Assam

District Factbook

Baksa District

(Key Socio-economic Data of Baksa District, Assam)

January, 2017
Editor & Director
Dr. R.K. Thukral

Research Editor
Dr. Shafeeq Rahman

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Baksa District at a Glance

District came into Existence 1st June, 2004

District Headquarter Mushalpur
Distance from State C apital 100 Kms.
Geographical Area (In Square km.) 2,457 (Ranks 14th in State and 445th in India)
Wastelands Area (In Square km.) -
(2008-2009)
Total Number of Households 1,90,667
Population 9,50,075 (Persons), 4,81,330 (Males), 4,68,745 (Females) (Ranks 18th in State
and 459th in India)
Population Growth Rate (2001- -
2011)
Number of Sub Sub-districts (13), Towns (02) and Villages (690)
Districts/Towns/Villages
Forest C over (2015) -
Percentage of Urban/Rural 1.29 (Urban), 98.71 (Rural)
Population
Administrative Language Assamese, English
Principal Languages (2001) -
Population Density 387 (Persons per Sq. km.)
Sex Ratio 974 (Females per 1000 Males)
C hild Ratio (Age Group 0-6 Year) 966 (Females per 1000 Males)
Number of Live Births (2014) 11,202 (Persons), 6,286 (Males), 4,916 (Females)
Number of Deaths (2014) 1,165 (Persons), 873 (Males), 292 (Females)
Literacy Rate (In %age) 69.25 (Persons), 77.03 (Males), 61.27 (Females)
Literates 5,72,837 (Persons), 3,22,614 (Males), 2,50,223 (Females)
Illiterates 3,77,238 (Persons), 1,58,716 (Males), 2,18,522 (Females)
Major Religions Hindu (82.40%), Muslim (14.29%), C hristian (2.85%), Buddhist (0.13%), Jain
(0.03%) and Sikh (0.02%)
Schedule C aste Population 73,083 (Persons), 37,534 (Males), 35,549 (Females), Percentage of SC in Total
Population (3.28)
Major Schedule C aste Population Namasudra (42.03%); Kaibartta, Jaliya (15.65%); Sutradhar (8.53%); Jhalo,
Malo, Jhalo-Malo (3.68%); Bhuinmali, Mali (3.44%)
Schedule Tribe Population 3,31,007 (Persons), 1,65,634 (Males), 1,65,373 (Females), Percentage of ST in
Total Population (8.52)
Major Schedule Tribe Population Boro, Borokachari (87.13%); Rabha (6.04%); Hajong (0.31%); Garo (0.04%);
Deori (0.01%)
Number of Total Workers 4,06,756 (Persons), 2,66,611 (Males), 1,40,145 (Females)
Labour Force Participation Rate 37.05% (Rural)
(2011-2012)
Major Source of Income Agricultural
Gross District Domestic Product 2,06,020 At C urrent Price / 1,48,010 At C onstant (2004-2005) Prices
(2009-10) (Rs. in Lakh)
Net District Domestic Product 1,44,445 At C urrent Price / 1,06,973 At C onstant (1999-2000) Prices
(2007-08) (Rs. in Lakh)
Per C apita Income (NDDP, At Factor 14,809 At C urrent Price / 10,967 At C onstant (1999-2000) Prices
C ost) (2007-08) (In Rs.)
Number of Tourists ( ) NA
Major Tourist Places Manas National Park, Manas Soushi Khongkhor, Moina Pukhuri and Bogamati.
Note: A ll figures for 2011 Census, O therwise year is mentioned.
No. Particulars Page No.
1 Administrative Setup 1-10
Location Map | District w ith Sub-Districts | Reference Map of District |
About District | Administrative Unit | Villages | Tow ns | W ards |
Panchayats
2 Demographics 11-31
Population l Sex Ratio | Density | Child Population | Child Sex Ratio |
Decadal Grow th | Age Group Population | Age Group Population of
Currently Married | Economically Active Population | Ageing Population |
Dependency Ratio | Single Year Age Population | Scheduled Caste
Population | Scheduled Tribe Population | Religious Population | CD Block
Population
3 Economy 32-43
GDP/NDP | Per Capita Income | Households by Income Groups |
Disposable Income | Banking | Lead Banks | Investment and Debt | Fair
Price Shops/Ration Cards Issued
4 Market Size 44-55
Monthly Per Capita Expenditure | Estimated Annual Expenditure /
Average Per Capita Consumer Expenditure on Services and Durable
Goods
5 Life Style 56-60
Households having Radio/Transistor, Television | Households having
Computer/Laptop/Internet | Households having Telephone/Mobile
Phone | Households having Bicycle, Scooter/Motor Cycle/Moped &
Car/Jeep/Van | Circulation of Dailies
6 Infrastructure 61-75
Occupied Houses used as Shops/Offices | Amenities | Sanitation | Road
length | Vehicle Registered | Post Office & PIN Code | Major Tourist
Places | LPG Distributors
7 Industries 76-95
Manufacturing Industries Share of GDP | Outstanding Credit of SCBs
according to Industrial Occupation | Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
| Ongoing Projects
8 Labour and Workforce 96-103
Total W orkers | Main W orkers | Marginal W orkers | Non-W orkers |
Average W ages/Earning per Day Received by Usual Principal Activity
Status | Daily Agricultural W ages | Employment Indicators
9 Agriculture 104-121
Land Utilisation | Production of Major Food Crops | Production of
Commercial Crops | Production of Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Production
of Spices | Consumption of Fertilisers | Fish Production | Livestock
Population | Poultry Population | Irrigation | Land Holdings | Farmer
10 Education 122-128
Literacy Rate | Population by Educational Level | Census Houses Used
as School/College etc. | Enrollment | Enrollment by Medium of Instruction
| Gross/Net Enrollment Ratio | Teachers | Gini Coefficient Education
11 Health 129-142
Health Institutions | Live Births Registered | Still Births Registered |
Deaths Registered | Infant Deaths Registered | Disabled Population by
Type of Disability | Houses used for Hospital/Dispensary | Households by
Married Couples per Household and Dw elling Rooms | Maternal and Child
Health Indicators (HMIS) | Family W elfare Programmes | National Family
Health Survey (NFHS)
12 Environment and Pollution 143-146
Geographical Area | Rainfall | Latitude, Longitude and Altitude
13 Housing 147-158
Households | Houseless Households | Houseless Population | Standard
of Living Index | Housing Condition | House and Their Uses
14 Crime & Law 159-163
Incidence of IPC Crime | Road Accident | Police Stations | Police
Officer/Officials
15 Social and Welfare Schemes 164-171
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
(MGNREGS) | Indira Aw aas Yojana (IAY) | District Rural Development
Agencies (DRDA) | National Rural Drinking W ater Programme (NRDW P) |
Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) | Sw achh Bharat Mission (SBM)-Gramin |
Self-Help Groups (SHGs) | Aadhaar Card (UIDAI) Enrollments
16 Electoral 172-174
Vote Distribution of Major Parties (Parliamentary Election-2014 and
Assembly Election 2016) | Name and Address of MPs/MLAs | Electors
17 Annexure - I to III 175-208
18 Useful Contacts 209
19 Abbreviations & Sources 210
20 Concepts and Definitions 211-214
21 Disclaimer & Terms of Use 215
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Administrative Setup

Location Map

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About Baksa District

Baksa is a district of the Assam state with its administrative headquarters located at
Mushalpur town. It was formed by comprising a part of the Nalbari district, Barpeta
district, Kamrup district and small portion of the Darrang district. Due to the historic BTC
(Bodo land Territorial Council) accord signed on 10 th February, 2003 formed BTAD (Bodo
land Territorial Autonomous District) with four districts namely Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa
and Udalguri. The place of Baksa was declared as a separate district on 1 st June, 2004.
Baksa started to perform its functions as a district from 1 st June 2004, after Dr.
Anwaruddin Choudhury of the Assam Civil Service was appointed as its first Deputy
Commissioner. Moreover, there are lots of confusions regarding the name of the place,
'Baksa'. A huge number of its natives believe that in earlier days it was renowned as
'Bagsa' instead of 'Baksa'. There is a very popular assumption among the people that
originally the word 'Baksa' is spell as 'Bangsa' meaning a farmhouse and a corridor since
at that time the Bhutanese king and subjects used it for the purpose of trade and a way
of passage to the plains.
Geographically, the district lies at 2666'N latitude and 9136'E longitude. The altitude in
the district is 110 m. The district encompasses a geographical area of 2,457 sq km and it
is bounded by Bhutan on the North, Udalguri district on the East, the districts of
Barpeta, Nalbari and Kamrup on the South and Chirang district on the West. The principal
rivers in the district are Beki, Manas, Pagladia, Puthimari, Pahumara, Kaldia and Barnadi.
The climate of the district can be characterised as sub-tropical in nature with warm and
humid summer and fairly cool and dry winter. The actual rainfall in the district was
2650.7 mm in the year of 2015-16.
Administration wise, the district divided into 6 revenue circles namely Baska, Baganpar,
Barama, Jalah, Tamulpur and Goreswar. It comprises 13 sub-district, 2 towns and 690
villages. The administrative language in the district is Assamese and English. There are 1
parliamentary and 3 assembly constituencies in the district.
According to 2011 census the district has a population of 9,50,075 including 4,81,330
are males and 4,68,745 are females. The district has a sex ratio of 974 (females for
every 1000 males). The major religions in the district are Hindu with 82.40% and Muslim
with 14.29% of the total population. The population density in the district is 387
(persons per sq. km.). In the year 2014 the number of live births in the district is 11,202
out of which 6,286 are males and 4,916 are females and the number of deaths in the
district is 1,165 out of which 873 are males and 292 are females. The major schedule
caste population in the district is Namasudra with 42.03% of the total population. The
major schedule tribe population in the district is Boro and Borokachari with 87.13% of the
total population.
The economy of the district is mainly dependent on the agricultural sector. More than
half of its population are engaged in agriculture in order to earn their livelihood. The chief
agricultural products in the district are rice, wheat, paddy, pulses, etc. Inspite of
launching many advance agricultural schemes by the government yet still its farmers are
stick to the old agricultural techniques. Every year a huge chunk of revenue comes from
the agricultural products in the district helps in its economy to a great extent. On the
other hand the district is scantily industrialised since there are only a few agro based
industries. In the year 2009-2010 (E) the Gross Domestic Product in the district is Rs
2,06,020 lakhs at current price. In the year 2007-2008 the Net Domestic Product in the
district was Rs 1,44,445 lakhs at current price. In the year 2007-2008 the Per Capita
Income (NDDP, at factor cost) is Rs 14,809 at current price.

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The district is well known as an abode of several reputed educational institutions. It

provides a platform for higher education. Some of the most recognised educational
institutions in the district are B.B. Kishan College, Barama College, Dhamdhama Junior
College, Goreswar College, Mushalpur College, Salbari Junior College, ST. John's H.S.
School, Tamulpur College, etc. As per 2011 census the literacy rate in the district is
69.25% including 77.03% are males and 61.27% are females. The literate population in
the district is 5,72,837 out of which 3,22,614 are males and 2,50,223 are females. The
illiterate population in the district is 3,77,238 out of which 1,58,716 are males and
2,18,522 are females.
Biswajit Daimary, a veteran Indian politician from the Bodoland People's Front was born
on 4th February, 1971 at Suagpur town in the Baksa district. During the year 2008-20014
he represents Assam in Rajya Sabha. Naba Kumar Saraniya, an eminent Indian politician
and the current Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from the Kokrajhar constituency from
2014 was born on 1 st May, 1969 at Dighalipaar in the Baksa district.
The district has several centres of attraction which allures many travellers from different
parts of the country as well as world. Most of the part of the Mansa Tiger Reserve is
included within the boundary of the Baksa district. Both the Manas National Park and
Tiger Project are located at the western side of the district at the foothills of Bhutan.
Manas Soushi Khongkhor, an eco-tourism spot is located on the middle part of the Baksa
district. Exactly, it is placed on the mouth of the Pagladia River. This place is full of
mesmerising natural sceneries with just situated adjacent with Bhutan hills which
attracts a large number of picnic lovers every year in the month of December and
January. Moinapukhuri, located in the northern part of the Mushalpur in the Baksa district
is the only trekking site. The main attractions are dead lake, a picnic spot, place for
puja, etc. Bogamati is a very wonderful place that fully blessed by the Mother Nature. It
is a perfect destination for natures admirer.

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Administrative Setup

Administrative Unit
Administrative Division:- Lower Assam
Sub-districts:
1. Baganpara (Pt)
2. Bajali (Pt)
3. Barama (Pt)
4. Barnagar (Pt)
5. Baska
6. Ghograpar (Pt)
7. Goreswar (Pt)
8. Jalah (Pt)
9. Pathorighat (Pt)
10. Rangia (Pt)
11. Sarupeta (Pt)
12. Tamulpur
13. Tihu (Pt)

Towns:
1. No.2 Goreswar (CT)
2. Tak hlibilar Pathar (CT)

Sub-districts, Towns, CD Blocks and Villages

(2011)
District Sub-districts Towns CD Blocks Villages
Baksa 13 2 10 690
Assam 153 214 247 26395
India 5924 7933 6596 640930
Rank of District in State 1 27 10 20
Rank of District in India 110 584 239 382

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Demographics

Population
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Baksa 950075 481330 468745
Assam 31205576 15939443 15266133
India 1210569573 623121843 587447730
Rank of District in State 18 18 17
Rank of District in India 459 460 452
Rural Baksa 937833 475027 462806
Assam 26807034 13678989 13128045
India 833463448 427632643 405830805
Rank of District in State 13 13 13
Rank of District in India 379 380 377
Urban Baksa 12242 6303 5939
Assam 4398542 2260454 2138088
India 377106125 195489200 181616925
Rank of District in State 27 27 27
Rank of District in India 623 625 623

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Economy

Offices, Deposits, Credit and C-D Ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)
Rs. in Million (September, 2016)
Rank of Rank of
District Baksa Assam India District District
in State in India
Number of Offices 40 2221 135263 21 548
Deposits 8066 1061200 100965397 24 568
C redit 3909 460627 75178857 24 550
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) 48.46 43.41 74.46 12 325

By Bank Group
Rs. in Million (September, 2016)
Rank of Rank of
Bank Group Baksa Assam India District District
in State in India
State Bank of India and Its Associates
Number of Offices 6 363 24493 19 554
Deposits 2220 416782 22988903 27 580
C redit 817 157060 15874037 27 577
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) 36.80 37.68 69.05 16 341
Nationalised Banks
Number of Offices 18 1109 66577 20 533
Deposits 3599 469774 47342652 22 537
C redit 1324 173241 34201792 22 525
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) 36.78 36.88 72.24 12 385
Regional Rural Banks
Number of Offices 13 468 20858 18 458
Deposits 2179 77824 3215425 16 396
C redit 1754 43867 2187606 10 347
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) 80.50 56.37 68.03 5 223
Private Sector Banks
Number of Offices 3 280 23020 21 548
Deposits 69 95397 22460896 26 593
C redit 15 85262 19231413 24 586
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) 21.25 89.38 85.62 23 541
Foreign Banks
Number of Offices - 1 315 0 0
Deposits - 1422 4957521 0 0
C redit - 1197 3684010 0 0
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) - 84.14 74.31 0 0
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
Number of Offices 40 2221 135263 21 548
Deposits 8066 1061200 100965397 24 568
C redit 3909 460627 75178857 24 550
C redit-Deposit Ratio (C -D Ratio) 48.46 43.41 74.46 12 325

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Market Size

Broad Category-wise Monthly Per Capita Expenditure - Total

In Rs. (2011-2012)
Rank of Rank of
Broad Categories of Goods and Services Baksa Assam India District District
in State in India
C ereals 174.51 196.02 159.53 24 189
C ereal Substitute 0.00 0.00 0.99 0 0
Pulses & Products 36.34 36.76 45.48 17 403
Milk & Milk Products 35.80 47.57 136.22 23 547
Sugar & Salt 15.44 15.82 27.34 15 537
Edible Oil 39.43 42.67 52.62 21 465
Egg, Fish & Meat 65.99 111.34 51.71 27 197
Vegetables 60.26 67.10 67.46 24 371
Fruits (Fresh) 6.02 16.00 25.70 24 594
Fruits (Dry) 0.26 1.78 7.95 23 591
Spices 18.71 21.51 31.13 20 544
Beverages etc. 10.78 18.01 27.25 22 543
Served Processed Food 8.58 29.60 51.40 22 593
Packaged Processed Food 19.66 22.90 23.17 19 310
Pan 14.47 17.40 4.43 21 77
Tobacco 6.43 9.23 15.35 24 506
Intoxicants 5.55 7.30 11.31 17 384
Fuel and Light 91.39 109.14 136.63 26 567
C lothing 29.81 70.64 87.26 27 591
Bedding etc. 1.74 8.83 6.54 24 494
Footwear 5.46 16.61 20.33 27 579
Education 12.03 24.20 67.24 22 571
Medical (Institutional) 0.00 3.30 26.00 0 0
Medical (Non-institutional) 13.38 29.30 74.33 27 593
Entertainment 7.33 15.61 22.67 27 518
Minor Durable Type Goods 1.74 4.32 5.50 24 527
Toilet Articles 20.76 26.37 38.16 21 550
Other Household C onsumables 15.86 19.16 34.10 21 586
C onsumer Services excl. C onveyance 32.14 51.10 85.63 27 571
C onveyance 23.88 49.29 95.22 25 558
Rent 0.52 14.94 52.20 26 575
C onsumer Taxes & C esses 0.30 1.62 8.91 26 561
Durable Goods 5.15 40.22 99.27 27 602
Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) 779.73 1145.65 1599.04 27 601

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Life Style

Circulation of Dailies
(January - June 2016)
Publication Edition Language Average
Circulation
Asomiya Khabar Guwahati edition Assamese 321

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Infrastructure

Households by Main Source of Drinking Water - Total

(2011)
Rank of Rank of
Particulars Baksa Assam India District District
in State in India
Total Number of Households 190667 6367295 246692667 18 505
Tap water from Treated Source 3351 (1.76) 582893 (9.15) 78873488 15 312
(%) (31.97)
Tap water from Untreated 1784 (0.94) 83253 (1.31) 28533688 22 473
Source (%) (11.57)
Total Tap (%) 5135 (2.69) 666146 (10.46) 107407176 7 174
(43.54)
C overed Well (%) 1760 (0.92) 106163 (1.67) 3895409 (1.58) 20 474
Un-covered Well (%) 41955 (22.00) 1095715 23289867 (9.44) 13 268
(17.21)
Total Well (%) 43715 (22.93) 1201878 27185276 9 245
(18.88) (11.02)
Handpump (%) 123573 (64.81) 3193767 82599531 23 570
(50.16) (33.48)
Tubewell/Borehole (%) 6036 (3.17) 588580 (9.24) 20916074 (8.48) 6 147
Spring (%) 1706 (0.89) 80246 (1.26) 1314556 (0.53) 23 501
River/C anal (%) 6254 (3.28) 216639 (3.40) 1550549 (0.63) 10 125
Tank/Pond/Lake (%) 691 (0.36) 294581 (4.63) 2075181 (0.84) 4 102
Other Sources (%) 3557 (1.87) 125458 (1.97) 3644324 (1.48) 12 309

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Infrastructure

Road Length
In Kms. (2014-2015)
National Highways P.W.D. Road
District National Under Newly Black Earthen/
Total Total
Highway Constrn. Declared NH Topped Gravel
Baksa 24.00 26.39 51.05 101.44 751 322 1073
Assam 2736.25 259.54 838.89 3834.68 23948 20914 44862
Rank of District in State 25 4 7 15 16 20 20

Registered Motor Vehicles

In Nos. (2014-2015)
Vehicles Baksa Assam Rank of District in
State
Multi Axle Vehicle - 1357 0
Articulated Vehicle - 2147 0
Medium - 16219 0
Heavy 102 113812 27
Four Wheelers 342 73691 25
Three Wheeler - 36101 0
Stage C arriage - 4575 0
C ontract C arriage 23 11818 23
Omni Buses - 1544 0
Mini Buses 1 2331 21
School Buses - 1122 0
Maxi C abs (AATT) - 8658 0
Motor C abs - 6487 0
Maxi C abs - 3827 0
Other Taxi 395 34887 21
Auto Rickshaw 1538 91936 20
Scooter - 252289 0
Moped - 14603 0
Motor C ycle 6221 1253368 25
C ar 422 508135 25
Jeep - 16128 0
Station Wagan - 430 0
Trailor 155 19527 15
Tractor 602 35082 18
C rane 7 1415 13
Govt. Vehicle 34 23337 20
Fire Brigade - 28 0
Ambulance - 1761 0
Others 470 10824 5
Total 10312 2547439 25

Villages Electrified
In Nos. (2014-2015)
District Village Electrified
Baksa -
Assam 22303
Rank of District in State 0

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Industries

Main Workers
(2011)
Sex District Total Rural Urban
Persons Baksa 278297 274956 3341
Assam 8687123 7311015 1376108
India 362446420 245749270 116697150
Rank of District in State 15 11 27
Rank of District in India 447 367 627
Male Baksa 215948 212973 2975
Assam 7034642 5880174 1154468
India 273149359 178034713 95114646
Rank of District in State 17 11 27
Rank of District in India 437 358 622
Female Baksa 62349 61983 366
Assam 1652481 1430841 221640
India 89297061 67714557 21582504
Rank of District in State 11 9 27
Rank of District in India 414 351 632

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(2008-09)
Rank of Rank of
Particulars Baksa Assam India District in District in
State India
Number of Registered Units - 468 556337 0 0
Employment - 2658 3972077 0 0
Investment (Rs. in Lakh) - 86815591 98206925 0 0

Entrepreneurs Memorandum (Part-II) Filed by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
In Nos. (2014-2015)
District Micro Small Medium Total
Baksa 5 1 0 6
Assam 2468 149 12 2629
India 346206 70933 8219 425358
Rank of District in State 27 21 0 27
Rank of District in India 572 479 0 573

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Labour and Workforce

Total Workers
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Baksa 406756 266611 140145
Assam 11969690 8541560 3428130
India 481743311 331865930 149877381
Rank of District in State 14 16 11
Rank of District in India 436 444 393
Rural Baksa 402261 262995 139266
Assam 10368283 7257852 3110431
India 348597535 226763068 121834467
Rank of District in State 12 12 10
Rank of District in India 374 378 346
Urban Baksa 4495 3616 879
Assam 1601407 1283708 317699
India 133145776 105102862 28042914
Rank of District in State 27 27 27
Rank of District in India 622 621 626

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Agriculture

Land Utilisation
In Hectares (2011-12)
Rank of
Particulars Baksa Assam District
in State
i) Reporting Area For Land Utilisation Statistics 208608 7850005 17
- Forests 99519 1853260 7
ii) Not Available for C ultivation
-Area under Non Agricultural Uses 15245 1212065 23
-Barren and Un C ulturable Land 17581 1408380 13
-Total 32826 2620445 20
iii) Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land
-Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands 8931 159668 6
-Land under Misc Tree C rops and Groves Not Included in Net 824 195840 24
Area
-C ulturable Waste Land 420 78031 22
-Total 10175 433539 20
iv) Fallow Land
-Fallow Lands Other than C urrent Fallows 0 51582 0
-C urrent Fallow 3 80582 25
-Total 3 132164 25
v) Net Area Sown 66085 2810597 23
vi) Total C ropped Area 133831 4174023 17
vii) Area Sown More than Once 67746 1363426 6

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Education

Literacy Rate
(2011)
Residence District Persons Male Female
Total Baksa 69.25 77.03 61.27
Assam 72.19 77.85 66.27
India 72.99 80.89 64.64
Rank of District in State 18 15 20
Rank of District in India 397 432 358
Rural Baksa 69.18 76.98 61.18
Assam 69.34 75.4 63.03
India 67.77 77.15 57.93
Rank of District in State 15 14 17
Rank of District in India 306 360 265
Urban Baksa 74.54 80.43 68.28
Assam 88.47 91.81 84.94
India 84.11 88.76 79.11
Rank of District in State 27 26 27
Rank of District in India 566 577 533

Population by Educational Level

(2011)
Rank of Rank of
Educational Level Baksa Assam India District District
in State in India
Illiterate 377238 12027599 447216165 15 423
Literate 572837 19177977 763638812 15 449
Literate without Educational Level 30352 920663 35153231 14 365
Below Primary 129019 4550439 146897597 18 425
Primary 134220 4383390 184170833 17 465
Middle 141562 4285011 133903266 15 369
Matric/Secondary 49597 1445515 105939743 13 495
Higher Secondary/Intermediate Pre- 73405 2507238 77942593 16 354
University/Senior Secondary
Non-technical Diploma or C ertificate not Equal to 74 3683 1072289 18 530
Degree
Technical Diploma or C ertificate not Equal to 385 36671 7238719 23 572
Degree
Graduate and Above 12919 1011345 68288971 23 553
Unclassified 1304 34022 3031570 11 447

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Health

Deaths Registered
(2014)
Residence District Person Male Female
Total Baksa 1165 873 292
Assam 114877 78941 35936
India 6138182 3614951 2517308
Rank of District in State 26 26 26
Rank of District in India 544 534 561
Rural Baksa 680 507 173
Assam 71065 48419 22646
India 3442280 1991953 1446398
Rank of District in State 26 26 26
Rank of District in India 534 524 548
Urban Baksa 485 366 119
Assam 43812 30522 13290
India 2695902 1622998 1070910
Rank of District in State 23 22 21
Rank of District in India 488 470 514

Infant Deaths Registered

(2014)
Residence District Person Male Female
Total Baksa 20 12 8
Assam 3738 2185 1553
India 189008 108585 80190
Rank of District in State 23 22 25
Rank of District in India 479 470 488
Rural Baksa 12 7 5
Assam 1872 1100 772
India 59356 32286 26928
Rank of District in State 23 22 24
Rank of District in India 398 394 414
Urban Baksa 8 5 3
Assam 1866 1085 781
India 129652 76299 53262
Rank of District in State 23 22 26
Rank of District in India 439 430 453

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Health

Houses used for Hospital/Dispensary

(2011)
Residence District Total Number of Hospital/
Census Houses Dispensary etc.
Total Baksa 295221 571
Assam 9074503 21304
India 330407375 682584
Rank of District in State 14 21
Rank of District in India 425 391
Rural Baksa 291641 562
Assam 7588998 15184
India 220633493 360065
Rank of District in State 11 10
Rank of District in India 336 240
Urban Baksa 3580 9
Assam 1485505 6120
India 109773882 322519
Rank of District in State 27 27
Rank of District in India 624 607

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Environment and Pollution

Geographical Area
Area in Km 2 (2011)
District Total Rural Urban
Baksa 2457 2451.14 5.86
Assam 78438 77178.12 1259.88
India 3287469 3101505.00 102221.00
Rank of District in State 14 14 27
Rank of District in India 459 429 609

Wastelands by Category
Area in Km 2 (2008-2009)
Rank of Rank of
Category Baksa Assam India District District
in State in India
Gullied/Ravenous Land (Medium) - - 6145.96 0 0
Gullied/Ravenous Land (Deep) - - 1266.06 0 0
Land with Dense Scrub - 2008.32 86979.91 0 0
Land with Open Scrub - 2111.47 93033.00 0 0
Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Permanent) - 317.67 1757.07 0 0
Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Seasonal) - 570.39 6946.31 0 0
Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Medium) - - 5414.53 0 0
Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Strong) - - 1391.09 0 0
Shifting C ultivation - C urrent Jhum - 258.86 4814.68 0 0
Shifting C ultivation - Abandoned Jhum - 136.33 4210.46 0 0
Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Scrub Domin) - 929.51 83699.71 0 0
Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Agriculture) - 2063.03 15680.26 0 0
Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land - 2.84 6832.17 0 0
Degraded Land under Plantation C rop - - 278.53 0 0
Sands-Riverine - 52.64 2111.96 0 0
Sands-C oastal - - 654.47 0 0
Sands-Desertic - - 3934.80 0 0
Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab>40m - - 9279.75 0 0
Sands-Semi Stab.-Stab 15-40m - - 14273.03 0 0
Mining Wastelands - 2.13 593.65 0 0
Industrial wastelands - - 58.00 0 0
Barren Rocky/Stony Waste - 0.66 59482.29 0 0
Snow covered /Glacial Area - - 58183.44 0 0
Total - 8453.86 467021.16 0 0

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Housing

Total Households
(2011)
District Total Rural Urban
Baksa 191701 189249 2452
Assam 6406471 5420877 985594
India 249454252 168565486 80888766
Rank of District in State 16 12 27
Rank of District in India 449 385 623

Houseless Households
(2011)
District Total Rural Urban
Baksa 53 52 1
Assam 3293 2378 915
India 449761 192865 256896
Rank of District in State 20 17 25
Rank of District in India 557 517 604

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Crime & Law

Incidence of IPC Crime

(2014)
Rank of Rank of
Crime Heads Baksa Assam India District District
in State in India
Murder 31 1451 34134 21 409
Attempt to C ommit Murder 28 1142 41898 13 384
C ulpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder 0 57 3349 0 0
Attempt to C ommit C ulpable Homicide 0 14 4371 0 0
Rape 26 1980 38678 25 413
Attempt to C ommit Rape 0 227 4310 0 0
Kidnapping & Abduction 41 4823 78412 26 429
Dacoity 5 267 4399 16 263
Making Preparation and Assembly For 0 20 2835 0 0
C ommitting Dacoity
Robbery 16 1038 38090 16 378
C riminal Trespass/Burglary 42 4954 114667 23 475
Theft 124 12737 442464 24 454
Unlawful Assembly 0 834 9878 0 0
Riots 0 2640 66206 0 0
C riminal Breach of Trust 2 1952 20089 26 546
C heating 26 2956 109737 25 466
Forgery 0 99 11268 0 0
C ounterfeiting 0 62 1979 0 0
Arson 29 743 9299 11 89
Grievous Hurt 115 7583 105560 16 201
Dowry Deaths 4 188 8458 20 399
Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage her 27 3099 82411 19 462
Modesty
Insult to the Modesty of Women 0 1 9738 0 0
C ruelty by Husband or his Relatives 77 9626 123163 22 338
Importation of Girls From Foreign C ountry 0 1 14 0 0
C ausing Death by Negligence 53 2079 128837 17 490
Offences Against State 0 56 177 0 0
Offences Promoting Enmity Between Different 0 0 337 0 0
Groups
Extortion 46 1226 8210 9 40
Disclosure of Identity of Victims 0 0 135 0 0
Incidence of Rash Driving 31 3202 409857 14 513
Human Trafficking 0 68 726 0 0
Unnatural Offence 0 0 1148 0 0
Other IPC C rimes 130 29212 944105 25 544
Total Cognizable IPC Crimes 853 94337 2858939 26 519

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Social and Welfare Scheme

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)

Financial Performance under MGNREGS
Rs. in Lakh (2015-2016)
Rank Rank
of of
Particulars Baksa Assam India District District
in in
State India
A. Opening Balance (OB)
C losing Blance (C B) as Opening Balance (OB) 100.08 1418.93 187890.93 5 284
Entered Opening Balance (OB) 119.71 9344.90 206168.02 16 256
Release of Last Financial Year but Received during the Current Financial Year
C entre 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
State 0.00 77.21 3206.67 0 0
Release from State Fund to Districts
C entral Share - - 1294.39 0 0
State Share 0.00 0.00 411894.31 0 0
Authorisation of EFMS 1930.01 62667.93 3313284.01 14 398
Miscellaneous Reciept 0.00 0.06 39265.75 0 0
B. Borrowed Fund
From Other District or Revolving Fund 0.00 0.00 247.93 0 0
Refunded to District/State 0.00 0.00 79011.76 0 0
Inter-District Fund Transfer
Fund Transfer to Other District 0.00 0.00 247.93 0 0
Fund Received from Other Districts 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
Availabilty 2049.72 72090.10 3896101.39 17 442
C umulative Labour Budget (LB) Estimation of 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0
Expenditure
C. Cumulative Expenditure
C. (I) Actual Expenditure
Unskilled Wage 1099.99 38276.41 3033565.51 15 475
Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 2.48 476.76 68276.52 22 460
Material 688.58 19759.90 923707.02 11 341
Tax 26.12 789.58 6412.06 11 72
C. (II) Administrative Expenditure
I. Receipts Expenditure 90.97 4395.91 194050.46 18 464
II. Non-Receipts Expenditure 0.00 72.20 1442.79 0 0
Total (I+II) 90.97 4468.12 195493.25 18 467
Cumulative Expenditure (C. (I) + C. (II)) 1908.15 63770.76 4227454.30 14 464
%age Utilization 93.09 88.46 108.50 12 388
Balance 141.58 8319.34 -331353.00 18 291
D. Payment Due
I. On Unskilled Wage 2929.24 28780.10 659585.02 2 35
II. On Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 2.37 232.36 32387.42 19 336
III. On Material 1327.65 18593.59 395314.25 5 64
IV. Tax 37.68 952.96 3830.43 9 27
Total (I+II+III+IV) 4296.94 48559.01 1091117.12 3 45

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