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Bongaigaon 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 738,804 people
Households 150,018 PCA households
Literacy rate 69.74% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.62% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 738,804 628,994 109,810 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 150,018 125,095 24,923 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 116,392 105,251 11,141 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 15.75% 16.73% 10.15% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 966 967 960 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 969 973 933 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 434,078 347,869 86,209 Literacy rate% 69.74% 66.42% 87.37% Male literacy rate% 74.87% 71.74% 91.42% Female literacy rate% 64.43% 60.91% 83.17% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 82,784 67,460 15,324 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 18,835 15,267 3,568 Total workersCensus workers 255,806 218,487 37,319 Work participation rate% 34.62% 34.74% 33.99% Main workersworked at least 6 months 191,671 158,430 33,241 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 64,135 60,057 4,078 Non-workerspeople 482,998 410,507 72,491
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 150,018 households and 738,804 residents. Urban residents made up 14.86% of the population. Rural residents made up 85.14%. Children aged 0–6 made up 15.75% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.87% for males and 64.43% for females. Of 255,806 workers, 74.93% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 66,767 16,675 Agricultural labourers 24,914 22,492 Household industry workers 4,756 4,729 Other workers 95,234 20,239
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 801620 67,322 people within this district · Town
Census code 801621 15,847 people within this district · Town
Census code 301325 14,896 people within this district · Census town
Census code 301806 6,001 people within this district · Census town
Census code 301473 5,744 people within this district · Census town