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Hailakandi 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 659,296 people
Households 143,350 PCA households
Literacy rate 74.33% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.5% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 659,296 611,156 48,140 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 143,350 133,091 10,259 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 111,278 106,617 4,661 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.88% 17.45% 9.68% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 951 948 994 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 954 954 963 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 407,366 366,962 40,404 Literacy rate% 74.33% 72.73% 92.93% Male literacy rate% 80.74% 79.51% 95.31% Female literacy rate% 67.6% 65.57% 90.54% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 70,659 65,736 4,923 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 691 529 162 Total workersCensus workers 214,240 198,293 15,947 Work participation rate% 32.5% 32.45% 33.13% Main workersworked at least 6 months 165,193 151,842 13,351 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 49,047 46,451 2,596 Non-workerspeople 445,056 412,863 32,193
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 143,350 households and 659,296 residents. Urban residents made up 7.3% of the population. Rural residents made up 92.7%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.88% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 80.74% for males and 67.6% for females. Of 214,240 workers, 77.11% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 56,144 9,529 Agricultural labourers 17,718 13,530 Household industry workers 3,264 4,049 Other workers 88,067 21,939
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 801618 33,637 people within this district · Town
Census code 801619 11,771 people within this district · Town
Census code 300978 2,732 people within this district · Census town