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Assam

293 indicators tracked · RBI Handbook 2024-25 · 41 GI-registered products

What the numbers say

Are people living longer here?

Long view
20012006201120162021

56.9 Years (1997) to 68.6 Years (2023) — +20.6%

Vs all-India

Assam: 68.6 Years (2023) · India: 70.3 Years (2023)

Are fewer babies dying?

Long view
2006201120162021

66 (2004) to 30 (2023) — -54.5%

Vs all-India

Assam: 30 (2023) · India: 25 (2023)

Rank

Higher than 29 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2023.

Highest / lowest (2023)

Chhattisgarh 37 · Manipur 3

Is childbirth getting safer?

Long view
20012006201120162021

398 (2001) to 110 (2023) — -72.4%

Vs all-India

Assam: 110 (2023) · India: 88 (2023)

How many children are people having?

Long view
2006201120162021

2.9 (2003) to 2 (2023) — -31.0%

Vs all-India

Assam: 2 (2023) · India: 1.9 (2023)

How many babies are born each year?

Long view
2006201120162021

25.1 (2004) to 19.8 (2023) — -21.1%

Vs all-India

Assam: 19.8 (2023) · India: 18.4 (2023)

Rank

Higher than 27 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2023.

Highest / lowest (2023)

Bihar 25.8 · Andaman & Nicobar Islands 10.1

Is the population still growing?

Long view
201120162021

14.8% (2011) to 13.6% (2023) — -8.1%

Vs all-India

Assam: 13.6% (2023) · India: 12% (2023)

Rank

Higher than 27 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2023.

Highest / lowest (2023)

Bihar 19.7 · Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3.8

How many people are out of work in the villages?

Long view
199620012006201120162021

52 Per 1,000 (1994) to 35 Per 1,000 (2024) — -32.7%

Vs all-India

Assam: 35 Per 1,000 (2024) · India: 25 Per 1,000 (2024)

Rank

Higher than 19 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2024.

Highest / lowest (2024)

Andaman & Nicobar Islands 106 · Gujarat 4

How many people are out of work in the towns?

Long view
199620012006201120162021

89 Per 1,000 (1994) to 74 Per 1,000 (2024) — -16.9%

Vs all-India

Assam: 74 Per 1,000 (2024) · India: 51 Per 1,000 (2024)

Rank

Higher than 22 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2024.

Highest / lowest (2024)

Meghalaya 140 · Delhi 20

What does a day of farm work pay?

Long view
20162021

₹201 (2015) to ₹385 (2025) — +91.8%

Vs all-India

Assam: ₹385 (2025) · India: ₹398 (2025)

How much does the average person earn here?

Long view
20162021

₹41,142 (2012) to ₹1,59,185 (2025) — +286.9%

Rank

Higher than 6 of the other 24 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Delhi ₹4,93,024 · Bihar ₹69,321

How is the state doing on the Sustainable Development Goals?

Long view
2021

49 (2018) to 65 (2023) — +32.7%

Vs all-India

Assam: 65 (2023) · India: 71 (2023)

Rank

Higher than 5 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2023.

Highest / lowest (2023)

Keralam 79 · Bihar 57

Is the groundwater running out?

Long view
2021

11.3% (2017) to 12.6% (2024) — +12.1%

Vs all-India

Assam: 12.6% (2024) · India: 60.5% (2024)

Rank

Higher than 8 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2024.

Highest / lowest (2024)

Punjab 157% · Arunachal Pradesh 0.39%

How much forest is there?

Long view
1991199620012006201120162021

25,160 (1987) to 28,314 (2023) — +12.5%

Do government schools have working computers?

Long view
2021

11.5% (2019) to 74% (2025) — +543.5%

Vs all-India

Assam: 74% (2025) · India: 52.7% (2025)

Rank

Higher than 20 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Chandigarh 100% · Meghalaya 10.3%

Do children stay in school to Class XII?

Long view

55.9% (2023) to 61.5% (2025) — +10.0%

Vs all-India

Assam: 61.5% (2025) · India: 68.5% (2025)

Rank

Higher than 9 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Chandigarh 109% · Bihar 44.7%

Do as many girls reach secondary school as boys?

Long view

1.2 (2023) to 1.2 (2025) — +0.8%

Vs all-India

Assam: 1.2 (2025) · India: 1.1 (2025)

Rank

Higher than 32 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Meghalaya 1.4 · Uttar Pradesh 1

How connected is the state?

Long view
2006201120162021

2.1 (2004) to 72.8 (2025) — +3367.6%

Vs all-India

Assam: 72.8 (2025) · India: 52.7 (2010)

Do banks lend back what they take in?

Long view
2006201120162021

31.8% (2004) to 62.7% (2025) — +97.2%

Vs all-India

Assam: 62.7% (2025) · India: 80.1% (2025)

Rank

Higher than 19 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Andhra Pradesh 151% · Lakshadweep 12.7%

Are farms getting more productive?

Long view
2006201120162021

1,405 Kg. Per Hectare (2005) to 2,221 Kg. Per Hectare (2025) — +58.1%

Vs all-India

Assam: 2,221 Kg. Per Hectare (2025) · India: 2,601 Kg. Per Hectare (2025)

Rank

Higher than 11 of the other 30 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Punjab 4,761 kg/ha · Maharashtra 1,574 kg/ha

How hard is the farmland worked?

Long view
2006201120162021

142% (2005) to 150% (2024) — +5.7%

Vs all-India

Assam: 150% (2024) · India: 157% (2024)

Rank

Higher than 14 of the other 30 states reporting it for 2024.

Highest / lowest (2024)

Punjab 201% · Mizoram 102%

How much milk does the state produce?

Long view
2006201120162021

739 Thousand Tonnes (2005) to 1,092 Thousand Tonnes (2024) — +47.8%

How many crimes are recorded here?

NCRB figures count cases registered (FIRs), not actual incidence — differences between states reflect reporting and policing as much as real crime, and NCRB itself cautions against direct state-to-state rate comparison. 2024 was the first full year under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; some year-on-year changes reflect offences being reclassified into new BNS heads rather than genuine change.

Vs all-India

Assam: 137 per lakh (2024) · India: 419 per lakh (2024)

Rank

Higher than 6 of the other 35 states reporting it for 2024.

Highest / lowest (2024)

Keralam 1,389 · Dadra & N.H. and Daman & Diu 42.7

How many crimes against women are recorded?

NCRB figures count cases registered (FIRs), not actual incidence — differences between states reflect reporting and policing as much as real crime, and NCRB itself cautions against direct state-to-state rate comparison. 2024 was the first full year under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; some year-on-year changes reflect offences being reclassified into new BNS heads rather than genuine change.

Vs all-India

Assam: 59.3 per lakh women (2024) · India: 64.6 per lakh women (2024)

Rank

Higher than 23 of the other 35 states reporting it for 2024.

Highest / lowest (2024)

Delhi 131 · Nagaland 5.1

How many crimes against children are recorded?

NCRB figures count cases registered (FIRs), not actual incidence — differences between states reflect reporting and policing as much as real crime, and NCRB itself cautions against direct state-to-state rate comparison. 2024 was the first full year under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; some year-on-year changes reflect offences being reclassified into new BNS heads rather than genuine change.

Long view

4,084 (2022) to 5,871 (2024) — +43.8%

Year-on-year change partly reflects the IPC→Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita transition (2024 is the first full BNS year) and registered-case reporting, not only real change.

How much electricity does each person get?

Long view
2006201120162021

134 (2005) to 356 (2025) — +165.0%

Vs all-India

Assam: 356 (2025) · India: 1,208 (2025)

Rank

Higher than 2 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Goa 3,418 · Manipur 329

How much road is there?

Long view
200620112016

2,08,788 (2005) to 4,50,290 (2020) — +115.7%

How many people work in factories?

Long view
2006201120162021

1,01,265 (2005) to 2,01,498 (2024) — +99.0%

How many people visit?

Long view
201120162021

4.3 (2011) to 7.6 (2024) — +75.3%

How many rural clinic doctor posts sit vacant?

Long view
2021

294 (2021) to 405 (2023) — +37.8%

How many people live in poverty?

Long view
20162021

32.7% (2016) to 19.4% (2021) — -40.7%

Vs all-India

Assam: 19.4% (2021) · India: 15% (2021)

Rank

Higher than 29 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2021.

Highest / lowest (2021)

Bihar 33.8% · Keralam 0.55%

How fast are prices rising?

Long view
20162021

6% (2015) to 5.1% (2025) — -15.0%

Vs all-India

Assam: 5.1% (2025) · India: 4.6% (2025)

Rank

Higher than 26 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Manipur 6.5% · Delhi 2.4%

How fast is urban housing getting more expensive?

Long view
20162021

5.1% (2015) to 3.3% (2025) — -35.3%

Vs all-India

Assam: 3.3% (2025) · India: 2.8% (2025)

Rank

Higher than 19 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2025.

Highest / lowest (2025)

Uttarakhand 8.1% · Delhi 0.20%

How many young children are anaemic?

Long view
2006201120162021

69.6% (2006) to 68.4% (2021) — -1.7%

Vs all-India

Assam: 68.4% (2021) · India: 67.1% (2021)

Rank

Higher than 22 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2021.

Highest / lowest (2021)

Ladakh 93.9% · Keralam 39.4%

How many pregnant women are anaemic?

Long view
2006201120162021

72% (2006) to 54.2% (2021) — -24.7%

Vs all-India

Assam: 54.2% (2021) · India: 52.2% (2021)

Rank

Higher than 25 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2021.

Highest / lowest (2021)

Ladakh 78.1% · Andaman & Nicobar Islands -53.7%

How much electricity leaks away before it is billed?

Long view
2006201120162021

51.8% (2005) to 17.6% (2023) — -66.0%

Vs all-India

Assam: 17.6% (2023) · India: 17.7% (2023)

Rank

Higher than 14 of the other 32 states reporting it for 2023.

Highest / lowest (2023)

Arunachal Pradesh 43% · Goa 7.1%

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⚠ GI Registry (IP India) · not RBI Handbook — state-tier only, no district/seat attribution in the source data.