Economic development is directly related to human development of any region
or country. A proper understanding of this relationship may help to improve
quality of life in general, and reduce poverty in particular for underdeveloped
region. The present paper is an effort to study the agrarian economy of northeast
India, which is an underdeveloped region in the country. A comparative
state-wise analysis of some economic parameters and population pressure on
the agricultural sector along with district-wise agricultural productivity in the
region has been carried out. The spatial distribution of land productivity as well
as labour productivity has been mapped across the districts of the region using a
GIS tool. The study reveals a general trend of the region, but there exist significant
variations among sates and districts. Although these analyses are based on the
secondary data of some macro-economic indicators and population/agriculture
census, yet it makes an attempt to map the extent of disparity, especially on the
agro-economic front.