(As in 2017-18)
- Total number of growers:1,44,222
- Area : 80,948 ha
- No. of districts where tea grown: 22
- Total production: 285.24 m kg of made tea
- Contribution: 42.17 % of the total production of Assam and 21.53% of India’s total production.
- Total labour force engaged: About 3 lakhs
- Average productivity: 3,250 kg made tea /ha
Distrct-wise number of small tea growers and production
District |
No.of growers* |
Production made tea (m kg)** |
Baska |
312 |
0.28 |
Bongaigaon |
986 |
0.83 |
Cachar |
671 |
1.67 |
Darrang |
84 |
0.43 |
Dhubri |
390 |
- |
Dibrugarh |
29,908 |
54.72 |
Goalpara |
632 |
0.69 |
Golaghat |
18,210 |
33.63 |
Hailakandi |
94 |
0.44 |
Jorhat |
13,309 |
23.50 |
Kamrup(Rural) |
16 |
0.63 |
Karimganj |
132 |
0.22 |
Karbi Anglong |
3,613 |
3.68 |
Kokrajhar |
1,806 |
0.77 |
Lakhimpur |
2.293 |
2.17 |
Morigaon |
63 |
0.26 |
Nagaon |
1,321 |
1.33 |
Sivasagar |
16,431 |
34.68 |
Sonitpur |
11,840 |
26.10 |
Tinsukia |
40,211 |
88.26 |
Udalguri |
2,242 |
11.43 |
*Source: All Assam Small Tea Growers’Association.
**.Tea Board,India (Data for 2017-18)