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Cachar 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 1,736,617 people
Households 379,955 PCA households
Literacy rate 79.34% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.01% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,736,617 1,421,153 315,464 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 379,955 310,750 69,205 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 256,774 222,673 34,101 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 14.79% 15.67% 10.81% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 959 955 982 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 954 954 952 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,174,128 923,736 250,392 Literacy rate% 79.34% 77.08% 88.99% Male literacy rate% 84.78% 83.12% 91.95% Female literacy rate% 73.68% 70.75% 85.99% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 264,897 216,090 48,807 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 17,569 16,613 956 Total workersCensus workers 608,062 501,605 106,457 Work participation rate% 35.01% 35.3% 33.75% Main workersworked at least 6 months 471,259 376,658 94,601 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 136,803 124,947 11,856 Non-workerspeople 1,128,555 919,548 209,007
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 379,955 households and 1,736,617 residents. Urban residents made up 18.17% of the population. Rural residents made up 81.83%. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.79% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.78% for males and 73.68% for females. Of 608,062 workers, 77.5% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 104,295 16,061 Agricultural labourers 37,204 31,460 Household industry workers 11,226 13,240 Other workers 318,534 76,042
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 801614 178,865 people within this district · Town including outgrowths
Census code 299388 14,283 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299382 11,691 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801615 10,277 people within this district · Town
Census code 299386 9,519 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299492 9,051 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299379 8,753 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299383 7,971 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299385 7,685 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299390 6,977 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299389 6,960 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299387 6,313 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299391 6,219 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299131 6,182 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299130 5,687 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299384 5,187 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299380 5,083 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299378 4,640 people within this district · Census town
Census code 299381 4,121 people within this district · Census town