Lakhimpur District is situated on the North East corner of Assam . The district lies between 26048’ and 27053’ northern latitude and 93042’ and 94020’ east longitude. It is bounded on the north by Siang and Papumpare District of Arunachal Pradesh and on the east by Dhemaji District and Subansiri river. Majuli Sub Division of Jorhat District stands on the southern side and Gahpur sub division of Sonitpur District is on the West. The District covers an area of 2277 Sqkm out of which 2257 Sqkm is rural and 20 sqkm is urban. The Provisional total population of the district is 10,42,137 as per 2011 Census. The district is divided into 7 Revenue Circles, 9 Development Blocks and 81 Gaon Panchayats. The district is mainly dependent upon agriculture and paddy. Paddy is regarded locally as “Lakhimi”. Besides, the soil of the district is alluvial and fertile for which crops flourish without use of any artificial manure or hard labour.