ECONOMY

The district is industrially backward and there is not any industry worth the name. It is a land-locked district with poor transport and communication facilities till the opening of Rail cum Road bridge, the Naranarayan Setu over the river Brahmaputra . It is also expected that the proposed Industrial Growth Center of Matia (near Sainik School , Goalpara ) will give a boost to the development of Industries in the district.  

The district is primarily an agrarian district as 90% of the population depend their  livelihood on agriculture. The principal agriculture produce are Paddy, Jute, Green and Black Gram and Potato etc. However, the district is also known for its production of areca nut and banana. A big market of banana has come up at Daranggiri to which businessmen from all over India have been attracted. Recently, a new development in respect of cultivation of Boro paddy have been witnessed in the district and there is a bumper production of paddy of that variety. This is perhaps due to large scale distribution of STWs along with diesel water pump sets by the agriculture department in the district.