Lakhimpur District is one of the administrative districts of Assam. Its headquarters is situated at North Lakhimpur. Lakhimpur District is a zero industrial district where agriculture and its allied activities is the prime source of economy and livelihood. This district of Assam is considered as the gateway to several districts of Arunachal Pradesh including Itanagar. Lakhimpur district is one of the few districts where the golden thread fabric that is `muga silk` is grown prominently. The climate of this district is excellent. Lakhimpur District covers an area of 2277 sq km out of which 2257 sq km is rural and 20 sq km is urban. The economy of this district is mainly dependent upon agriculture and paddy.

Location of Lakhimpur District
Lakhimpur District is located on the north eastern corner of Assam. Lakhimpur district lies between 26 degree 48 minutes and 27 degrees 53 minutes northern latitude and 93 degree 42 minutes and 94 degree 20 minutes east longitude approximately. This district is bounded on the north by Siang and Papum Pare District of Arunachal Pradesh and on the east by Dhemaji District and Subansiri River. Majuli sub-division of Jorhat District is on the southern side and Gahpur sub division of Sonitpur District is covering the west side.

History of Lakhimpur District
According to the history of Lakhimpur District, the name Lakhimpur is believed to have originated from the word "Lakshmi", the goddess of prosperity. The word "pur" means "full". Lakhimpur therefore means full of paddy or the place where paddies are grown abundantly. As per the views of some historians say that the name originated from Lakhsmi Devi, the mother of Bhuyan Raja who was the descendent of King Arimatta. This district was notified as Lakhimpur District through a proclamation on July, 1839. On 2nd October, 1971 the district was reorganized with two sub divisions namely Dhemaji and North Lakhimpur. Later it was again reorganized in the year 1980 with two subdivisions - Dhakuakhana and North Lakhimpur leaving Dhemaji as a separate district. Lakhimpur District was earlier regarded as "Koliapani" because there was practically no road communication till the year 1950. From 1957 the state transport buses started plying from Lakhimpur and from 1963 the North East Frontier Railway started train services from this district.

Geography of Lakhimpur District
Geography of Lakhimpur District is characterized by tropical forests and several river systems. The soil of the district is alluvial and fertile. Forests of Lakhimpur District are mainly tropical rain forest. The important reserved forests of the district are Ranga Reserve, Kakoi Reserve, Dulung Reserve and Pava Reserve. Huge varieties of tree species are found in the forests of this region. Brahmaputra River touches all along the southern and south-eastern boundary of Lakhimpur district. Subansiri River, Ranganadi River and Dikrong River are other rivers flowing through the district.

Administration of Lakhimpur District
Administration of Lakhimpur District is divided into two sub-divisions namely North Lakhimpur and Dhakuakhana. North Lakhimpur sub-division consists of four police stations - North Lakhimpur, Boginadi, Laluk and Bihpuria. Dhakuakhana sub-division consists of two police stations - Dhakuakhana and Ghilamara. Administrative set-up of Lakhimpur District includes these major revenue circles - Lakhimpur, Dhakuakhana, Kadam, Nauboicha, Bihpuria, Narayanpur and Subansiri (Ghilamara). Further, there are nine blocks namely Narayanpur, Bihpuria, Karunabari, Nowboicha, Telahi, Lakhimpur, Boginadi, Ghilamara and Dhakuakhana.

Transport in Lakhimpur District
Lakhimpur district is located at a distance of 380 kilometers from Guwahati. One can reach Lakhimpur by several modes like air, water and road. Lakhimpur District has easy access to almost all the major places of Assam. Lilabari is the airport located around 5 kms away form the district headquarters. Further, numerous tourist and state transport vehicles are operating daily to all the major towns of Assam like Guwahati, Tezpur, Nagaon, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Sibsagar, Jorhat etc. Arunachal Express is operating between Lakhimpur and Guwahati. The railway station is situated in Nakari, located approximately 2 kilometres from the town.

There are several educational institutions at Lakhimpur District. However, there is no major exploration of minerals in this district.