District Profile...

 

Location:
  1. Location

North East of Assam

  1. Longitude range

93016/ East to 94010/ East

  1. Latitude range

25050/ North to 26047/ North

  1. Distance from State Capital

290 Km.

  1. Borders

North : Brahmaputra River

South : Karbi Anglong, Nagaland

East    : Jorhat, Nagaland

West   : Naogaon, Karbi Anglong

Population:
 
  1. Total Population :

9,46,279 Nos

  1. Male :

4,90,286 Nos

  1. Female :

4,55,993 Nos

  1. Total Rural Population:

8,65,141 Nos

  1. Total Urban Population:

81,138 Nos

  1. Total Literate Person:

5,57,360 Nos

  1. Total S.C.

51,169 Nos

  1. Male :

26,277 Nos

  1. Female :

24,892 Nos

  1. Total S.T.

93,920 Nos

  1. Male :

48,189 Nos

  1. Female :

45,731 Nos

  Distribution of Population among 3 Sub-division:

Name of Sub-division

Male

Female

Total

  1. Golaghat

3,06,306

2,85,718

5,91,924

  1. Dhansiri

1,10,757

1,02,096

2,12,853

  1. Bokakhat

73,317

68,185

1,41,502

 Block wise Population:

Name of Block

Population

S.C.

S.T.

  1. Golaghat East Development Block

102816

4934

1404

  1. Golaghat West Development Block

171668

15139

32298

  1. Golaghat North Development Block

42349

4713

4864

  1. Golaghat Sout Development Block

195852

4009

24646

  1. Golaghat Central Development Block

118564

3865

1326

  1. Kakodonga Development block

54939

4940

5149

  1. Gamariguri Development Block

89150

5689

20293

  1. Morongi Development Block

89803

3983

1416

Golaghat Urban Population:

Name of Municipality Board/

Urban Area

Male

Female

Total

  1. Golaghat Municipality Board

17402

15,662

33,064

  1. Dergaon Municipality Board

7,505

5,941

13,446

  1. Bokakhat Municipality Board

4,744

4,100

8,844

  1. Sarupathar Municipality Board

5,529

4,393

9,922

  1. Borpathar Municipality Board

3,748

3,331

7,079

  1. Numaligarh Refinery

4,750

4,033

8,783

Religion wise Population:

Religion

No. of Population

Percentage

  1. Hindu

8,13,263

85.95%

  1. Muslim

74,808

7.91%

  1. Christian

52,277

5.52%

  1. Sikhs

1,063

0.112%

  1. Buddhist

3,230

0.34%

  1. Jains

403

0.04%

  1. Others

1,235

0.13%

Geography and Area:
  1. Total Area of the District

3502.00 Sq. Km

  1. Reserve Forest

103793.87 hac

  1. Unclosed State Forest (P.R.F.)

109.00 hac

  1. Total Forest Area

103902.87 hac

  1. Total Timber with forest

43.7562 Cubic meters

  1. Seed Planted under Social Forestry

245925 Nos in 196 hac

  1. Major Forest

Kaziranga, Doyang, Nambor, Rengma (Part), Diphu (Part)

  1. Major River

Dhansiri, Kakodonga, Doyang, Gelabil, Dipholu

 

Administratrative Setup

Attain Sub – Division Status

1848 A.D.

Attained District Status

1987 A.D.

Head Quarter

Golaghat Town

Sub-Division

Golaghat Sadar, Dhansiri and Bokakhat

Towns

Golaghat, Dergaon, Sarupathar, Bokakhat and Borpathar

Revenue Circles

Golaghat, Khumtai, Dergaon, Morongi, Sarupathar and Bokakhat

C.D. Blocks

Golaghat North, Golaghat South, Golaghat East, Golaghat West, Golaghat Central, Gomariguri Block, Morongi Block and Kakodonga Block

Police Station

Golaghat, Kamargaon, Dergaon, Ghiladhari, Sarupathar, Bokakhat, Borpathar and Merpani

Number of Anchalik Panchayat

8 Nos

Number of Gaon Panchayat

102 Nos

Number of Villages

1081 Nos

 

Fish Farm at Golaghat

1.            Negheriting Fish Farm

1.00 hac..

Leased ant

2.            Dergaon Fish Farm

0.39 hac.

Leased ant

3.            M.B. Tank No.1

0.21 hac

Leased ant

4.            Ware House Tank

0.07 hac

Leased ant

5.            Rajapukhuri Fish Farm

1.55 hac

Leased ant

6.            Bokakhat Fish Farm

6.70 hac

Managed by FFDA

7.                          Arengapara Fish Farm

0.33 hac

Unutilized

8.            Bilotia Nursery Unit

0.39 hac

Unutilized

9.            Sarupathar Nursery Unit

0.08 hac

unutilized

ELECTRIFICATION:

1.            Number of Village Electrified

538

2.            Number of Town Electrified

5

 

HOSPITALS:
  1. Civil Hospital

1

  1. Block Primary Health Centre

5

  1. Community Health Centre

5

  1. Mini Primary Health Centre

28

  1. Sub-Sideary Health Centre

2

  1. State Dispensery

6

  1. Rural Family Welfare Planning

5

  1. Sub-Centre Additional

156

      9.   Sub-Centre H.D.H.S.

                 9

 

VETERINARY FACILITIES:
  1. Hospital

1

  1. Dispensary

16

  1. Mobile Dispensary

1

  1. Block Dispensary

5

      5.   ICDP

               36

 

LIVE STOCK & POULTRY:

1. Cattle

3,88,315

2. Sheep

197

3. Goat

2,03,542

4.   Pigs

90,200

5. Buffaloes

31,841

6. Horse

520

7. Fow