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Dhemaji 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 686,133 people
Households 129,869 PCA households
Literacy rate 72.7% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 46.17% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 686,133 637,848 48,285 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 129,869 119,638 10,231 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 104,247 98,352 5,895 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.19% 15.42% 12.21% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 953 955 934 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 950 951 930 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 423,028 387,412 35,616 Literacy rate% 72.7% 71.81% 84.02% Male literacy rate% 79.84% 79.16% 88.42% Female literacy rate% 65.21% 64.12% 79.31% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 44,225 40,524 3,701 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 325,560 317,215 8,345 Total workersCensus workers 316,800 300,729 16,071 Work participation rate% 46.17% 47.15% 33.28% Main workersworked at least 6 months 201,364 187,634 13,730 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 115,436 113,095 2,341 Non-workerspeople 369,333 337,119 32,214
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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 129,869 households and 686,133 residents. Urban residents made up 7.04% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.96%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.19% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 79.84% for males and 65.21% for females. Of 316,800 workers, 63.56% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 145,889 86,048 Agricultural labourers 4,791 14,390 Household industry workers 3,109 4,115 Other workers 47,575 10,883
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 801580 25,662 people within this district · Town
Census code 801579 12,816 people within this district · Town
Census code 289622 5,348 people within this district · Census town
Census code 289621 4,459 people within this district · Census town