
Jorhat484576591250414543316225816825
Kamrup766581131577810026416966669402
Kamrup Metro623512113528256376789422
Karbi Anglong-- 12747620992482448
Karimganj16523780543266287741417854
Kokrajhar1870104229129828115116852887
Lakhimpur692975131444294725197750103025
Marigaon896408149777355412479151237
Nagaon6002584511847205125339496134371
Nalbari348416536496884911898750138
Sivasagar6264123451860913293515129018355
Sonitpur230446796983156753258339101586
Tinsukia899042521324213070514438813683
Udalguri1104415411590715764441737
State Total91639107768199407272346640044621280996

Source : Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India.

 

Total Area and Classification of Area in Assam, 2008-09 to 2015-16:

Sl. No.Particulars2008-092009-102010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16
1.Geographical Area78500057850005785000578500057843800784380078438007843800
2.Reported Area for land utilisation statistics7850005785000578500578500057843800784380078438007843800
3.Forest18532601853260185326018532601855165185267618526761852676
4.Not available for cultivation (Area under non-agricultural uses)
4.1.Water Logged Land3923539235392353923564242637586371563563
4.2.Social Forestry1281612816128161286410675107871142611651
4.3.Land under still Water138916138916138916138916148906151029151653148797
4.4.Other Land10265361026536102653610210501038496104815410439241057902
4.5.Total (4.1 to 4.4)12175031217503121750312120651262319127372812707181281913
4.6.Barren and Unculturable Land14080421408042140804214083801197001119218511895991199612
4.7.Total (4.5+4.6)26255452625545262554526204452459320246591324603172481525
5.Other Uncultivated Land excluding Fallow Land
5.1.Permanent Pastures and other Grazing Land159968159968159968159668173367168085167089166919
5.2.Land under Misc. Trees groves not including in Net Area Sown195840195840195840195840227622221680219686221578
5.3.Culturable Waste Land76631766317663178031145274144055141982137233
5.4.Total (5.1+5.2+5.3)432439432439432439433539546263533820528757525730
6.Fallow Land
6.1.Fallow Land other than Current Fallow4958249582495825158286349851788730788336
6.2.Current Fallow7858278582785828058288177867048741994061
6.3.Total (6.1+6.2)128164128164128164132164174526171882174726182397
7.Net Area Sown28105972810597281059728105972808526281950928273242801472
8.Total Cropped Area41050934105093415997741740234075871409956140825944059934
9.Area Sown more than once12944961294496134938013634261267345128005212552701258462

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2014, 2016 and 2017

            Economic Survey, Assam 2014-15

 

District wise Classification of Area in Assam, 2015-16:

(Area in Hect.)

District

Geogra-

phical area

Reporting area for land utilisation statisticsForestNot available for Cultivation (Area under non-agricultural uses)
Water Logged LandSocial ForestryLand under Still WaterOther LandTotal (Col. 5 to col.8)Barren and Uncul-turable LandTotal (col. 9 & col. 10)
1234567891011
Kokrajhar3296003296001734653751767189315156191911983739028
Dhubri21760021760029155282530836855670648501347878328
Goalpara18240018240039167272845257419612185332887247405
Barpeta22820022820006108109543021239328861387146757
Morigaon155100155100661190819156704292449693356953262
Nagaon3973003973007758046143991478826089458901371359603
Sonitpur520400520400162982461966662614300015105321353172406
Lakhimpur22770022770031108169050767122086466623746699
Dhemaji323700323700593551283905045819508751349469136982
Tinsukia37900037900012646710830340132537367785189488672
Dibrugarh338100338100217941608172557111052211787317126134999
Sivasagar266800266800304653054101245724832056958779864756
Jorhat2851002851002524766648162084402066900816175061
Golaghat35020035020015764215810634881151315265624321508
Karbi-Anglong1043400104340032084033202050132471134853460231595084
Dima Hasao4888004888006727700000379322379322
Cachar3786003786001384097039746363306344745343248177
Karimganj18090018090048120366087433602497632870884541715
Hailakandi13270013270059007538213989743712300428516585
Bongaigaon109300109300140281932027211188114815354318358
Chirang19230019230071253140342179819516217961511836914
Kamrup3105003105008662235761375582641730525071420766714
Kamrup Metro9550095500246839221107581130013090617719267
Nalbari1052001052000205811722891426518729744526174
Baksa245700245700505408686751648358713767391283689575
Darrang1585001585008863595193406014334191821421433396
Udalguri20120020120021996124185635523578302421453644778
DistrictOther Uncultivated Land excluding Fallow LandFallow LandNet Area SownTotal Cropped AreaArea Sown more than once
Permanent Pastures and other Grazing LandLand under Misc Trees graves not included in Net Area SownCulturable Waste LandTotalFallow Land other than Current FallowCurrent FallowTotal
112131415161718192021
Kokrajhar1511525612857205331862106029229365217504781395
Dhubri2180303538409055570010417161178494516408379138
Goalpara279469814929147043721875598056513464354078
Barpeta1015698516849268565459116731713213745520613768682
Morigaon42781085366115792990489158817355412961956065
Nagaon145208497106413365846363384802021843931645698017
Sonitpur9902685422716983190736265533162496270070107574
Lakhimpur337096728095211371150546081611311264318905676413
Dhemaji158111810717061509793886156454507093412382552891
Tinsukia561014103371323426846132521171312872215420725485
Dibrugarh49051244987802613440115553956414560916799922390
Sivasagar63201830819352656334023572697413804215212514083
Jorhat4528137116345245845338109111624914395915644312484
Golaghat6868394078141862238685239910714332119833855017
Karbi-Anglong#######12747620942681950
Dima Hasao#######422015484012639
Cachar883221675167994730624171988440514030316523324930
Karimganj36587366173912763165220223674746288511410486
Hailakandi848327252546458376581495509687182520857
Bongaigaon61912249301811458373422936027594298634126912
Chirang1674219419565824395582977773328774110409
Kamrup12543177481568545976783368881472110750216672659224
Kamrup Metro46723613603188533394927310964750416408
Nalbari381374814115972348416536496935911371244353
Baksa1009196711451212132590159641868553614424958713
Darrang5704524230761402233757445108209139911984228443
Udalguri674110130746624337899318210990716933359426

#: Separate classification of area for Hill districts are not available. All included under Barren & Unculturable Land.

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2017