Introduction to the Dibrugarh District

TABLE OF CONTENT

CHAPTER I Introduction to the Dibrugarh district

Brief History And Geography of The District.

Location And General Information

Demography

Infrastructure

Industry Details

CHAPTER II SME's and Heavy industries in the district

Defination:

SME

Tiny Enterprise

Small Scale Service and Business Enterprise

Major Industries in the district:

Oil Industry

Assam Gas Company, Duliajan

Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Ltd, Namrup

Assam Gas Based Power Project, Kathalguri

Jakai Botanical Garden Cum Germplasm Center

Tea Industry

Forest And Wood Industry

CHAPTER III Economic opportunities and Govt. policies in the district

Foreign Trade Potentials

Potentials industries:

Bamboo

Sericulture

Medicinal Herbs And Plants

Horticulture & Spices

Oil Industry

Gas Based Projects

Small-Medium Industries

Mechanised Bakery And Biscuits Industry

Annual Action Plan by Govt. and their progress

District Industries & Commerce Centre And It Various Schemes

Schemes Under Implementation

Industrial Policy, 1997

North East Industrial Policy, 1997

20-Point Programme

Human Resource Development Programme

Innovative Programmes

District Annual Plan Under Decentralised Plan Schemes

CHAPTER

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INTRODUCTION TO THE DIBRUGARH DISTRICT

Brief History And Geography Of The District

Dibrugarh which is the headquarter of the district, derived its name from Dibarumukh. The name is derived from the mouth (mukh) of the river Dibaru or Dibru (Bodo word dibru, a blister) during the reign of Siuhungmung, Pharsengmung Borgohain, Chao Siulung, Kilong fought against the Chetia King who was defeated in the battle and surrendered before the Ahom King. Dibarumukh was a renowned encampment of Ahoms during Ahom Chetia War.

The present Dibrugarh district was carved out of undivided district, consisting of present Dibrugarh and Tinsukia district in 1989. Originally, the district was established on 29.3.47 in the name of Lakhimpur district, with its head quarter at Dibrugarh.

The Dibrugarh District extends from 27 degree 5' 38" N to 27 degree 42' 30" N Latitude and 94degree 33' 46" E to 95dgree 29' 8" E longitude.

District Border:

East Tinsukia District

West Sibsagar District

North River Brahmaputa

South Arunchal Pradesh and Sibsagar District

Location And General Information

Area of the Dist. 3381 Sq. K.M.

Headquarter of the Dist. Dibrugarh

Distance from Guwahati 443 K.M.

Number of Sub-Divisions 1 (one)

Name of the Sub-Divisions Dibrugarh

NH passing through the Dist. 37NH

Nearest Railway line & Distance from Dist. H.Q Dibrugarh 1 K.M.

Nearest Airport and Distance from Dist. H.Q. Mohanbari Airport 24 K.M.

Tea gardens in the Dist.

Area occupied by them 130

53898.14 Hect.

Rivers in the Dist Brahmaputra

Buri Dihing

Naharkatia

Khowang

Circuit House

Guest Houses and other Hotels 1

Approx 35

No of Gaon Panchayat 93

Demography

Population of the Dist. (a) Total=11,72,056

(b) Male= 6,09,470

(c) Female = 5,62,586

(d) Sex ratio (females per 1000 males)=923

(e) ST Population=92,920

(f) SC Population=51,927

(g) Urban population in %= 11.76

(h) Rural Population = 88.24%

Area of land under Agriculture 1,50938 Hect.

Barren land 30,200 Hect.

Major crops grown and area under cultivation of each. 1. Autumn rice = 8576 Hect.

2. Winter rice = 76,985 Hect.

3. Wheat = 996 Hect.

Average annual rainfall 2795.99 MM

Major crops Rice, Wheat, Maize

Language commonly used: Assamese

Bengali

English

Hindi

Infrastructure

Road PWD Road (in KM) 1382.737

NH (In KM) 74.00

Railway 57