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Sonitpur 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 1,924,110 people
Households 392,919 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.34% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 40.05% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,924,110 1,750,265 173,845 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 392,919 352,647 40,272 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 277,862 260,964 16,898 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.44% 14.91% 9.72% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 956 956 955 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 966 966 959 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,108,572 967,739 140,833 Literacy rate% 67.34% 64.98% 89.73% Male literacy rate% 73.65% 71.65% 92.63% Female literacy rate% 60.73% 57.99% 86.7% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 109,130 94,692 14,438 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 232,207 228,345 3,862 Total workersCensus workers 770,606 708,476 62,130 Work participation rate% 40.05% 40.48% 35.74% Main workersworked at least 6 months 558,325 501,248 57,077 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 212,281 207,228 5,053 Non-workerspeople 1,153,504 1,041,789 111,715
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 392,919 households and 1,924,110 residents. Urban residents made up 9.04% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.96%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.44% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.65% for males and 60.73% for females. Of 770,606 workers, 72.45% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 196,296 52,827 Agricultural labourers 51,007 63,858 Household industry workers 13,809 11,910 Other workers 297,213 83,686
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 801572 75,540 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 801570 21,579 people within this district · Town
Census code 801573 19,145 people within this district · Town
Census code 801571 18,393 people within this district · Town
Census code 801574 12,223 people within this district · Town
Census code 286341 10,900 people within this district · Census town
Census code 286340 8,154 people within this district · Census town
Census code 286342 7,911 people within this district · Census town