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Kokrajhar population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Assam, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 887,142 people
Households 181,081 PCA households
Literacy rate 65.22% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.45% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 887,142 832,201 54,941 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 181,081 169,359 11,722 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 136,924 131,397 5,527 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.43% 15.79% 10.06% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 959 961 931 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 954 954 947 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 489,305 445,890 43,415 Literacy rate% 65.22% 63.63% 87.86% Male literacy rate% 71.89% 70.45% 91.97% Female literacy rate% 58.27% 56.53% 83.44% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 29,570 23,747 5,823 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 278,665 266,717 11,948 Total workersCensus workers 341,131 319,983 21,148 Work participation rate% 38.45% 38.45% 38.49% Main workersworked at least 6 months 253,110 234,885 18,225 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 88,021 85,098 2,923 Non-workerspeople 546,011 512,218 33,793
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 181,081 households and 887,142 residents. Urban residents made up 6.19% of the population. Rural residents made up 93.81%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.43% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 71.89% for males and 58.27% for females. Of 341,131 workers, 74.2% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 128,150 28,603 Agricultural labourers 29,518 26,812 Household industry workers 7,337 5,086 Other workers 88,105 27,520
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801547 34,136 people within this district · Town
Census code 801546 9,068 people within this district · Town
Census code 279898 6,874 people within this district · Census town
Census code 280388 4,863 people within this district · Census town