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AssamDistrict Factbook™

Karimganj District

(Key Socio-economic Data of Karimganj District, Assam)January, 2017

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Karimganj District at a Glance

District came into Existence 1st July, 1983

District Headquarter Karimganj

Distance from State Capital 313 Kms.

Geographical Area (In Square km.) 1,809 (Ranks 21st in State and 514th in India)Wastelands Area (In Square km.)(2008-2009)

119.82

Total Number of Households 2,47,247

Population 12,28,686 (Persons), 6,25,864 (Males), 6,02,822 (Females) (Ranks 10th in Stateand 389th in India)

Population Growth Rate (2001-2011)

21.9 (Persons), 20.9 (Males), 22.95 (Females)

Number of SubDistricts/Towns/Villages

Sub-districts (05), Towns (07) and Villages (936)

Forest Cover (2015) 47.60% of Total Geographical AreaPercentage of Urban/RuralPopulation

8.93 (Urban), 91.07 (Rural)

Administrative Language Assamese, English

Principal Languages (2001) Bengali (85.85%), Hindi (7.77%), Bishnupuriya (2.56%), Oriya (0.68%), Manipuri(0.46%), Assamese (0.43%) and Others (0.43%)

Population Density 679 (Persons per Sq. km.)

Sex Ratio 963 (Females per 1000 Males)

Child Ratio (Age Group 0-6 Year) 969 (Females per 1000 Males)

Number of Live Births (2014) 40,442 (Persons), 21,816 (Males), 18,626 (Females)

Number of Deaths (2014) 4,044 (Persons), 2,587 (Males), 1,457 (Females)

Literacy Rate (In %age) 78.22 (Persons), 84.12 (Males), 72.09 (Females)

Literates 7,95,297 (Persons), 4,35,942 (Males), 3,59,355 (Females)

Illiterates 4,33,389 (Persons), 1,89,922 (Males), 2,43,467 (Females)

Major Religions Muslim (56.36%), Hindu (42.48%), Christian (0.98%), Buddhist (0.04%), Jain(0.04%) and Sikh (0.01%)

Schedule Caste Population 1,57,890 (Persons), 81,384 (Males), 76,506 (Females), Percentage of SC in TotalPopulation (7.08)

Major Schedule Caste Population Namasudra (32.3%); Kaibartta, Jaliya (18.76%); Patni (18.51%); Bhuinmali, Mali(8.42%); Dhupi, Dhobi (6.87%)

Schedule Tribe Population 1,940 (Persons), 994 (Males), 946 (Females), Percentage of ST in Total Population(0.05)

Major Schedule Tribe Population Barmans in Cachar (49.59%); Dimasa (10.31%); Boro, Borokachari (5.72%);Hajong (1.55%); Deori (1.49%)

Number of Total Workers 3,99,171 (Persons), 3,19,798 (Males), 79,373 (Females)Labour Force Participation Rate(2011-2012)

37.75% (Rural), 27.1% (Urban)

Major Source of Income AgriculturalGross District Domestic Product(2009-10) (Rs. in Lakh)

3,27,882 At Current Price / 2,39,445 At Constant (2004-2005) Prices

Net District Domestic Product(2007-08) (Rs. in Lakh)

2,24,705 At Current Price / 1,69,164 At Constant (1999-2000) Prices

Per Capita Income (NDDP, At FactorCost) (2007-08) (In Rs.)

20,093 At Current Price / 15,127 At Constant (1999-2000) Prices

Number of Tourists ( ) NA

Major Tourist Places Chhatachura Range, Son Beel, Badarpurghat, Malegarh Crematorium, Khashpur,Eolabari Tea Estate.

Note: A ll figures for 2011 Census, Otherwise 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 | Towns | Wards |Panchayats

2 Demographics 11-31

Population l Sex Ratio | Density | Child Population | Child Sex Ratio |Decadal Growth | Age Group Population | Age Group Population ofCurrently Married | Economically Active Population | Ageing Population |Dependency Ratio | Single Year Age Population | Scheduled CastePopulation | Scheduled Tribe Population | Religious Population | CD BlockPopulation

3 Economy 32-43

GDP/NDP | Per Capita Income | Households by Income Groups |Disposable Income | Banking | Lead Banks | Investment and Debt | FairPrice Shops/Ration Cards Issued

4 Market Size 44-55

Monthly Per Capita Expenditure | Estimated Annual Expenditure /Average Per Capita Consumer Expenditure on Services and DurableGoods

5 Life Style 56-60

Households having Radio/Transistor, Television | Households havingComputer/Laptop/Internet | Households having Telephone/MobilePhone | 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 | Roadlength | Vehicle Registered | Electrified Villages | Post Office & PIN Code| Major Tourist Places | LPG Distributors

7 Industries 76-96

Factories, Capital Invested and Persons Employed (2 & 3 digit levelIndustries) | Factories by Type of Organisation/Ownership |Consumption of Fuels | Manufacturing Industries Share of GDP |Outstanding Credit of SCBs according to Industrial Occupation | Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises | Ongoing Projects

8 Labour and Workforce 97-104

Total Workers | Main Workers | Marginal Workers | Non-Workers |Average Wages/Earning per Day Received by Usual Principal ActivityStatus | Daily Agricultural Wages | Employment Indicators

9 Agriculture 105-122

Land Utilisation | Production of Major Food Crops | Production ofCommercial Crops | Production of Fruit & Vegetable Crops | Productionof Spices | Consumption of Fertilisers | Fish Production | LivestockPopulation | Poultry Population | Irrigation | Land Holdings | Farmer

10 Education 123-130

Literacy Rate | Population by Educational Level | Census Houses Usedas School/College etc. | Enrollment | Enrollment by Medium of Instruction| Gross/Net Enrollment Ratio | Teachers | Gini Coefficient Education |Population by Mother Tongue

11 Health 131-144

Health Institutions | Live Births Registered | Still Births Registered |Deaths Registered | Infant Deaths Registered | Disabled Population byType of Disability | Houses used for Hospital/Dispensary | Households byMarried Couples per Household and Dwelling Rooms | Maternal and ChildHealth Indicators (HMIS) | Family Welfare Programmes | National FamilyHealth Survey (NFHS)

12 Environment and Pollution 145-148

Geographical Area | Wastelands | Forest Cover | Rainfall | Latitude,Longitude and Altitude | Water Quality

13 Housing 149-160

Households | Houseless Households | Houseless Population | Standardof Living Index | Housing Condition | House and Their Uses | SlumPopulation

14 Crime & Law 161-164

Incidence of IPC Crime | Road Accident | Police Stations | PoliceOfficer/Officials | Judicial Officers

15 Social and Welfare Schemes 165-172

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS) | Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) | District Rural DevelopmentAgencies (DRDA) | National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) |Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) | Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)-Gramin |Self-Help Groups (SHGs) | Aadhaar Card (UIDAI) Enrollments

16 Electoral 173-175

Vote Distribution of Major Parties (Parliamentary Election-2014 andAssembly Election 2016) | Name and Address of MPs/MLAs | Electors

17 Annexure - I to IV 176-220

18 Useful Contacts 221

19 Abbreviations & Sources 222

20 Concepts and Definitions 223-226

21 Disclaimer & Terms of Use 227

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About Karimganj District

Karimganj is a district of the state of Assam with its administrative headquarters locatedat Karimganj town. For the better understanding of the history of the district, it isdivided into four specific periods i.e. early period, middle age, British Era and thecountry's partition period. But the very early history of the district is quite vague.Moreover, there is no any clear evidence of that period. In the 7 th Century AD, theSamatata Kingdom of the East Bengal captured the Karimganj region along with thefoothills of North Cachar Hills. Then, in 10th century AD, one of the renowned kingsnamed King Srichandra of the Chandra Dynasty of Eastern Bengal occupied this regionand included it within his Vanga Kingdom. In 1765, when British came to the place andthen the Sylhet district under which Karimganj was a part annexed by the British EastIndia Company. Under the British rule in 1878 the place of Karimganj was declared as asub-division of the Sylhet district with its headquarters at Karimganj town. Finally, afterIndia got its independence the status of the place, Karimganj was changed from subdivision to district on 1st July, 1983 .

Geographically, the district lies at 24°61'N latitude and 92°38'E longitude. The altitude inthe district is 244 m. The district encompasses a geographical area of 1,809 sq km and itis bounded by Bangladesh and Cachar district on the North, states of Mizoram andTripura on the South, Bangladesh and Tripura on the West and Hailakandi district on theEast . The principal rivers that flow through the district are Kushiara, Longai and Shingla.The climate of the district remains pleasant throughout the year. Most of its rainfalloccurs in the monsoon season. The actual rainfall in the district was 3209.6 mm in theyear of 2015-16.

Administration wise, the district is divided into 5 tehsils or development circles namelyKarimganj, Badarpur, Nilambazar, Patharkandi and Ramkrishna Nagar. Moreover, itcomprises 7 towns and 936 villages. The administrative language in the district isAssamese and English. There are 1 parliamentary and 5 assembly constituencies in thedistrict.

According to 2011 census the district has a population of 12,28,686 including 6,25,864are males and 6,02,822 are females. The district has a sex ratio of 963 (females forevery 1000 males). In the year 2001-2011 the population growth rate in the district was21.9% out of which 20.9% are males and 22.95% are females. The major religions in thedistrict are Muslim with 56.36% and Hindu with 42.48%. The population density in thedistrict is 679 (persons per sq. km.). In the year 2014 the number of live births in thedistrict is 40,442 including 21,816 are males and 18,626 are females. In the same yearthe number of deaths in the district is 4,044 including 2,587 are males and 1, 457 arefemales.

The economy of the district is mainly dependent on agricultural sector. Since theagricultural technology uses by the farmers are very poor in nature hence its productionlevel is also very low. More than half of its population are engaged in agriculture in orderto earn their livelihood. Paddy and rice are the chief agricultural products in the district.The district suffers from lack of infrastructure and poor communication facilities.Industrially, also the district is quite well developed. It is an important centre of tradeand commerce in the North East India. Karimganj is also a borders trade centre andimport-export business worth crores of rupees is carried out through the custom tradepoint at Dakbangla Ghat in the town and Sutarkandi Custom Station. Tea and rubber arethe major plantation crops in the district.


The native of the district earns their extra income from the fishery because it has a hugenumber of rivers, swamps, ponds and other natural water bodies. The district is also richin forestry products likewise timber, bamboo, cane, stone and sand. In the year 2009-2010 (E) Gross Domestic Product in the district was Rs 3,27,882 lakhs at current price.In the year 2007-2008 the Net Domestic Product in the district was Rs 2,24,705 lakhs atcurrent price. In the year 2007-2008 the per capita income (NDDP, at factor cost) is Rs20,093 at current price.

The district is well known as an abode of several reputed educational institutions. Itprovides a platform for higher education. As per 2011 census the literacy rate in thedistrict is 78.22% including 84.12% are males and 72.09% are females. The literatepopulation in the district is 7,95,297 including 4,35,942 are males and 3,59,355 arefemales. The illiterate population in the district is 4,33,389 including 1,89,922 are malesand 2,43,467 are females.

The district has several centres of attraction which allures many travellers from differentparts of the country as well as world. Son Beel, very famous as the largest wetland ofKarimganj district is located in the southern part of Assam. The hills that present at theeast and west of the Son Beel create mesmerising natural scenery . But unfortunately,due to some bad and corrupted people the size of the wetland is reducing day by day.On the other hand very beautifully, the significant river of the district named, ShinglaRiver passes through the Beel. Malegarh Crematorium of Sepoy Mutiny Soldiers isconsidered as a historic place. During the time of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 some morethan 50 warriors has sacrificed their lives and t hey were cremated this place ofMalegarh in the district of Karimganj. Agriculture Research Centre, an eminent agriculturalresearch centre located at Akbarpur in the district which chief aim is to produce thegrains of high quality. Furthermore, it offers the training on the agriculture and acts as ahelping hand for the farmers. Eolabari Tea Estate, located at a distance of 15 kms fromthe district headquarter is a perfect destination for nature’s lovers. Some other notableplaces of interest in the district are Suterkandi-Indo-Bangladesh Border, Badarpurghat’shistorical fort, Cacher Paper mill, Khashpur’s Palace of Kachari Rajas, etc.Syed MujtabaAli, an illustrious Bengali author, journalist, travel enthusiast, academician, scholar andlinguist was born on 13 th September, 1904 at Karimganj town. He lived in manycountries likewise, Bangladesh, India, Germany, Afghanistan and Egypt.

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Administrative Setup Administrative UnitAdministrative Division:- Hills and Barak Valley

Sub-districts:

1. Badarpur

2. Karimganj

3. Nilambazar

4. Patharkandi

5. Ramkrishna Nagar

Towns: 1. Badarpur (TC)2. Badarpur Rly. Town (CT)3. Batarashi (CT)4. Chapra (CT)5. Kanisail Pt I (CT)6. Karimganj (MB)7. Mosli Pt I (CT)

Sub-districts, Towns, CD Blocks and Villages(2011)

District Sub-districts Towns CD Blocks VillagesKarimganj 5 7 7 936Assam 153 214 247 26395India 5924 7933 6596 640930Rank of District in State 23 14 18 13Rank of District in India 404 360 375 284

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Demographics

Population(2011)

Residence District Persons Male Female

Total Karimganj 1228686 625864 602822

Assam 31205576 15939443 15266133

India 1210569573 623121843 587447730

Rank of District in State 10 10 10

Rank of District in India 389 393 388

Rural Karimganj 1118986 570510 548476

Assam 26807034 13678989 13128045

India 833463448 427632643 405830805



Urban Karimganj 109700 55354 54346

Assam 4398542 2260454 2138088

India 377106125 195489200 181616925




Economy

Offices, Deposits, Credit and C-D Ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)Rs. in Million (September, 2016)

District Karimganj Assam IndiaRank ofDistrictin State

Rank ofDistrictin India

Number of Offices 63 2221 135263 15 500

Deposits 25887 1061200 100965397 11 443

Credit 7722 460627 75178857 15 494

Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) 29.83 43.41 74.46 25 501

By Bank GroupRs. in Million (September, 2016)

Bank Group Karimganj Assam IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


State Bank of India and Its AssociatesNumber of Offices 9 363 24493 13 510

Deposits 9652 416782 22988903 11 410

Credit 2038 157060 15874037 21 496


Nationalised BanksNumber of Offices 29 1109 66577 14 474

Deposits 12029 469774 47342652 10 411

Credit 3142 173241 34201792 14 483


Regional Rural BanksNumber of Offices 17 468 20858 11 407

Deposits 2738 77824 3215425 11 349

Credit 924 43867 2187606 23 453


Private Sector BanksNumber of Offices 8 280 23020 13 418

Deposits 1468 95397 22460896 10 436

Credit 1618 85262 19231413 15 379


Foreign BanksNumber of Offices - 1 315 0 0

Deposits - 1422 4957521 0 0

Credit - 1197 3684010 0 0

Credit-Deposit Ratio (C-D Ratio) - 84.14 74.31 0 0

All Scheduled Commercial BanksNumber of Offices 63 2221 135263 15 500

Deposits 25887 1061200 100965397 11 443

Credit 7722 460627 75178857 15 494


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Market Size

Broad Category-wise Monthly Per Capita Expenditure - Total In Rs. (2011-2012)

Broad Categories of Goods and Services Karimganj Assam IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Cereals 222.40 196.02 159.53 4 50

Cereal Substitute 0.00 0.00 0.99 0 0

Pulses & Products 24.71 36.76 45.48 25 568

Milk & Milk Products 26.67 47.57 136.22 25 579

Sugar & Salt 15.03 15.82 27.34 19 551

Edible Oil 39.60 42.67 52.62 19 461

Egg, Fish & Meat 95.62 111.34 51.71 23 126

Vegetables 67.92 67.10 67.46 14 263

Fruits (Fresh) 5.43 16.00 25.70 25 607

Fruits (Dry) 0.19 1.78 7.95 24 596

Spices 17.93 21.51 31.13 23 558

Beverages etc. 6.14 18.01 27.25 27 608

Served Processed Food 6.99 29.60 51.40 23 604

Packaged Processed Food 9.03 22.90 23.17 26 573

Pan 15.74 17.40 4.43 18 73

Tobacco 7.90 9.23 15.35 17 452

Intoxicants 0.78 7.30 11.31 26 570

Fuel and Light 91.45 109.14 136.63 25 566

C lothing 36.55 70.64 87.26 25 563

Bedding etc. 1.26 8.83 6.54 25 523

Footwear 7.47 16.61 20.33 23 549

Education 7.90 24.20 67.24 27 602

Medical (Institutional) 5.08 3.30 26.00 4 306

Medical (Non-institutional) 23.71 29.30 74.33 17 542

Entertainment 11.12 15.61 22.67 21 431

Minor Durable Type Goods 2.86 4.32 5.50 19 434

Toilet Articles 18.56 26.37 38.16 24 583

Other Household Consumables 15.10 19.16 34.10 23 597

Consumer Services excl. Conveyance 38.08 51.10 85.63 25 532

Conveyance 17.21 49.29 95.22 26 592

Rent 1.53 14.94 52.20 24 532

Consumer Taxes & Cesses 0.62 1.62 8.91 21 519

Durable Goods 17.95 40.22 99.27 24 525

Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) 858.52 1145.65 1599.04 26 578

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Life Style

Circulation of Dailies (January - June 2016)

Publication Edition Language AverageCirculation

Dainik Jugasankha Silchar edition Bengali 12392

Dainik Janambhumi Guwahati edition Assamese 273

The Telegraph Kolkata edition English 250

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Infrastructure

Households by Main Source of Drinking Water - Total(2011)

Particulars Karimganj Assam IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Total Number of Households 247247 6367295 246692667 12 441

Tap water from Treated Source(%)

24692 (9.99) 582893 (9.15) 78873488(31.97)

21 386

Tap water from UntreatedSource (%)

7192 (2.91) 83253 (1.31) 28533688(11.57)

6 98

Total Tap (%) 31884 (12.90) 666146(10.46)

107407176(43.54)

15 308

Covered Well (%) 5354 (2.17) 106163 (1.67) 3895409 (1.58) 7 161

Un-covered Well (%) 54614 (22.09) 1095715(17.21)

23289867(9.44)

10 185

Total Well (%) 59968 (24.25) 1201878(18.88)

27185276(11.02)

6 142

Handpump (%) 21326 (8.63) 3193767(50.16)

82599531(33.48)

17 399

Tubewell/Borehole (%) 17639 (7.13) 588580 (9.24) 20916074(8.48)

22 494

Spring (%) 4523 (1.83) 80246 (1.26) 1314556 (0.53) 10 243

River/Canal (%) 23667 (9.57) 216639 (3.40) 1550549 (0.63) 20 414

Tank/Pond/Lake (%) 84284 (34.09) 294581 (4.63) 2075181 (0.84) 3 53

Other Sources (%) 3956 (1.60) 125458 (1.97) 3644324 (1.48) 8 279


Infrastructure

Road Length In Kms. (2014-2015)

DistrictNational Highways P.W.D. Road

NationalHighway

UnderConstrn.

NewlyDeclared NH Total Black

ToppedEarthen/

Gravel Total

Karimganj 96.16 0.00 0.00 96.16 498 437 935Assam 2736.25 259.54 838.89 3834.68 23948 20914 44862Rank of District in State 14 0 0 21 24 17 22

Registered Motor VehiclesIn Nos. (2014-2015)

Vehicles Karimganj Assam Rank of District inState

Multi Axle Vehicle - 1357 0Articulated Vehicle 1 2147 19Medium 115 16219 12Heavy 1209 113812 15Four Wheelers 1097 73691 18Three Wheeler 400 36101 11Stage Carriage 263 4575 4Contract Carriage 43 11818 22Omni Buses 71 1544 5Mini Buses 79 2331 7School Buses 7 1122 13Maxi Cabs (AATT) 180 8658 9Motor Cabs - 6487 0Maxi Cabs 116 3827 6Other Taxi 973 34887 14Auto Rickshaw 4012 91936 7Scooter 2562 252289 10Moped 983 14603 5Motor Cycle 10113 1253368 24Car 5074 508135 11Jeep 66 16128 14Station Wagan - 430 0Trailor 26 19527 24Tractor 101 35082 25Crane 1 1415 24

Govt. Vehicle 153 23337 10

Fire Brigade - 28 0Ambulance 5 1761 19Others - 10824 0Total 27650 2547439 22

Villages Electrified In Nos. (2014-2015)

District Village ElectrifiedKarimganj 762Assam 22303Rank of District in State 17

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Industries

Main Workers(2011)

Sex District Total Rural UrbanPersons Karimganj 293392 262265 31127

Assam 8687123 7311015 1376108

India 362446420 245749270 116697150



Male Karimganj 256238 229659 26579

Assam 7034642 5880174 1154468

India 273149359 178034713 95114646



Female Karimganj 37154 32606 4548

Assam 1652481 1430841 221640

India 89297061 67714557 21582504



Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

(2010-11)

Particulars Karimganj Assam IndiaRank of

District inState

Rank ofDistrict in

IndiaNumber of Registered Units 22 390 496281 9 492

Employment 136 1986 2883896 5 401

Investment (Rs. in Lakh) 105 115199108 128634844 6 419

Entrepreneurs Memorandum (Part-II) Filed by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)In Nos. (2014-2015)

District Micro Small Medium TotalKarimganj 36 2 0 38

Assam 2468 149 12 2629

India 346206 70933 8219 425358

Rank of District in State 19 17 0 20

Rank of District in India 471 456 0 484

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Labour and Workforce

Total Workers(2011)


Total Karimganj 399171 319798 79373

Assam 11969690 8541560 3428130

India 481743311 331865930 149877381



Rural Karimganj 362927 289784 73143

Assam 10368283 7257852 3110431

India 348597535 226763068 121834467




Assam 1601407 1283708 317699

India 133145776 105102862 28042914



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Agriculture

Land UtilisationIn Hectares (2011-12)

Particulars Karimganj Assam Rank ofDistrictin State

i) Reporting Area For Land Utilisation Statistics 180900 7850005 19

- Forests 55995 1853260 14

ii) Not Available for Cultivation

-Area under Non Agricultural Uses 31419 1212065 13

-Barren and Un Culturable Land 7099 1408380 21

-Total 38518 2620445 19

iii) Other Uncultivated Land Excluding Fallow Land

-Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands 2710 159668 20

-Land under Misc Tree Crops and Groves Not Included in NetArea

5470 195840 15

-Culturable Waste Land 2100 78031 12

-Total 10280 433539 19

iv) Fallow Land

-Fallow Lands Other than Current Fallows 62 51582 23

-Current Fallow 10 80582 24

-Total 72 132164 24

v) Net Area Sown 76035 2810597 19

vi) Total C ropped Area 104129 4174023 23

vii) Area Sown More than Once 28094 1363426 21

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Education

Literacy Rate (2011)


Total Karimganj 78.22 84.12 72.09

Assam 72.19 77.85 66.27

India 72.99 80.89 64.64



Rural Karimganj 76.66 82.95 70.11

Assam 69.34 75.4 63.03

India 67.77 77.15 57.93



Urban Karimganj 92.82 95.28 90.33

Assam 88.47 91.81 84.94

India 84.11 88.76 79.11



Population by Educational Level(2011)

Educational Level Karimganj Assam IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Illiterate 433389 12027599 447216165 11 391

Literate 795297 19177977 763638812 11 377

Literate without Educational Level 53674 920663 35153231 4 243

Below Primary 248499 4550439 146897597 5 222

Primary 208752 4383390 184170833 6 362

Middle 153625 4285011 133903266 14 350

Matric/Secondary 39399 1445515 105939743 19 523

Higher Secondary/Intermediate Pre-University/Senior Secondary

67272 2507238 77942593 18 371

Non-technical Diploma or Certificate not Equal toDegree

120 3683 1072289 13 486

Technical Diploma or Certificate not Equal toDegree

640 36671 7238719 16 515

Graduate and Above 21740 1011345 68288971 17 508

Unclassified 1576 34022 3031570 9 424


Health

Live Births Registered(2014)

Residence District Person Male Female


Assam 723482 380460 343022

India 23001523 12183175 10804541




Assam 523630 277271 246359

India 10763908 5709934 5044361




Assam 199852 103189 96663

India 12237615 6473241 5760180



Still Births Registered(2014)

Residence District Person Male Female


Assam 6708 3355 3353

India 124130 56442 47832




Assam 3205 1621 1584

India 41620 21359 17953




Assam 3503 1734 1769

India 82494 35075 29871



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Health

Houses used for Hospital/Dispensary(2011)

Residence District Total Number ofCensus Houses

Hospital/Dispensary etc.

Total Karimganj 294640 724

Assam 9074503 21304

India 330407375 682584

Rank of District in State 15 11

Rank of District in India 426 322

Rural Karimganj 261945 587

Assam 7588998 15184

India 220633493 360065



Urban Karimganj 32695 137

Assam 1485505 6120

India 109773882 322519



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Environment and Pollution

Geographical Area

Area in Km2 (2011)

District Total Rural Urban

Karimganj 1809 1789.73 19.27

Assam 78438 77178.12 1259.88

India 3287469 3101505.00 102221.00



Wastelands by Category

Area in Km2 (2008-2009)

Category Karimganj Assam IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Gullied/Ravenous Land (Medium) - - 6145.96 0 0

Gullied/Ravenous Land (Deep) - - 1266.06 0 0

Land with Dense Scrub 0.48 2008.32 86979.91 21 514

Land with Open Scrub 0.41 2111.47 93033.00 22 564

Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Permanent) 26.49 317.67 1757.07 3 21

Waterlogged and Marshy Land (Seasonal) 18.78 570.39 6946.31 12 55

Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Medium) - - 5414.53 0 0

Land Affected by Salinity/Alkalinity (Strong) - - 1391.09 0 0

Shifting Cultivation - Current Jhum 14.02 258.86 4814.68 5 52

Shifting Cultivation - Abandoned Jhum 22.11 136.33 4210.46 3 40

Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Scrub Domin) 13.06 929.51 83699.71 13 383

Under-Utilised/Degraded Forest (Agriculture) 24.47 2063.03 15680.26 11 108

Degraded Pastures/Grazing Land - 2.84 6832.17 0 0

Degraded Land under Plantation Crop - - 278.53 0 0

Sands-Riverine - 52.64 2111.96 0 0

Sands-Coastal - - 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 119.82 8453.86 467021.16 12 439

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Housing

Total Households(2011)


Karimganj 247714 224563 23151

Assam 6406471 5420877 985594

India 249454252 168565486 80888766



Houseless Households(2011)


Karimganj 169 149 20

Assam 3293 2378 915

India 449761 192865 256896





Crime & Law

Incidence of IPC Crime

(2014)

Crime Heads Karimganj Assam IndiaRank ofDistrictin State


Murder 33 1451 34134 20 389

Attempt to Commit Murder 42 1142 41898 11 298

Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder 0 57 3349 0 0

Attempt to Commit Culpable Homicide 0 14 4371 0 0

Rape 75 1980 38678 12 158

Attempt to Commit Rape 0 227 4310 0 0

Kidnapping & Abduction 119 4823 78412 16 204

Dacoity 14 267 4399 7 74

Making Preparation and Assembly ForCommitting Dacoity

8 20 2835 1 58

Robbery 8 1038 38090 21 473

Criminal Trespass/Burglary 220 4954 114667 9 144

Theft 199 12737 442464 19 375

Unlawful Assembly 237 834 9878 2 11

Riots 57 2640 66206 10 284

Criminal Breach of Trust 25 1952 20089 15 197

Cheating 82 2956 109737 15 283

Forgery 15 99 11268 2 120

Counterfeiting 2 62 1979 11 161

Arson 29 743 9299 12 90

Grievous Hurt 209 7583 105560 12 122

Dowry Deaths 13 188 8458 4 205

Assault on Women with Intent to Outrage herModesty

10 3099 82411 24 537

Insult to the Modesty of Women 0 1 9738 0 0

Cruelty by Husband or his Relatives 337 9626 123163 13 100

Importation of Girls From Foreign Country 0 1 14 0 0

Causing Death by Negligence 15 2079 128837 24 558

Offences Against State 0 56 177 0 0

Offences Promoting Enmity Between DifferentGroups

0 0 337 0 0

Extortion 38 1226 8210 13 53

Disclosure of Identity of Victims 0 0 135 0 0

Incidence of Rash Driving 123 3202 409857 10 404

Human Trafficking 0 68 726 0 0

Unnatural Offence 0 0 1148 0 0

Other IPC Crimes 917 29212 944105 13 320

Total Cognizable IPC Crimes 2827 94337 2858939 14 319

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Social and Welfare Scheme

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)

Financial Performance under MGNREGSRs. in Lakh (2015-2016)

Particulars Karimganj Assam India

Rankof

Districtin

State

Rankof

Districtin

IndiaA. Opening Balance (OB)C losing Blance (CB) as Opening Balance (OB) 3.92 1418.93 187890.93 24 447

Entered Opening Balance (OB) 515.62 9344.90 206168.02 5 112

Release of Last Financial Year but Received during the Current Financial Year

Centre 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

State 0.00 77.21 3206.67 0 0

Release from State Fund to DistrictsCentral Share - - 1294.39 0 0

State Share 0.00 0.00 411894.31 0 0

Authorisation of EFMS 747.64 62667.93 3313284.01 24 463

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 TransferFund 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 1263.26 72090.10 3896101.39 21 494Cumulative Labour Budget (LB) Estimation ofExpenditure

0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0

C. Cumulative Expenditure C. (I) Actual ExpenditureUnskilled Wage 507.84 38276.41 3033565.51 23 550

Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 8.01 476.76 68276.52 13 403

Material 191.93 19759.90 923707.02 23 506

Tax 0.20 789.58 6412.06 26 355

C. (II) Administrative Expenditure I. Receipts Expenditure 38.13 4395.91 194050.46 24 542

II. Non-Receipts Expenditure 0.00 72.20 1442.79 0 0

Total (I+II) 38.13 4468.12 195493.25 24 543

Cumulative Expenditure (C. (I) + C. (II)) 746.11 63770.76 4227454.30 24 550%age Utilization 59.06 88.46 108.50 23 582

Balance 517.15 8319.34 -331353.00 5 139

D. Payment DueI. On Unskilled Wage 63.74 28780.10 659585.02 26 502

II. On Semi-skilled and Skilled Wage 1.41 232.36 32387.42 21 361

III. On Material 55.25 18593.59 395314.25 26 492

IV. Tax 1.95 952.96 3830.43 23 178

Total (I+II+III+IV) 122.35 48559.01 1091117.12 26 532

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