Borhat
Tea Estate PO Borhat, District Sibsagar, Assam - 785693
During the
reign of the Ahom Kings, Borhat ["BOR" (Big)
and "HAT" (Bazar)] was a very big market
for salt in the region where trading was carried out
on a barter system between the Nagas and the people
living in the plains. The oldest section was planted
in 1911.
Total
area of the estate
:
1214
hectares
Area
under tea
:
550.99
hectares
Type
of manufacture
:
CTC/Orthodox
Number of Workers
:
1226
Annual
Production for last three years and average yield
Production (Lac Kgs)
Yield (kg/ha)
2004-05
11.41
2134
2003-04
10.89
2037
2002-03
10.07
1864
2001-02
9.08
1658
Record crop
produced in the year 1995-1996 : 12.51 lac kgs.
