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Nagaon 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 2,823,768 people
Households 559,340 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.37% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.71% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 2,823,768 2,454,234 369,534 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 559,340 480,399 78,941 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 459,940 420,813 39,127 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.29% 17.15% 10.59% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 962 962 964 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 964 964 961 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,710,716 1,422,500 288,216 Literacy rate% 72.37% 69.96% 87.23% Male literacy rate% 76.51% 74.22% 90.58% Female literacy rate% 68.07% 65.52% 83.76% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 266,350 228,530 37,820 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 115,153 109,549 5,604 Total workersCensus workers 979,998 849,405 130,593 Work participation rate% 34.71% 34.61% 35.34% Main workersworked at least 6 months 734,993 622,202 112,791 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 245,005 227,203 17,802 Non-workerspeople 1,843,770 1,604,829 238,941
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 559,340 households and 2,823,768 residents. Urban residents made up 13.09% of the population. Rural residents made up 86.91%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.29% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.51% for males and 68.07% for females. Of 979,998 workers, 75% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 287,452 58,671 Agricultural labourers 107,649 88,525 Household industry workers 20,130 17,992 Other workers 319,762 79,817
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 801563 121,628 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801569 36,805 people within this district · Town
Census code 801566 36,638 people within this district · Town
Census code 801568 31,347 people within this district · Town
Census code 285495 22,658 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801562 19,235 people within this district · Town
Census code 801567 13,118 people within this district · Town
Census code 801564 11,030 people within this district · Town
Census code 801565 10,371 people within this district · Town
Census code 284818 10,318 people within this district · Census town
Census code 284816 10,235 people within this district · Census town
Census code 285195 9,809 people within this district · Census town
Census code 285194 8,318 people within this district · Census town
Census code 284490 8,052 people within this district · Census town
Census code 285309 7,377 people within this district · Census town
Census code 284817 6,315 people within this district · Census town
Census code 285193 6,280 people within this district · Census town