District Profile at a glance    Click here for MAP
1. Geographical area  2400 Sq. Km (Approx)
2. Sub-Divisions  Mushalpur (Sadar), Tamulpur(Civil), Salbari(Civil)
3. Population  8.6 Lakhs (Approx, as per 2001 census)
 9.53773 Lakhs      (as per 2011 census)
 Male     : 484823
 Female : 468948
 Others : 2
4. Literates and Literacy rate  Total literate persons : 589866  (overall district iteracy rate : 61.8 pc)
 Male literates : 333856  (Male iteracy rate : 68.9 pc)
 Female literates : 256010  (Female literacy rate : 54.6 pc)
5. No. of Revenue Circles  13 (including part circles)    reorganisation awaited
     i) Baska Rev. Circle, Add: Mushalpur (HQ in Baksa)
     ii) Baganpara Rev. Circle, Add: Baganpara (HQ in Baksa)
     iii) Barama Rev. Circle, Add: Barama (HQ in Baksa)
     iv) Jalah Rev. Circle, Add: Jalahghat (HQ in Baksa)
     v) Tamulpur Rev. Circle, Add: Tamulpur (HQ in Baksa)
     vi) Goreswar Rev. Circle, Add: Goreswar (HQ in Baksa)
     vii) Tihu Rev. Circle, Add: Tihu Town (HQ in Nalbari)
     viii) Ghagrapar Rev. Circle, Add: Ghagrapar (HQ in Nalbari)
     ix) Rangia Rev. Circle, Add: Rangia (HQ in Kamrup)
     x) Sarupeta Rev. Circle, Add: Sarupeta (HQ in Barpeta)
     xi) Barnagar Rev. Circle, Add: Sorbhog (HQ in Barpeta)
     xii) Bajali Rev. Circle, Add: Bajali (HQ in Barpeta)
     xiii) Patharighat Rev. Circle, Add: Patharighat (HQ in Darrang)

6. No. of Mouzas  24 (click here for circle wise mouza list)
7. No. of Dev. Blocks  15 (including part blocks)    reorganisation awaited
     i) Baska Dev. Block, Add: Mushalpur (HQ in Baksa)
     ii) Tihu-Barama Dev. Block, Add: Barama (HQ in Baksa)
     iii) Dhamdhama Dev. Block, Add: Baganpara (HQ in Baksa)
     iv) Jalah Dev. Block, Add: Jalahghat (HQ in Baksa)
     v) Tamulpur Dev. Block, Add: Tamulpur (HQ in Baksa)
     vi) Goreswar Dev. Block, Add: Goreswar (HQ in Baksa)
     vii) Nagrijuli Dev. Block, Add: Nagrijuli (HQ in Baksa)
     viii) Gobardhana Dev. Block, Add: Barpeta Rd. (HQ in Barpeta)
     ix) Rangia Dev. Block, Add: Rangia (HQ in Kamrup)
     x) Tihu Dev. Block, Add: Tihu (HQ in Nalbari)
     xi) Chakchaka Dev. Block, Add: Sorbhog (HQ in Barpeta)
     xii) Sipajhar Dev. Block, Add: --(HQ in Darrang)
     xiii) Bajali Dev. Block, Add: Bajali (HQ in Barpeta)
     xiv) Barigog-Banbhag Dev. Block, Add: -- (HQ in Nalbari)
     xv) Bihdia-Jajikona Dev. Block, Add: Rangiasubdivn(HQ in Kamrup)
8. Total Police Stations  8
     i) Mushalpur PS, Add: Mushalpur (under Mushalpur Sadar Subdiv area)
     ii) Barbari PS, Add: Barbari (under Mushalpur Sadar Subdiv area)
     iii) Barama PS, Add: Barama, NH 31 (under Mushalpur Sadar Subdiv area)
     iv) Tamulpur PS, Add: Tamulpur (under Tamulpur Civil Subdiv area)
     v) Goreswar PS, Add: Goreswar (under Tamulpur Civil Subdiv area)
     vi) Salbari PS, Add: Salbari(in front of SDO(C) office) (under Salbari Civil Subdiv area)
     vii) Simla PS, Add: Simla (under Salbari Civil Subdiv area)
     viii) Gobardhana PS, Add: Gobardhana (under Salbari Civil subdiv area)
9. Total Out Posts  10
     i) Doomni OP, (under Mushalpur PS)
     ii) Nikashi OP (under Mushalpur PS)
     iii) Athiabari OP (under Mushalpur PS)
     iv) Baganpara OP (under Barbari PS)
     v) Darrangamela OP(under Tamulpur PS)
     vi) Nagrijuli OP (under Tamulpur PS)
     vii) Kumarikata OP (under Tamulpur PS)
     viiii) Gandhibari OP (under Tamulpur PS)
     ix) Suagpur OP (under Goreswar PS)
     x) Anandabazar OP (under Salbari PS)
10. Total Patrol Posts  5
     i) Kaurbaha PP, (under Tamulpur PS)
     ii) Labdangguri PP (under Gobardhana PS)
     iii) Bansbari PP (under Gobardhana PS)
     iv) Jalah PP (under Simla PS)
     v) Simlaguri PP (under Gobardhana PS)
11. Fire Service     One Fire station at Mushalpur with 2(two) fire tenders (Dial:108 or 03624-234686)
12. No. of Villages  687
13. No. of Tea Gardens  4
     i) Doomni TE, Under Baska Rev. Circle.
     ii) Nagrijuli TE, Under Tamulpur Rev. Circle.
     iii) Menaka TE, Under Tamulpur Rev. Circle.
     iv) Fatemabad TE, Under Barnagar Rev. Circle.
14. No. of BTC Constituencies  11
     i) 20- Mathanguri (open)
     ii) 21- Salbari (ST)
     iii) 22- Koklabari (ST)
     iv) 23- Dihira (open)
     v) 24- Musalpur (ST)
     vi) 25- Baganpara (ST)
     vii) 26- Darrangajuli (ST)
     viii) 27- Nagrijuli (non ST)
     ix) 28- Tamulpur (ST)
     x) 29- Suklai Serfang (ST)
     xi) 30- Goreswar (ST)
15. No. of LAC(major part)  3
     i) 58-Tamulpur
     ii) 62-Barama
     iii) 63-Chapaguri
16. Major Rivers      i) Beki
     ii) Manas
     iii) Pagladia
     iv) Puthimari
     v) Pahumara
     vi) Kaldia
     vii) Barnadi
17. No. of Railway Station  1
 Goreswar (Root: Rangia-Goreswar-Udalguri)
 N.B. It is the only railway station touching Baksa district at Goreswar.
 It is being converted in to BG line. Not functioning at present due to conversion work.
18. Firing Range  1 No.
 Darrangamela Firing Range at Sukanjuli
19. Co-ordinates of imp. places
Name of place/buildings Latitude Longitude
DC office, Mushalpur 91° 21.57' E 26° 39.39' N
SP office, Mushalpur 91° 20.53' E 26° 39.39' N
Baska rev. circle, Mushalpur 91° 20.47' E 26° 39.49' N
District Centre, Mushalpur 91° 20.48' E 26° 39.47' N
Fire station, Mushalpur 91° 20.35' E 26° 39.39' N
Civil hospital, Mushalpur 91° 20.37' E 26° 39.49' N