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Dhemaji
is geographically located between 94º 12' 18'' East and 95º
41' 32'' East longitudes and 27º 05' 27'' North and 27º
57' 16'' North latitudes. The district is bounded on the north and
the east by the hilly ranges of Arunachal Pradesh, on the south
by the river Brahmaputra and on the west by the Lakhimpur. The Dhemaji
district was formed on 14th August / 1st October 1989. Dhemaji District
is spread over an area of 3237 Sq. Km and lies at an altitude of
104 m above the Mean Sea Level. Accoprding to 2001 Census the total
population of the district is 571944 out of which 294643 is the
male population and 277301 is the female population.
Dhemaji
District is one of the districts situated in the remote corner of
North East India on the north bank of river Brahmaputra. The boundaries
of the district are the hilly ranges of Arunachal Pradesh to the
North and the East, Lakhimpur district in the West and the river
Brahmaputra in the South. The economy of Dhemaji is mainly based
on agriculture. People are engaged in other activities like fishing,
Sericulture, and driftwood business.
Above
85% of the total population of Dhemaji district is depended on agriculture.
Rice, pulses, mustard are the major crops grown in the region. The
chief areas that grow mustard are Talahi, Gohaingaon, and Narayanpur
mouzas of Dhakuakhana. The district is industrially backward with
no important small-scale industries. There is not even a single
big industry in the whole district of Dhemaji. Weaving or cane and
bamboo industries are some of the small-scale industries, which
are unable to sustain due to tough competition from machine goods.
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