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District Report KAMRUP Baseline Survey of Minority Concentrated Districts District Report KAMRUP Study Commissioned by Ministry of Minority Affairs Government of India Study Conducted by Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development: Guwahati VIP Road, Upper Hengerabari, Guwahati 781036 1 ommissioned by the Ministry of Minority CAffairs, this Baseline Survey was planned for 90 minority concentrated districts (MCDs) identified by the Government of India across the country, and the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi coordinates the entire survey. Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati has been assigned to carry out the Survey for four states of the Northeast, namely Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Manipur. This report contains the results of the survey for Kamrup district of Assam. The help and support received at various stages from the villagers, government officials and all other individuals are most gratefully acknowledged. ■ Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development is an autonomous research institute of the ICSSR, New delhi and Government of Assam. 2 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................... 8 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 9 TOOLS USED........................................................................................................................ 10 A BRIEF PROFILE OF KAMRUP ....................................................................................... 11 2.1 AREA AND LOCATION ..................................................................................................................11 2.2 ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION :.......................................................................................................11 2.3 RESOURCE BASE ...........................................................................................................................12 2.3.1 Population ...........................................................................................................................12 2.3.2 Sex Ratio ..............................................................................................................................13 2.3.3 Literacy Rate .......................................................................................................................14 2.3.4 Distribution of workforce in Kamrup district ..................................................................15 2.4. EDUCATION AND HEALTH ..........................................................................................................15 2.5 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ...................................................................................................16 3. NATURAL RESOURCE BASE ............................................................................................................17 3.1. Land and its quality .............................................................................................................17 3.2. FORESTRY ....................................................................................................................................17 3.3. SOIL AND WATER .......................................................................................................................17 4. ECONOMY ......................................................................................................................................18 4.1. Plantation and Horticulture ................................................................................................19 4.2. Livestock and dairy ..............................................................................................................20 5. INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONNECTIVITY .........................................................................................20 5.1. Roads .....................................................................................................................................20 5.2. Air and Water transport .......................................................................................................21 5.3. Telecommunication ..............................................................................................................21 5.4. Power and energy ..................................................................................................................21 5.5. Banking ..................................................................................................................................21 5.6. Health and Educational establishments .............................................................................22 6. BASIC AMENITIES :..........................................................................................................................22 PROFILE OF THE SAMPLE VILLAGES ........................................................................... 24 3.1 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE ..............................................................................................................24 3.2 SEX RATIO ....................................................................................................................................24 3.3. LITERACY RATE ...........................................................................................................................24 3.4 FACILITIES ....................................................................................................................................25 3.4.1 Electricity ............................................................................................................................25 3.4.2 Drinking water ....................................................................................................................25 3.4.3 Toilet facility ......................................................................................................................26 3.4.5 Education .............................................................................................................................26 3.4.6 Health Facilities ..................................................................................................................26 3.4.7 Other facilities ....................................................................................................................27 3.5 VILLAGE ORGANIZATIONS ..........................................................................................................27 3.6 CROP PRODUCTIVITY STATUS :.....................................................................................................27 3.7 INPUT STATUS FOR CULTIVATION :...............................................................................................27 3.7.1. Current inputs ....................................................................................................................27 3.7.2 Capital inputs .....................................................................................................................28 3.8 CREDIT .........................................................................................................................................28 3.8.1 Purpose for availing credit .................................................................................................28 3.8.2 Sources of credit ..................................................................................................................28 3.9 MIGRATION AND EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE INCOME EARNING .................................................29 3 3.10 RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AND BENEFICIARIES ASSISTED .....................................30 3.11 COMMON RESOURCE AND FACILITY USES .................................................................................30 3.12 SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................30 RESULTS OF THE BASELINE SURVEY........................................................................... 31 4.1 RELIGIOUS AND CASTE COMPOSITION .......................................................................................31 4.2 MOTHER TONGUE .......................................................................................................................31 4.3 AGE AND SEX ...............................................................................................................................31 4.4 HOUSEHOLD SIZE ........................................................................................................................32 4.5 MARITAL STATUS ........................................................................................................................32 4.6 EDUCATIONAL STATUS ................................................................................................................32 4.7 OCCUPATION AND EMPLOYMENT ...............................................................................................32 4.7.1 Occupation and Industry ...................................................................................................32 4.7.2 Self-Employment Scenario .................................................................................................33 4.7.3 Additional Employment and Preference ...........................................................................33 4.7.4 Migrant Workers .................................................................................................................33
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