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]