Lakhimpur District
| Total Population : 889,010 |
| Total literate : 506,433 |
| Rural : 823,857 |
Urban : 65,153 |
| Male : 455,691 |
Female : 433,319 |
| Area : 2,977 Sqkm |
Villages : 1,185 |
MP
: Loksabha
Lakhimpur
MP
Dr. Arun Kumar Sarma
CONSTITUENCY : Lakhimpur (Assam )
PARTY : Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)
Present
Address
68, South Avenue,
New Delhi - 110 011
Tels. (011) 23792214, 23018593
Permanent
Address
Vill. & P.O. Japisajia,
Distt. Lakhimpur - 787 001
(Assam)
Tels. (03752) 230273, 230681
Brief
about District
The
name Lakhimpur is believed to be originated from the
word “Lakshmi”, the goddess of prosperity. The district
is mainly dependent upon agriculture and paddy. Paddy
is regarded locally as “Lakhimi”. The word “pur” means
“full”. Lakhimpur therefore means full of paddy or
the place where paddies are grown abundantly. Besides,
the soil of the district is alluvial and fertile for
which crops flourish without use of any artificial
manure or hard labour. Over and above fish, meat,
vegetables, milk
were abundant in this district. Others say
that the
word originated from Lakhsmi Devi, the mother of Bhuyan Raja who was the descendent of King Arimatta . As per Lakhimpur District
Gazette (1976:4) , the district was notified as Lakhimpur
District through a proclamation issued by then Governor
General on July, 1839. On 2nd October, 1971 the district
was reorganized with
two sub divisions viz. Dhemaji and North
Lakhimpur . Later it was again reorganized
in the year 1980 with two subdivisions viz. Dhakuakhana
and North Lakhimpur
leaving Dhemaji as a separate district.
The district was earlier regarded as “Koliapani” because
there was practically no road communication to this
district till 1950. In the year 1954, the temporary
aerodrome was started. From 1957 the ASTC buses started
plying from Lakhimpur and from 1963 the North East
Frontier Railway started train services from this
district.
Location:Lakhimpur
District is situated on the North East corner of Assam
. The district lies between 26048’
and 27053’ northern latitude and 93042’
and 94020’ east longitude (approx.)
Boundary: It is bounded on the north by Siang and Papumpare District
of Arunachal Pradesh and on the east by Dhemaji District
and Subansiri river. Majuli Sub Division of Jorhat
District stands on the southern side
and Gahpur sub division of Sonitpur District
is on the West.
Forest
Forests
of the district are mainly tropical rain forest. The
important reserved forests of the district are
Ranga Reserve, Kakoi Reserve,
Dulung Reserve and Pava Reserve . The
varieties of tree species grown in the forest
area are Hollock (Terminalia Myriocarpa) , Urium
(Bichotia Jauvanica), Nahar (Mesua Ferrea), Ajhar
(lagerstroemia speciosa), Simul (Bombax ceiba/Salmalia
Malabarica), Sum (Machilus), Sualu , Gomari (gmelina
orborea), Sissoo (Dalbergia Sissoo), Jutuli (Altingia
excelsa), Silikha (Terminalia Chebula), Neem (Azadirachta
Indica), Sopa (Magnolia) etc.
The
River System and Flood :
1.
The Brahmaputra :- The mighty river Brahmaputra
is the southern boundary of the district and it touches
all along the southern and southeastern boundary.
2.
The Subansiri : The river Subansiri is originated
from Tibet and enters the plains of Lakhimpur and
Dhemaji district. The total length of the river is
326 miles up to the international boarder. The catchments
area of the river is 10,148 Sqmiles in Arunachal Pradesh
and 440 SqMiles in Assam. The river discharges 2,09,546
Cusecs of water at Bhimpara Ghat.
3.
The Ranganadi : The river originates from the Dafla
hills of Arunachal Pradesh. The total length
of the river is 90 miles and total catchments area
is 839 Sqmiles in Arunachal Pradesh and 296
Sqmiles in Assam. It discharges 17,500 cusecs
of water at 2 miles up stream of National Highway
–52.
4.
The Dikrong : The Dikrong originates from the Dafla
Hills of Arunachal Pradesh. In Arunachal Pradesh,
it is known as Par Nadi. It enters the plains near
Harmutty Tea Estate and runs 25 miles to join the
Brahmaputra at Badati. It discharges 20,000 cusecs
of water at 1 mile down stream of National Highway-52.
The catchments area of the river is 512 Sqmiles in
Arunachal Pradesh and 101 Sqmiles in Assam.
The causes of flood in Lakhimpur District are due
to excessive rainfalls in Assam and Arunachal
Pradesh, melting of snow at Tibet and
bursting of dams, which are formed by the landslides
at the rivers flowing from Arunachal Pradesh. During
flood the rivers get charged with enormous
quantity of silt and in their movement the rivers
alter the conditions of flow and sometimes changes
the river course causing untold miseries to the people
living in its low-lying basin.
Mineral
There is no major exploration of minerals in this
district. The great Subansiri river was once famous
for gold washing.
Fauna
With the increase of human population and large-scale
deforestation of existing forest, the wild animal
of various species are dwindling due to loss of habitat
etc. Presently wild elephants, buffaloes, tigers,
deer, hyenas are seen in the forest area. Varieties
of bird species are available in swampy areas.
Administrative
Set up Lakhimpur district with its headquarters at
North Lakhimpur and the sub divisional headquarters
at Dhakuakhana includes the following Revenue
circles : Lakhimpur, Dhakuakhana, Kadam, Nauboicha,
Bihpuria, Narayanpur and Subansiri ( Ghilamara)
and there are 9 Nos. of Blocks viz. Narayanpur,
Bihpuria, Karunabari , Nowboicha, Telahi, Lakhimpur
, Boginadi, Ghilamara and Dhakuakhana.
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