Dhemaji

Name of the District Dhemaji
Sub-Division Dhemaji (Sadar)
Jonai
Revenue Circle Dhemaji
Sissiborgaon
Jonai
Gogamukh
Development Blocks Bordoloni
Dhemaji
Machkhowa
Sissiborgaon
Murkongselek T. D.Block, Jonai
Total Nos. of Village 1315 Nos.
Un-inhabited Village 79 Nos
Inhabited Village 1236 Nos.
Total No. of revenue villages 1150 Nos.
Total No. of Gaon Panchayat 65 Nos.
Assembly Constituencies 113 Dhemaji (ST) LAC
114 Jonai (ST) LAC
Anchalik Panchayat Dhemaji Anchalik Panchayat
Machkhowa Anchalik Panchayat
Bordoloni Anchalik Panchayat
Sissiborgaon Anchalik Panchayat
Sissitongani Anchalik Panchayat
Zila Parishad Constituencies Dhemaji Zila Parishad Constituencies
Bordoloni Zila Parishad Constituencies
Machkhowa Zila Parishad Constituencies
Sissiborgaon Zila Parishad Constituencies
Sissitangani Zila Parishad Constituencies
Pub – Jonai Zila Parishad Constituencies
Simen Chapori Zila Parishad Constituencies
Police Station Dhemaji
Gogamukh
Silapathar
Jonai
Simen Chapori
Sengajan char Chapori
Police Outpost Bordoloni
Machkhowa
Sissiborgaon
Border Outpost Likabali
Galipathar
Rajakhana
Majulipur

Population (2011 Census):

Total Population 686133
Male Population 351249
Female Population 334884
SC Population 44225
SC Male Population 23006
SC Female Population 21219
ST Population 325560
ST Male Population 165449
SC Population 160111
No. of Household 96949

Land Utilisation:

SN Area in Hectares Percentage
1 3,23,700.00  
2 208 6.43
3 1,24,819.00 38.56
4 Area under plantation:
2534 0.78
513.14 0.16
1098 0.33
5 53,224.71 16.44
6 44,136.00 13.63
7 97,167.15 30.01

Boundaries :

Arunachal Pradesh on the north; Brahmaputra river and Tinsukia on the east. Brahmaputra and Dibrugarh on the south; and Lakhimpur on the west.

Rivers & Tributaries : Major river Brahmaputra.

Other Rivers & Tributaries: Goga, Simon, Subansiri, Gai, Jiyadhal, Tongani, Sisi, Kumotia, Dikarai etc.

Important Places : Dhemaji, Jonai, Murkangchelek. Dhemaji is a border district of north-east Assam which is situated on the north bank of the Brahmaputra. The district headquarter is Dhemaji and the two sub-divisions are Dhemaji and Jonai. This district is mostly inhabited by Tiwas, Misings and other plains tribes.

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