Key Results of the 20th Livestock Census of Assam
(Compiled By: Dr. Dibjyoti Hanse, Coordinator, National Livestock Mission, Assam)
Livestock Population (In Lacs) of Assam 2019, Share of Major Species
|
Category |
2019 |
Share |
|
Cattle |
109.09 |
60% |
|
Buffalo |
4.22 |
2% |
|
Sheep |
3.32 |
2% |
|
Goat |
43.15 |
24% |
|
Pig |
20.99 |
12% |
|
Others |
0.15 |
0.08% |
|
Total Livestock |
180.92 |
|
Livestock Population (In Lacs) of Assam from 2007 to 2019 – Major Species
|
Category |
2007 |
2012 |
2019 |
% Growth 2019 vs 2007 |
% Growth 2019 vs 2012 |
|
Cattle |
100.41 |
103.08 |
109.09 |
9% |
6% |
|
Buffalo |
5.00 |
4.35 |
4.22 |
-16% |
-3% |
|
Sheep |
3.54 |
5.11 |
3.32 |
-6% |
-35% |
|
Goat |
43.20 |
61.69 |
43.15 |
0% |
-30% |
|
Pig |
20.00 |
16.36 |
20.99 |
5% |
28% |
|
Total |
172.15 |
190.59 |
180.77 |
5% |
-5% |
Livestock Population (In Lacs) of Assam from 2012 vs 2019 – Major Species
|
Category |
2012 |
2019 |
% Growth 2019 vs 2012 |
|
Cattle |
103.08 |
109.09 |
6% |
|
Buffalo |
4.35 |
4.22 |
-3% |
|
Sheep |
5.11 |
3.32 |
-35% |
|
Goat |
61.69 |
43.15 |
-30% |
|
Pig |
16.36 |
20.99 |
28% |
|
Total |
190.59 |
180.77 |
-5% |
Livestock Population in Major Districts of Assam
|
Sl. No. |
District |
Population (in Lacs) 2012 |
Population (in Lacs) 2019 |
% Change |
% Share of Total |
|
1 |
Lakhimpur |
9.64 |
10.39 |
8% |
5.7% |
|
2 |
Golaghat |
7.52 |
9.62 |
28% |
5.3% |
|
3 |
DHEMAJI |
7.31 |
8.94 |
22% |
4.9% |
|
4 |
Nagaon |
12.05 |
8.82 |
-27% |
4.9% |
|
5 |
Sonitpur |
16.50 |
8.52 |
-48% |
4.7% |
|
6 |
Kamrup |
10.75 |
7.96 |
-26% |
4.4% |
|
7 |
Barpeta |
7.16 |
7.44 |
4% |
4.1% |
|
8 |
Jorhat |
7.73 |
7.29 |
-6% |
4.0% |
|
9 |
Karbi Anglong |
8.23 |
7.27 |
-12% |
4.0% |
|
10 |
Darrang |
5.99 |
7.13 |
19% |
3.9% |
Top 10 Districts of Assam with Cattle Population
|
Sl. No. |
District |
Population (in Lacs) 2012 |
Population (in Lacs) 2019 |
% Change |
% Share of Total |
|
1 |
Lakhimpur |
6.08 |
6.29 |
4% |
5.8% |
|
2 |
Nagaon |
7.63 |
6.26 |
-18% |
5.7% |
|
3 |
Golaghat |
4.13 |
6.11 |
48% |
5.6% |
|
4 |
DHEMAJI |
4.53 |
5.27 |
16% |
4.8% |
|
5 |
Sonitpur |
9.42 |
5.14 |
-45% |
4.7% |
|
6 |
Kamrup |
5.41 |
5.00 |
-8% |
4.6% |
|
7 |
Barpeta |
3.84 |
4.83 |
26% |
4.4% |
|
8 |
Darrang |
3.43 |
4.57 |
33% |
4.2% |
|
9 |
Jorhat |
4.91 |
4.32 |
-12% |
4.0% |
|
10 |
Udalguri |
3.39 |
3.83 |
13% |
3.5% |
Top 10 Districts of Assam with Buffalo Population
|
Sl. No. |
District |
Population (in Lacs) 2012 |
Population (in Lacs) 2019 |
% Change |
% Share of Total |
|
1 |
Cachar |
0.56 |
0.50 |
-10% |
12.0% |
|
2 |
Darrang |
0.13 |
0.37 |
196% |
8.8% |
|
3 |
Dima Hasao |
0.24 |
0.34 |
40% |
8.1% |
|
4 |
Golaghat |
0.15 |
0.31 |
102% |
7.2% |
|
5 |
Karimganj |
0.40 |
0.28 |
-31% |
6.5% |
|
6 |
Jorhat |
0.26 |
0.21 |
-20% |
5.0% |
|
7 |
Barpeta |
0.27 |
0.21 |
-24% |
4.9% |
|
8 |
Hailakandi |
0.28 |
0.19 |
-31% |
4.6% |
|
9 |
Dhemaji |
0.15 |
0.17 |
14% |
3.9% |
|
10 |
Nagaon |
0.07 |
0.16 |
119% |
3.9% |
Top 10 Districts of Assam with Sheep Population
|
Sl. No. |
District |
Population (in Lacs) 2012 |
Population (in Lacs) 2019 |
% Change |
% Share of Total |
|
1 |
Barpeta |
0.98 |
0.52 |
-47% |
15.6% |
|
2 |
Darrang |
0.41 |
0.35 |
-15% |
10.6% |
|
3 |
Dhubri |
1.18 |
0.32 |
-73% |
9.7% |
|
4 |
Cachar |
0.17 |
0.27 |
55% |
8.2% |
|
5 |
Karimganj |
0.21 |
0.24 |
10% |
7.1% |
|
6 |
Goalpara |
0.29 |
0.23 |
-20% |
7.0% |
|
7 |
Nagaon |
0.12 |
0.19 |
56% |
5.6% |
|
8 |
Kamrup |
0.33 |
0.18 |
-47% |
5.3% |
|
9 |
Nalbari |
0.14 |
0.16 |
12% |
4.8% |
|
10 |
South Salmara |
New District |
0.15 |
0% |
4.5% |
Top 10 Districts of Assam with Goat Population
|
Sl. No. |
District |
Population (in Lacs) 2012 |
Population (in Lacs) 2019 |
% Change |
% Share of Total |
|
1 |
Karbi Anglong |
2.81 |
2.80 |
-1% |
6.5% |
|
2 |
Sonitpur |
5.02 |
2.51 |
-50% |
5.8% |
|
3 |
Dibrugarh |
2.96 |
2.02 |
-32% |
4.7% |
|
4 |
Lakhimpur |
2.10 |
2.02 |
-4% |
4.7% |
|
5 |
Golaghat |
2.37 |
1.98 |
-16% |
4.6% |
|
6 |
Kamrup |
4.24 |
1.92 |
-55% |
4.4% |
|
7 |
Baksa |
1.92 |
1.80 |
-6% |
4.2% |
|
8 |
Barpeta |
1.95 |
1.78 |
-9% |
4.1% |
|
9 |
Jorhat |
1.83 |
1.74 |
-5% |
4.0% |
|
10 |
Nagaon |
3.78 |
1.70 |
-55% |
3.9% |
Top 10 Districts of Assam with Pig Population
|
Sl. No. |
District |
Population (in Lacs) 2012 |
Population (in Lacs) 2019 |
% Change |
% Share of Total |
|
1 |
Dhemaji |
1.19 |
2.33 |
96% |
11.1% |
|
2 |
Lakhimpur |
1.31 |
1.96 |
49% |
9.3% |
|
3 |
Karbi Anglong |
1.62 |
1.88 |
16% |
9.0% |
|
4 |
Golaghat |
0.86 |
1.19 |
37% |
5.6% |
|
5 |
Dibrugarh |
1.17 |
1.12 |
-5% |
5.3% |
|
6 |
Kokrajhar |
0.88 |
1.05 |
19% |
5.0% |
|
7 |
Jorhat |
0.72 |
1.01 |
40% |
4.8% |
|
8 |
Udalguri |
0.69 |
0.99 |
44% |
4.7% |
|
9 |
Biswanath |
New District |
0.93 |
0% |
4.4% |
|
10 |
West Karbi Anglong |
New District |
0.83 |
0% |
4.0% |
Ranking of Districts as per Livestock Population (In Lacs) of Major Species
|
Sl.No. |
District Name |
Total Livestock |
Rank |
Cattle |
Rank |
Buffalo |
Rank |
Sheep |
Rank |
Goat |
Rank |
Pig |
Rank |
|
1 |
Lakhimpur |
10.3930 |
1 |
6.2903 |
1 |
0.1167 |
15 |
0.0066 |
23 |
2.0207 |
4 |
1.9588 |
2 |
|
2 |
Golaghat |
9.6178 |
2 |
6.1145 |
3 |
0.3055 |
4 |
0.0298 |
18 |
1.9830 |
5 |
1.1850 |
4 |
|
3 |
Dhemaji |
8.9353 |
3 |
5.2698 |
4 |
0.1665 |
9 |
0.0228 |
19 |
1.1509 |
20 |
2.3252 |
1 |
|
4 |
Nagaon |
8.8242 |
4 |
6.2645 |
2 |
0.1630 |
10 |
0.1866 |
7 |
1.6983 |
10 |
0.5118 |
17 |
|
5 |
Sonitpur |
8.5162 |
5 |
5.1398 |
5 |
0.0716 |
20 |
0.0299 |
17 |
2.5071 |
2 |
0.7677 |
13 |
|
6 |
Kamrup |
7.9565 |
6 |
4.9994 |
6 |
0.0708 |
21 |
0.1767 |
8 |
1.9174 |
6 |
0.7923 |
12 |
|
7 |
Barpeta |
7.4404 |
7 |
4.8252 |
7 |
0.2063 |
7 |
0.5191 |
1 |
1.7771 |
8 |
0.1128 |
27 |
|
8 |
Jorhat |
7.2897 |
8 |
4.3240 |
9 |
0.2110 |
6 |
0.0061 |
24 |
1.7380 |
9 |
1.0107 |
7 |
|
9 |
Karbi Anglong |
7.2724 |
9 |
2.5506 |
24 |
0.0388 |
26 |
0.0029 |
29 |
2.7963 |
1 |
1.8838 |
3 |
|
10 |
Darrang |
7.1313 |
10 |
4.5743 |
8 |
0.3707 |
2 |
0.3509 |
2 |
1.6188 |
12 |
0.2167 |
24 |
|
11 |
Dibrugarh |
6.6747 |
11 |
3.4062 |
17 |
0.1253 |
13 |
0.0042 |
27 |
2.0238 |
3 |
1.1152 |
5 |
|
12 |
Baksa |
6.3198 |
12 |
3.6411 |
12 |
0.0081 |
33 |
0.0521 |
16 |
1.7998 |
7 |
0.8187 |
11 |
|
13 |
Biswanath |
6.1958 |
13 |
3.6226 |
13 |
0.1311 |
12 |
0.0643 |
15 |
1.4519 |
15 |
0.9260 |
9 |
|
14 |
Udalguri |
6.1867 |
14 |
3.8313 |
10 |
0.0272 |
27 |
0.0208 |
20 |
1.3149 |
17 |
0.9925 |
8 |
|
15 |
Kokrajhar |
6.0645 |
15 |
3.3359 |
19 |
0.0783 |
19 |
0.1422 |
11 |
1.4553 |
14 |
1.0527 |
6 |
|
16 |
Tinsukia |
6.0380 |
16 |
3.8253 |
11 |
0.0975 |
16 |
0.0012 |
30 |
1.5401 |
13 |
0.5740 |
15 |
|
17 |
Cachar |
5.8961 |
17 |
3.5484 |
16 |
0.5045 |
1 |
0.2710 |
4 |
1.3939 |
16 |
0.1783 |
25 |
|
18 |
Dhubri |
5.3243 |
18 |
3.5606 |
14 |
0.1243 |
14 |
0.3229 |
3 |
1.2971 |
18 |
0.0194 |
32 |
|
19 |
Goalpara |
5.1792 |
19 |
3.3362 |
18 |
0.0853 |
18 |
0.2319 |
6 |
1.0298 |
23 |
0.4960 |
18 |
|
20 |
Morigaon |
4.8180 |
20 |
3.5548 |
15 |
0.0432 |
25 |
0.0844 |
14 |
0.8225 |
24 |
0.3132 |
22 |
|
21 |
Nalbari |
4.5665 |
21 |
2.5021 |
25 |
0.0581 |
23 |
0.1581 |
9 |
1.6929 |
11 |
0.1552 |
26 |
|
22 |
Sibsagar |
4.4916 |
22 |
2.6603 |
22 |
0.1483 |
11 |
0.0031 |
28 |
1.0398 |
22 |
0.6402 |
14 |
|
23 |
Karimganj |
4.1496 |
23 |
2.7917 |
21 |
0.2753 |
5 |
0.2354 |
5 |
0.8066 |
25 |
0.0405 |
30 |
|
24 |
Bongaigaon |
3.8843 |
24 |
2.5695 |
23 |
0.0124 |
29 |
0.1156 |
12 |
1.0746 |
21 |
0.1122 |
28 |
|
25 |
Hojai |
3.7959 |
25 |
2.9879 |
20 |
0.0122 |
30 |
0.0142 |
22 |
0.7081 |
26 |
0.0735 |
29 |
|
26 |
West Karbi Anglong |
3.4010 |
26 |
1.1960 |
31 |
0.0883 |
17 |
0.0005 |
32 |
1.2855 |
19 |
0.8307 |
10 |
|
27 |
Chirang |
3.2919 |
27 |
2.0767 |
26 |
0.0175 |
28 |
0.0147 |
21 |
0.6251 |
27 |
0.5580 |
16 |
|
28 |
South Salmara |
2.2375 |
28 |
1.4192 |
27 |
0.0455 |
24 |
0.1499 |
10 |
0.6185 |
28 |
0.0044 |
33 |
|
29 |
Hailakandi |
2.1636 |
29 |
1.3223 |
28 |
0.1922 |
8 |
0.0917 |
13 |
0.5318 |
29 |
0.0256 |
31 |
|
30 |
Kamrup (M) |
1.9472 |
30 |
1.2025 |
30 |
0.0095 |
31 |
0.0055 |
25 |
0.4461 |
31 |
0.2835 |
23 |
|
31 |
Majuli |
1.8476 |
31 |
1.2376 |
29 |
0.0625 |
22 |
0.0007 |
31 |
0.2034 |
33 |
0.3435 |
20 |
|
32 |
Soraideu |
1.6978 |
32 |
0.8861 |
32 |
0.0092 |
32 |
0.0001 |
33 |
0.4755 |
30 |
0.3269 |
21 |
|
33 |
Dima Hasao |
1.2240 |
33 |
0.2258 |
33 |
0.3407 |
3 |
0.0053 |
26 |
0.3070 |
32 |
0.3452 |
19 |
|
|
Total |
180.77 |
|
109.09 |
|
4.22 |
|
3.32 |
|
43.15 |
|
20.99 |
|
District wise Poultry Population (In Lacs) of Assam 2019
|
Sl.No. |
District Name |
Total Poultry |
Population Rank |
% Share of Total |
|
1 |
Barpeta |
30.98 |
1 |
6.6% |
|
2 |
Nagaon |
29.22 |
2 |
6.3% |
|
3 |
Golaghat |
26.00 |
3 |
5.6% |
|
4 |
Dibrugarh |
20.58 |
4 |
4.4% |
|
5 |
Jorhat |
20.35 |
5 |
4.4% |
|
6 |
Dhemaji |
20.24 |
6 |
4.3% |
|
7 |
Sonitpur |
19.96 |
7 |
4.3% |
|
8 |
Lakhimpur |
19.17 |
8 |
4.1% |
|
9 |
Goalpara |
18.85 |
9 |
4.0% |
|
10 |
Kamrup |
18.31 |
10 |
3.9% |
|
11 |
Tinsukia |
18.27 |
11 |
3.9% |
|
12 |
Udalguri |
15.38 |
12 |
3.3% |
|
13 |
Dhubri |
14.27 |
13 |
3.1% |
|
14 |
Darrang |
14.10 |
14 |
3.0% |
|
15 |
Karbi Anglong |
13.99 |
15 |
3.0% |
|
16 |
Morigaon |
13.68 |
16 |
2.9% |
|
17 |
Sibsagar |
12.94 |
17 |
2.8% |
|
18 |
Karimganj |
12.81 |
18 |
2.7% |
|
19 |
Cachar |
12.57 |
19 |
2.7% |
|
20 |
Baksa |
12.42 |
20 |
2.7% |
|
21 |
Bongaigaon |
12.03 |
21 |
2.6% |
|
22 |
Hojai |
11.54 |
22 |
2.5% |
|
23 |
Kokrajhar |
11.47 |
23 |
2.5% |
|
24 |
Nalbari |
10.98 |
24 |
2.4% |
|
25 |
Biswanath |
10.25 |
25 |
2.2% |
|
26 |
South Salmara |
10.22 |
26 |
2.2% |
|
27 |
Hailakandi |
7.74 |
27 |
1.7% |
|
28 |
Chirang |
7.34 |
28 |
1.6% |
|
29 |
West Karbi Anglong |
6.89 |
29 |
1.5% |
|
30 |
Soraideu |
6.45 |
30 |
1.4% |
|
31 |
Dima Hasao |
3.97 |
31 |
0.9% |
|
32 |
Kamrup (M) |
2.51 |
32 |
0.5% |
|
33 |
Majuli |
1.66 |
33 |
0.4% |
|
|
Total |
467.12 |
|
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