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Government Of Assam Animal Husbandry & Veterinary

Livestock Census

History of Livestock Census in India

For proper planning & formulation of any programme in the livestock sector, its effective implementation & monitoring, data is required at every possible administrative and geographic level. The Livestock Census is the main source of such data in the country. The first Livestock Census in India was carried out in 1919-1920. Since then it has been conducted once in every five years.

Procedure of Livestock Census in Assam

Livestock Census is conducted by Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of India, New Delhi with the help of A.H. & Veterinary Department, Government of Assam in our state.

Enumerators/Supervisors are recruited from Officers & staffs of the A.H. & Veterinary Department, Government of Assam. If required, outsourcing also be done for the purpose. During the Census, the Enumerators/Supervisors develop a cordial relation with the inhabitants of the village/ward by meeting the concerned officials/persons in the village/ward like Gram Pradhan, Panchayat Members, Government Officials, Religious/Community Leaders, etc. and take them in confidence. This helps in removing the misapprehensions of the people and ease out hostility, if any, in the work of enumeration.

During the enumeration, various species of animals (Cattle, Buffaloes, Sheep, Goat, Pig, Horse, Dog, Elephant, etc.) and birds (Fowl, Duck, other poultry birds, etc.) possessed by households, enterprises and institutions are counted at site. Data is generally presented separately for rural & urban areas. The data collected in the Census is utilised for planning and formulation of various schemes/programmes of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Sector, and is also used for statistical purposes.

Livestock Population of Assam

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

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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

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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

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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