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Tea Production Assam
District-Wise Small Tea Growers of Assam Registered with Tea Board of  India, 2022-23 (upto August 2023):

 

DistrictFor the year 2022-23Upto August 2023
No. of Small Tea GrowersArea in HectareNo. of Small Tea GrowersArea in Hectare
Kokrajhar4711275.484711275.48
Dhubri8152.668152.66
Goalpara221249.94221249.94
Barpeta3636
Morigaon26.4526.45
Nagaon22343370.1822343370.17
Sonitpur3881429438814294
Lakhimpur30662295.5830662295.58
Dhemaji17441779.0318551847.32
Tinsukia2371622266.842465023143
Dibrugarh2734720572.522855521475.16
Sivasagar50234478.6450374488.73
Jorhat86296708.9786296708.97
Golaghat1357813316.821357813316.82
Karbi Anglong26723740.7726723740.77
Dima Hasao410.47410.47
Cachar204575.56204575.56
Karimganj30105.0530105.05
Hailakandi928.68928.68
Bongaigaon594492.8594492.8
Chirang3030.053030.05
Kamrup517.53517.53
Kamrup Metro0000
Nalbari0000
Baksa356484.46359489.50
Darrang3440.923440.92
Udalguri75808612.4075808612.40
Charaideo101989453.081099710047.4
Biswanath1076710914.841076710914.83
Hojai0000
Majuli0000
South Salamara0000
West Karbi Anglong0000
Assam122479115179.27125548117635.76

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam-2023

 

District-Wise Tea Area of Big Tea Growers in Assam, 2022-23:

DistrictBig Tea Growers Tea Area (in Hect.)
Kokrajhar1506.65
Dhubri1187.33
Goalpara389.32
Barpeta0
Morigaon425
Nagaon7621.74
Sonitpur17404.44
Lakhimpur4134.18
Dhemaji117.37
Tinsukia35874.58
Dibrugarh33019.9
Sivasagar9953.34
Jorhat20201.67
Golaghat19996.78
Karbi Anglong#1507.16
Dima Hasao222.33
Cachar20809.06
Karimganj7799.42
Hailakandi6884.66
Bongaigaon383.74
Chirang0
Kamrup957.87
Kamrup Metro0
Nalbari0
Baksa2073.84
Darrang1217.71
Udalguri10898.56
Biswanath13269.38
Charaideo14742.93
Hojai0
Majuli0
South Salamara0
West Karbi Anglong0
Assam232598.96

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam-2023

 

District-wise Area, Production and Average Yield of Tea in Assam as per Plantation District, 2022 and 2023:

Plantation DistrictArea under Tea Cultivation (in Hect.)Production (in M.Kg.)Average Yield (Kg. per Hect.)
20222023*20222023*20222023*
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Kokrajhar2782.132782.134.392.171578712
Dhubri1239.991239.992.681.4821621194
Goalpara639.26639.261.870.8329251220
Barpeta5.535.530.000.0000
Morigaon431.45431.450.960.422225974
Nagaon10991.9210991.9113.106.411192553
Sonitpur21698.4221698.4246.8524.4021591034
Lakhimpur362.77362.770000
Dhemaji1896.401964.690.000.710356
Tinsukia58141.4259017.55137.7887.2423701284
Dibrugarh53592.4254495.06122.4373.2222841189
Sivasagar14431.9814442.0777.2245.2353212795
Charaideo24196.0124790.331.572.7965111
Jorhat26910.6426910.6461.2232.9122861118
Golaghat33313.6033313.6071.5535.3321471060
Karbi Anglong4939.274939.276.562.491328494
Dima Hasao232.80232.800.020860
Cachar21384.6221384.6224.8812.891163584
Karimganj7904.477904.475.512.90697355
Hailakandi6912.446912.4410.545.361525746
Bongaigaon876.58876.581.620.9718481061
Chirang30.0530.050.000.0000
Kamrup975.40975.401.360.701394636
Kamrup Metro002.121.0800
Nalbari000000
Baksa2558.302563.343.511.841372687
Darrang1258.631258.632.491.291978930
Udalguri19510.9619510.9635.7721.4718331026
Biswanath24184.2224184.2138.4219.711589730
Hojai000000
Majuli000000
South Salamara000000
West Karbi Anglong000000
Assam341401.68343858.17674.72383.844152720849

* upto August 2023

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam-2023

 

Number of Tea Gardens, Area and Production of Tea according to size of the Gardens in Assam, 2022 to 2023:

YearSmall Tea Growers (upto 10.12 hect.)Big Tea Growers (above 10.12 hect.)Total
No. of GardensArea (in Ha)Production (M. Kg.)No. of GardensArea (in Ha)Production (M. Kg.)No. of GardensArea (in Ha)Production (M. Kg.)
2022122479115179328.99762232962359.71123241348141688.70
2023#125548117636189.82762232962202.09126310350598391.91

# upto August 2023.

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam-2023

 

Month-wise Sale and Price of Tea at Guwahati Tea Auction Centre, 2022 and 2023:

MonthSale (Million Kg.)Price (Rs. per Kg.)
2022202320222023
January11.4712.91151.19144.01
February3.392.16140.93140.42
March1.151.25129.14142.71
April2.883.73236.24210.86
May9.849.23184.26194.00
June11.4812.11212.49215.07
July14.4512.62211.35212.81
August17.7611.74*214.83201.95*
September16.68-200.80-
October13.93-201.27-
November19.01-188.68-
December20.53-166.79-
Total (Auction Centre)142.5765.75191.67191.31
Private Sale18.827.29**199.40165.78**
Grand Total161.3973.04192.57188.76

* August, 2023 figure is upto 17-08-2023; ** Private sale 2023 figures is upto July 2023.

The figures of August comes in the month of Sept.

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam-2023

 

Quantity and average price of Tea sold in Guwahati Tea Auction Centre, 2022 AND 2023:

Type/ Centre20222023
Quantity (Million Kg.)Average Price (Rs. per Kg.)Quantity (Million Kg.)Average Price (Rs. per Kg.)
(A) LEAF
(a) C.T.C.
Assam90.27191.1842.08193.32
Cachar5.68164.872.56159.89
Arunachal1.97220.790.85217.24
Meghalaya0.10135.660.01139.11
Nagaland1.09229.430.52251.82
Tripura1.47138.760.49133.84
Total : CTC.100.58189.8746.51191.93
(b) Orthodox
Assam2.780266.981.18215.33
Cachar-2802.00--
Tripura----
Meghalaya0.003319.650.0002212.42
Arunachal0.001304.160.00252.45
Green Tea0.017341.820.025272.30
Total( Orthodox)2.800267.511.20216.60
Total : Leaf Tea103.4191.9747.71192.59
(B) DUST
(a) C.T.C.
Assam36.81191.8016.89188.89
Cachar0.83146.760.380146.49
Arunachal0.76197.100.35185.13
Meghalaya0.03138.100.011143.76
Nagaland0.48233.540.25234.37
Tripura0.19132.040.072131.60
Total : CTC.39.10191.1317.95188.30
(b) Orthodox
Assam0.11105.460.05100.46
Cachar----
Tripura----
Meghalaya0.0001390.710.003491.00
Arunachal099--
Green Tea----
Total( Orthodox)0.11092105.39560.05034100.3900
Total : Dust Tea39.210190.88518.0033188.00
All Teas ( A+B)142.593191.6765.7133191.3468

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2023

 

Tea statistics of Assam, 2001 to 2021:

YearNo. of Tea GardensArea under Tea (in '000 Hectare)Total Tea Production (in 000 Kg.)Average yield (Kg/Hectare.)
2001407952694535871685
2002432722714333271601
2003432932724347591601
2004432932724356491603
2005491023014874871622
2006NA3125020411610
2007825321.35118851593
2008760321.44874971517
2009760321.74999971554
20107603224802861492
20117653225891101830
2012788563225901201833
2013692203226290501953
2014777103046109702010
2015835663165261851665
2016853443116597402121
2017884423146653302119
20181018503386919102047
20191081363377164902126
20201224403476182001781
2021 (Jan-Aug)*1224403473797901094

Source: Economic Survey of Assam 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2021-22