An overview of the Department

District Agriculture Office is located near the Sundaridia road. Distance from DC Office to District Agriculture Office is maximum 500 m. District Agriculture Office Barpeta consists of two Agril Sub-Division viz. Barpeta and Alopoti Major Char headed by District Agricultural Officer, Barpeta with supporting Agril extension functionaries. Net cropped area of Barpeta district is 115978 Ha and gross cropped area is 194843 Ha. Cropping intensity of Barpeta district is 168%. Flood is a regular feature in Barpeta district and about 10750 Ha of cropped land is cronically affected by flood every year.