Dima Hasao District
Dima Hasao District -A bird's eye view
Name of the District :- Dima Hasao District
District created :- 02-02-1970
Head Quarters :- Haflong
Sub-Divisions :- i) Haflong
ii) Maibang
No. of Villages :- 552
Distance from State :- 368 k.m.
Capital to Haflong
Mode of Communication:
Air Service :- Though there is no direct Air connection to Dima Hasao District, one can fly up to Silchar or Guwahati, from where easy road & railway services to the district are available.
Available Bus services :-
From | Service | To | Time |
Guwahati (Paltan Bazar) |
Network(Pvt.) | Haflong | 8.30 p.m. |
Nagaon | A.S.T.C. | Haflong | 10.00 a.m. |
Lanka (Dist. Nagaon) |
Pvt. | Haflong |
06.00 a.m. 11.15 a.m.
|
Railway service :-
Trains available | From | Departure | To | Arrival |
B. G. Express | Guwahati | 3.15 p.m. | Lumding | 7.30 p.m. |
Inter City Express | Guwahati | 7.00 p.m. | Lumding | 10.45 p.m. |
Barak Valley Express | Lumding | 7.15 a.m. | Haflong | 11.30 a.m. |
Tripura Passenger | Lumding | 9.15 a.m. | Haflong | 1.45 p.m. |
Cachar Express | Lumding | 9.15 p.m. | Haflong | 2.00 a.m. |
Barak Valley Express | Silchar | 7.00 a.m. | Haflong | 1.00 p.m. |
Cachar Express | Silchar | 5.00 p.m. | Haflong | 11.45 p.m. |
Hill Queen Express | Lumding | 9.45 a.m. | Haflong | 1.30 p.m. |
Hill Queen Express | Haflong | 1.45 p.m. | Lumding | 5.30 p.m. |
District Boundary :-
East : Manipur & Part of Nagaland
West : Meghalaya & Part of Karbi-Anglong
North : Karbi-Anglong & Part of Nagaon
South : Cachar
Area of District :- 4890 Sq. k.m.
Total Population :- 1,86,189 (as per 2001 Census)
Total Voter :- 1,26,705(Male: 49677; Female: 44646)
Literacy :- 68.59%
Total Polling Stations :- 139
Total Nos. & Names of :- 5 (five nos.) viz.
Dev. Blocks i) Harangajao I.T.D.P. Block,
ii) Jatinga Valley Dev. Block
iii) Diyung Valley Dev. Block
iv) Diyungbra I.T.D.P. Block,
v) New-Sangbar Dev. Block
Various ethnic Tribal inhabitants :
1) Dimasa, 2) Jeme-Naga,
3) Hmar, 4) Kuki,
5) Biate, 6) Hrangkhol,
7) Khelma, 8) Jaintia,
9) Karbi, 10) Vaiphei
Traditional way of cultivation:- Jhum or shifting
cultivation
No. & Names of Town :- 4 (four) viz.,
1) Haflong, 2) Maibang,
3) Mahur 4) Umrangso
Total No. of Assembly & :- 1 (One) viz.
Parliamentary Constituency :- 16-Haflong(ST) LAC
It is a segment of
3-Autonomous
District (ST) Parliamentary Constituency.
Total Nos. of Police Station :- 4(four) viz.
1) Haflong, 2) Mahur,
3) Maibang, 4) Umrangso
Geographical Area
Dima Hasao District is the most hilly and undulated districts of Assam. It has an area of 4890 sq. k.m. which is 6.24 percent of the total area of the state.
It consists of two sub-divisional administrative units namely Haflong and Maibang and 5(five) Development blocks namely-
i) Harangajao I.T.D.P. block
ii) Jatinga Valley Development block
iii) Diyang Valley Development block
iv) Diyungbra I.T.D.P. block
v) New Sangbar Development block.
There are 552 revenue villages and as the district fall under the 6th schedule area, development administration has been conducted by the Autonomous Council, there are 27 MDCs areas and they represent as local bodies at grass root level, selected on public franchise like the PRI representatives in the plain districts.
Demography
Sl. No. |
Particulars |
Unit |
Dima Hasao District | |
Population |
% of Total | |||
1. |
Total Population |
lakh |
186189 |
|
2. |
Male |
Do |
98899 |
56.13 |
3. |
Female |
Do |
87290 |
43.87 |
4. |
S.C. Population |
Do |
3918 |
2.10 |
5. |
S.T. Population |
Do |
98834 |
53.70 |
6. |
Rural Population |
Do |
128110 |
70.00 |
7. |
Urban Population |
Do |
58079 |
30.00 |
As per 2001 Census the total population of the district is 186189 which is 7% of the state’s total. The domestic decadal growth is 23.47 which is higher than the state average 18.85. The BPL families are totaled to 15043 which is .5 p.c. of the total families of the state. The other important demographic indicators of the district are listed below:
Parameter Dima Hasao District State
Density 38 per sq. km 340 per sq. km
Sex-ratio per 1000-883(f) 932 per 1000
Source: Statistical Hand Book, Assam,2003
Agriculture
It is predominantly a forest area and agricultural practices of paddy cultivation is done on jhuming cultivation system in dry hilly land in the plain terrain areas depending mainly on rainfall which is also irregular. The normal rainfall of the district is 2000 mms. The land use pattern of the district is shown below
Areas in hectares
Sl. No. |
Particulars |
Dima Hasao District |
State of Assam | ||
Area |
% of Total area |
Area |
% of Total area | ||
1. |
Geographical area |
4,89000 |
|
78,43800 |
6.20% |
2. |
Forest |
63777.410 |
13.04 |
1816261.060 |
4.39% |
3. |
Non agricultural land Barren land |
|
80.45 |
1425239 |
26.00% |
4. |
393276 |
|
1458840 |
| |
5. |
Cultivable waste |
Not Classified as yet | |||
6. |
Net area sown |
28037 |
5.73 |
2734461 |
1.03% |
7. |
Area sown more than once |
8147 |
1.6 |
1352880 |
0.72% |
Normal & Actual Rainfall (in mm) for 3 years.
Year |
Rainfall in mm |
2001 |
1572.2 |
2002 |
1717.4 |
2003 |
2042.1 |
SOURCE :- STATISTICAL HAND BOOK ASSAM, 2003.
Area, production and yield of major crops for the year 2002-03 are as indicated below.
Sl. No |
Crop |
Area (ha) |
Production (in tons) |
Dist. Yield ton/ha |
1. |
Paddy |
4838 |
5186 |
1.71 |
2. |
Sugar cane |
1793 |
60209 |
33.58 |
3. |
Cotton |
|
|
|
4. |
Rape & Mustard |
2333 |
957 |
0.41 |
5. |
Maize |
1414 |
1060.5 |
0.75 |
6. |
Sesamum |
547 |
273.5 |
0.50 |
7. |
Black Gram |
239 |
121.65 |
0.509 |
8. |
Orange |
1575 |
12600 |
8 |
9. |
Pineapple |
1785 |
18505 |
10.36 |
10. |
Banana |
550 |
7975 |
14.5 |
11. |
Potato |
275 |
1375 |
5 |
12. |
Sweet potato |
47 |
235 |
5 |
13. |
Litchi |
68 |
204 |
3 |
14. |
Assam lemon |
335 |
1670 |
4.9 |
15. |
Assam lemon |
335 |
1670 |
4.9 |
16. |
Papaya |
315 |
4700 |
14.92 |
17. |
Jack fruit |
288 |
2304 |
8 |
18. |
Ginger |
2970 |
14850 |
5 |
19. |
Turmeric |
272 |
158 |
0.58 |
20. |
Chilly |
2915 |
1749 |
0.6 |
21 |
Back piper |
25 |
17 |
0.68 |
22. |
Arecanut |
35 |
355 |
10.14 |
23. |
Coconut |
40 |
N/A |
|
24. |
Mango |
58 |
980 |
16.89 |
25. |
Rabi vegetables |
620 |
2950 |
4.75 |
26. |
Kharif veg |
310 |
2325 |
7.5 |
27. |
Guava |
94 |
1233 |
13.11 |
28. |
Tapioka |
64 |
320 |
5 |
SOURCE :- AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT. HAFLONG.
Land holding
Sl.No |
Classification |
Holdings (nos.) |
Area (ha) |
a |
B |
C |
D |
1. |
Less than 1 hac |
Not Classified
| |
2. |
Between 1 to 2 hac | ||
3. |
Above 2 ha |
Fertilizers Consumption
Per hectre consumption of NPK nutrient is 43 Kgs in the district. Consumption of nitrogenous and phosphatic nutrients has steadily increased for increase in area of production of pulses and cereals.
The details of fertilizer consumptions are as below
Kharif |
Rabi | |||||||||
Dima Hasao District |
N |
P |
K |
Total |
% with the state |
N |
P |
K |
Total |
% with the state |
8 |
6 |
4 |
18 |
0.25% |
11 |
9 |
5 |
25 |
0.03% | |
Assam |
35666 |
20266 |
16881 |
72813 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The details of fertilizer distribution are indicated below.
Fertiliser ( in tons) |
2000-01 |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
Nitrogen |
19 |
30 |
24 |
Phosphate |
15 |
27 |
32.2 |
Potash |
9 |
16 |
5.3 |
Total NPK |
43 |
73 |
61.5 |
Agriculture in the district mainly depends upon the rainfall. The net area irrigated under net area sown is 6% that is much below the state’s average. The major, medium and minor irrigation projects with their details are shown below.
Sl. No. |
Item |
Areas in ha Dima Hasao District
|
|
6500 7 300 150 |
|||
1. |
Canals |
| |
2. |
Tanks |
| |
3. |
ELS |
| |
4. |
Others |
|
Animal husbandry
Dairying and rearing of cow and buffalo is a common place practice of the tribal population.
As per sample survey for 2001-2002 the estimated latest live stock Census of year 1997 the live stock population of the district are indicated below.
Sl. No. |
Animals |
Nos. |
1. |
Cattle |
224380 |
2. |
Buffalos |
21030 |
3. |
Sheep |
623 |
4. |
Goats |
36322 |
5. |
Pigs |
122715 |
6. |
Poultry |
292898 |
7. |
Others (Dog) |
45523 |
8. |
Horse |
712 |
Total |
644203 |
Sl. No. |
Mitch Cattle |
Dima Hasao District ( nos.) |
1. |
Cross breed |
14457 |
2. |
Indigenous |
82884 |
3. |
Buffalos |
14081 |
Total |
111422 |
Milk Production ( per year in 1000 M. Tones)
Cross breed |
8000.00 |
Indigenous |
2010.00 |
Buffalos |
1742.473 |
Total |
11752.473 |
Human resources of the district is indicated below
Sl. No. |
Human resources |
District |
% of total |
State |
1. |
2. |
3. |
4. |
5. |
1. |
Main workers |
54546 |
29.37 |
7083046 |
2. |
Marginal workers |
15346 |
8.24 |
2474018 |
3. |
Non workers |
116297 |
65.52 |
17081343 |
4. |
Cultivators |
334509 |
17.90 |
3741912 |
5. |
Agril. Labourers |
3600 |
0.66 |
1289902 |
6. |
Mining & quarrying |
883 |
0.47 |
N/A |
7. |
Manufacturing in household industries |
1480 |
0.07 |
328541 |
8. |
Construction workers |
2097 |
1.12 |
N/A |
9. |
Trade & Commerce |
2958 |
1.58 |
N/A |
10. |
Transport & Communication |
1947 |
1.04 |
N/A |
11. |
Other services |
12085 |
6.49 |
N/A |
12. |
Artisans |
1100 |
0.59 |
N/A |
SOURCE :- STATISTICAL HAND BOOK OF ASSAM 2003
It is crystal clear that while employment in agriculture is increased the contribution to district income is decreasing leading to under employment and low paid employment.
Per capita income
Per capita income is low when compared to state per capita income which is due to low productivity in agriculture and unemployment and under employments. Per capita income at constant and current prices are indicated below.
(in Rs.)
District/State |
Current Price (2001-02) |
Constant prices (1993-94) |
Dima Hasao District |
14169 |
6403 |
Assam |
12593 |
6403 |
Banks
Details of banking facilities in the district in 2004 are shown below.
Sl. No. |
Banks & Facilities |
Dima Hasao District |
1. |
No. of persons served by Commercial banks |
N/A |
2. |
No. of Commercial bank & gramin banks |
8- Commercial 9- Gramin Bank |
3. |
Credit deposit ratio |
14.05% |
4. |
No. of person served by a co-operative society |
3500 |
5. |
Average no. of member per society |
500 |
6. |
No. of Kissan Cards issued |
72 |
Education
As per 2001 Census the literacy rate in the district of Dima Hasao District is 69% as against the state average of 64% . The female literacy is 59.40% as against the state average of 56% The male literacy is 76.59% as against the state average of 71.73%
Details of educational indicators are as follows
a) Child population of 0-14 years 55,000 Nos.
b) Enrolment in school
1. Primary: 30400 Nos.
2. Secondary 17183 Nos.
c) No. of primary schools LP- 676
ME-175
d) Dropout rate primary (%) 10
e) Teacher-pupil ratio (Primary) 1:21
f) Teacher-pupil ratio (Secondary) 1:26
Higher Education:
a) No. of Arts and Science Colleges 4
b) No. of Engineering Colleges NIL
c) No. of High Schools 76
d) No. of B.Ed. Colleges NIL
e) No. of Teachers Training Institute 1
f) Medical Colleges( allopathic) NIL
g) Industrial Training Institute 1
h) Polytechnics NIL
i) Govt. Training Tool Centre NIL
( source – Inspector of School, Dima Hasao District, Haflong.)
Health
In terms of Health indicators the Dima Hasao District District is lagging behind and health indicators are shown below.
Sl. No. |
Indicator |
Dima Hasao District |
1. |
Birth rate |
2.36% |
2. |
Death rate |
0.39% |
3. |
Infant mortality rate |
4 |
4. |
Doctors per 10000 population |
2 |
5. |
Population served by a medical institution |
11181 |
6. |
No. of beds per lakh population |
115 |
Health institutions (Nos.)
Hospitals : 1
Primary Health Centre : 5
Community Health Centre : 2
State Dispensary : 5
FW Sub Centers : 72
Medical Sub Centers : 5
(Source– Jt. Director of Health, Haflong. and statistical Hand Book of Assam 2003)
Roads
Road is one of the basic means of transport which requires to be developed in the Dima Hasao District district with top most priority. Length of different categories of roads are indicated below.
Sl. No. |
Particulars |
Kms |
1. |
National High ways |
211.00 |
2. |
Major district Roads |
149.50 |
3. |
Roads under NEC control |
173.82 |
4. |
D.R.D. Roads |
150.00 |
5. |
Village roads |
522.09 |
6. |
Other district roads |
444.79 |
1. Surface Road : 605.98
2. Major bridges : 6 Nos.
3. Railway length : 135 km
4. No. of Post offices : 7
5. Population per Post Office : 26598
SOURCE :- PWD (ROADS) DIVISION, D.R.D.A, HAFLONG.
Industries, Mining
District ranks 25th In the industrial developments in Assam. It is endowed with rich deposit of lime stones and coal. It houses 3(three) small Cement factories .
Details of Industries are given below
Small Scale Industrial units : 499
Employees : 750
Number of factories : 3
Employees : 500
Unemployed on live register : 570
Other Information
a) No. of fair price shops : 267
b) No. of Ration Card holders : 39415
c) No. of villages electrified : 261
d) IP sets energized : 150
SOURCE :- DISTRICT OFFICE RECORD CONCERN
Important tourist places
a) Haflong Town (lake views of 5 lakes)
b) Maibong ( ancient Capital town of Dimasa tribal Chieftain)
c) Jatinga ( a place of birds enchantments and attraction)
d) Umrangso (lake view)
e) Mahur
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