Fisheries Department-Profile
Last Updated on: January 21, 2025
| 1) Name of District: | Biswanath | |
| 2) Sub-Division: | i) Biswanath | |
| ii) Gohpur | ||
| 3) Population: | 550102 nos. (ST: 84688 nos. SC: 42086, Others: 423333) | |
| 4) Dev. Blocks: | i) Biswanath | |
| ii) Bihali | ||
| iii) Sakomatha | ||
| iv) Baghmara | ||
| v) Chaiduar | ||
| vi) Pub-Chaiduar | ||
| vii) Sootea | ||
| 5) Infrastructure: | a) Land area: | 1 Bigha |
| b) Building: | i) Office building with 3 rooms | |
| ii) 1 no. Grade-IV quarter | ||
| c) Govt. Fish Farm: | i) Kunwari Fish Farm: Water area: 6.00 ha | |
| ii) Dilapakhara Fish Farm: Water area: 0.24 ha | ||
| 6) Resources: | a) Ponds & Tanks: | 4379 nos, W/a: 643.60 ha |
| b) Beels: | 54 nos., W/a: 757.25ha | |
| c) Derelict/ Low-lying areas: | 47 nos., W/a: 539.90 ha | |
| d) River: | 21 nos., W/a : 5760.00 ha | |
| e) Paddy Lands: | W/a: 10039.00 ha | |
| 7) Total Water area: | 12000.75 hactare | |
| 8) Status of Beel Fisheries: | i) Biswanath-Baghmora Meen Mahal: 25 nos. of Beel Fisheries in Biswanath Sub-Division, not leased now due to non disposal of case pending at honourable High court, Gauhati. | |
| ii) Brahmaputra Kharoibil Group Fishery: 12 nos. of Beel Fisheries in Gohpur Sub-Division. It is under leased to Chaiduar Brahmaputra Kharoibil Group Fishery since 2014-15 @ Rs. 92,000/- per year for 7 years. | ||
| 9) Total Fish Production: | 3052.20 MT | |
| 10) Fish Demand: | 5143 MT | |
| 11) Deficit: | 2090.8 MT | |
| 12) Nos. of Echo-hatcheries: | a) Govt. -nil | b) Private: 10 nos. |
| 13) Nursery Tanks: | a) Govt.:- 20 nos( 0.53 ha) | b) Private:- 239 nos.(10.25 ha) |
| 14) Rearing Tanks: | a) Govt.:- 2 nos.(0.24 ha) | b) Private: 95 nos. (6.45 ha) |
| (N.B: Data of Sootea Dev. Block are not included here) | ||
