Lakhimpur district

Lakhimpur is an administrative in the state of  in. The district headquarters are located at. The district occupies an of 2277  and has a  of 889,325 (as of ).

Geography
A beautiful place on Mother Nature's lap, located in the north-east corner of the Indian State of, the district of Lakhimpur lies on north bank of the mighty river. It is bounded on the north by Siang and Papumpare District of the state of and on east by. , the largest River-island belonging to is on the south and Gahpur sub division of  is on the West. The is navigable for steamers in all seasons as far as, in the rainy season as far as ; its navigable tributaries within the district are the Subansiri, Ranganadi and Dikrong. The exact location of the district is 26048’ and 27053’ northern latitude and 93042’ and 94020' east longitude (approx.).

The name 'Lakhimpur' is believed to come from word “Lakshmi”, the Hindu goddess of Wealth and Prosperity. The word “pur” has two meanings -- first one is “full”, so 'Lakhimpur' means 'full of paddy'. The second meaning is "City", so 'Lakhimpur' means 'The City of Wealth and Prosperity'. Besides, the district has alluvial soil which is very fertile. Also fish, vegetables, milk etc were abundant.

The district has two sub divisions -- Dhakuakhana and. Dhakuakhana Sub Division consists of two Police stations  viz. Dhakuakhana and Ghilamara. North Lakhimpur Sub-division consists of 4 Police stations viz. North Lakhimpur, Boginadi, Laluk and Bihpuria. Numerous tribes too inhabit the areas. The most important of these tribes are the Miris, Abors, Mishmis, Khamtis, Kachins and Nagas.

Forests are mainly tropical rain forest. Important reserved forests includes Ranga Reserve,   Kakoi Reserve, Dulung Reserve and Pava Reserve. Some varieties are Hollock (Terminalia Myriocarpa), Ajhar (lagerstroemia speciosa), Simul (Bombax ceiba/Salmalia Malabarica), Sum (Machilus), Gomari (gmelina orborea), Sissoo (Dalbergia Sissoo), Silikha (Terminalia Chebula), Neem (Azadirachta Indica), Nahar (Mesua Ferrea) etc. Wild elephants, buffaloes, tigers, deer etc are there in the forests. Varieties of bird species can be observed in swampy areas.

The great Subansiri river has legends of once famous gold washing. But as of now there is no any major exploration of minerals in the district, except some minor exploration for petroleum by ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) near Dhakuakhana.

History
figures largely in the annals of as the region where successive invaders from the east first reached the. The Bara Bhuiyas, originally from the western provinces of India, were driven out by the Chutias (a Shan race), and these in their turn gave place to their more powerful brethren, the s in the. The, who had ruined the native kingdoms, at the end of the , were in 1825 expelled by the , who placed the southern part of the country, together with Sibsagar under the rule of Raja Purandhar Singh; but it was not till 1838 that the whole was taken under direct British administration. The headquarters are at.