Economy
Land control - Among the peasants 3.43% are landless, 14.01% marginal, 12.78% small, 64.59% intermediate and 5.19% rich; cultivable land per head 0.13 hectare.
Value of land - The market value of the land of the first grade is approximately Tk. 4000 per 0.01 hectare.
Main crops - Paddy, wheat, potato, pulses, karalla and vegetables.
Main fruits - Mango, jack-fruit, papaya, litchi, watermelon and banana.
Dairies, poultries - Poultry 3, dairy 5.
Communication facilities - Roads: pucca 62 km, semi pucca 3 km and mud road 486 km.
Traditional transport - Palanquin (extinct), bullock cart (nearly extinct), boat.
Manufactories - Husking mill 75, oil mill 5, biscuit factory 8, ice factory 2, saw mill 5, welding 11.
Cottage industries - Bamboo work 31, jute work 38, goldsmith 17, blacksmith 9, wood work 162 and tailoring 220.
Hats, bazars and fairs - Hats and bazars are 30, most noted of which are Nekmarda, Katihar, Routnagar, Balidara, Ranisankail College Bazar; fair 2 (Nekmarda Urs Mela and Katihar Maghi Mela).
Main exports - Paddy, rice, potato, pulses, vegetables, mango, jack-fruit, litchi, watermelon.
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