ASSAM

Assam : A bird's eyeview



Geographical Data:

Density              : 340/km2

State Boundary:

                         East: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur

                         West: West Bengal, Meghalaya and Bangladesh

                         North: Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan

                         South: Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura

Geographical Co-ordinate:

                        Latitude: 24 to 28 degree North

                        Longitude: 90 to 96 degree East

Time Zone       : IST

Forest Cover    : 35.48%

Percentage of Forest & Tree Cover to Total Geographical Area : 36.67 %
Percentage of Forest Cover to Total Geographical Area : 24.58 %
Area of Forest Cover : 27,826 Sq. Km.(3.2 % of Country's F.C).
Area of Tree Cover : 935 Sq. Km.
Total Area of Forest & Tree Cover : 28,761 Sq. Km.
Percentage of R.F. area to Geographical Area : 18.60 %
Per capita Forest & Tree Cover : 0.11 Hact.
Extent of Water bodies within F.C : 359 Sq. Km. with 1.29 % of Forest Cover
Growing Stock Volume (FSI, 2003)
Inside forest - 251.571 Million Cu. Mt.
Outside Forest -.5.150 Million Cu. Mt

Wildlife:

National Parks:

1. Kaziranga ( 868.98 sq.km, BOKAKHAT)
2. Manas ( 500 sq. km, BARPETA ROAD)
3. Dibru Saikhowa (340 sq. km, TINSUKIA)
4. Nameri (200 sq.km, TEZPUR)
5. Rajiv Gandhi ( 78.91 sq. km, MANGALDOI)

Sanctuaries:

1. Laokhowa (70.13 sq.km, NAGAON)
2. Bornodi (26.22 sq.km, MANGALDOI )
3. Chakrasila (45.50sq.km, KOKRAJHAR)
4. Burachapori (44.06sq.km., TEZPUR)
5. Pani-Dihing (33.93
6. Garampani (6.05 Sq.km, DIPHU)
7. sq.km, SIBSAGAR)
8. Hollongapar Gibbon (20.98 sq.km, MARIANI)
9. Pobitora (38.80 sq.km, GUWAHATI)
10. Sonai- Rupai (220 sq.km, TEZPUR)
11. Bherjan, Borajan Padumoni (7.22 sq.km, TINSUKIA)
12. East Karbi Anglong (222 sq.km, DIPHU)
13. Nambar (37 sq.km, DIPHU)
14. Marat Logri (451 sq.km, DIPHU)
15. Amchang (78.64 sq.km., GUWAHATI)
16. Dehing Patkai (111.19 sq.km, DIGBOI)
17. Borail (326.25 sq.km, SILCHAR)
18. Nambor- Doigurung (97.15 sq.km, GOLAGHAT)