It is surrounded on all other sides by peredominantly hilly or mountainous tracts- Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh on the north, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Paradesh on the east and Meghalaya Mizoram and Tripura on the south. Agriculture Assam is primarily an agrarian State which accounts for the livelihood of about four-fifth of the State's Population. More than 70 percent of the workforce is engaged in agriculture and allied activities. Rice is the primary food crop, Cash crops like jute, tea cotton, oilseeds, sugarcane, potato etc are also crown in the State. Horticulture crops Orange, citrus fruits, banana, pineapple, arecanut, coconut, guava, mango, jackfruit etc are also grown in the State in Small quantities.
Tea based industry occupies an important place.
Tea gardens in the State occupy an area of about 2.31 lakh hectare and three are 850 tea estates in all in the State. Resources Assam is known for rich forest wealth with varieties of flora and fauna. Coal, Petroleum and Natural gas, limestone and minor minerals are produced in the State. Coal occurs in United Mikirs, North Cachar Hills, Sibsagar and Lakhimpur districts. The State is well linked by road, state highways, national highways and PWD roads.