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Sivasagar 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 1,151,050 people
Households 248,367 PCA households
Literacy rate 80.41% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.2% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,151,050 1,040,954 110,096 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 248,367 222,136 26,231 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 139,380 128,289 11,091 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.11% 12.32% 10.07% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 954 959 901 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 960 962 944 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 813,505 723,490 90,015 Literacy rate% 80.41% 79.27% 90.92% Male literacy rate% 85.84% 85.06% 92.86% Female literacy rate% 74.71% 73.24% 88.76% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 42,347 34,483 7,864 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 49,039 47,274 1,765 Total workersCensus workers 485,717 444,911 40,806 Work participation rate% 42.2% 42.74% 37.06% Main workersworked at least 6 months 318,950 282,259 36,691 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 166,767 162,652 4,115 Non-workerspeople 665,333 596,043 69,290
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 248,367 households and 1,151,050 residents. Urban residents made up 9.56% of the population. Rural residents made up 90.44%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.11% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.84% for males and 74.71% for females. Of 485,717 workers, 65.67% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 70,255 67,845 Agricultural labourers 14,008 34,460 Household industry workers 6,143 8,389 Other workers 228,544 56,073
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 801589 50,781 people within this district · Town
Census code 801593 19,810 people within this district · Town
Census code 801591 13,304 people within this district · Town
Census code 801592 8,286 people within this district · Town
Census code 801590 8,002 people within this district · Town
Census code 801594 5,679 people within this district · Town
Census code 293297 4,234 people within this district · Census town