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Baksa 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 950,075 people
Households 191,701 PCA households
Literacy rate 69.25% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.81% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 950,075 937,833 12,242 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 191,701 189,249 2,452 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 122,872 121,332 1,540 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 12.93% 12.94% 12.58% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 974 974 942 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 966 966 949 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 572,837 564,860 7,977 Literacy rate% 69.25% 69.18% 74.54% Male literacy rate% 77.03% 76.98% 80.43% Female literacy rate% 61.27% 61.18% 68.28% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 73,083 71,382 1,701 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 331,007 329,894 1,113 Total workersCensus workers 406,756 402,261 4,495 Work participation rate% 42.81% 42.89% 36.72% Main workersworked at least 6 months 278,297 274,956 3,341 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 128,459 127,305 1,154 Non-workerspeople 543,319 535,572 7,747
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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 191,701 households and 950,075 residents. Urban residents made up 1.29% of the population. Rural residents made up 98.71%. Children aged 0–6 made up 12.93% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.03% for males and 61.27% for females. Of 406,756 workers, 68.42% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 124,450 24,838 Agricultural labourers 44,447 50,144 Household industry workers 10,433 9,877 Other workers 98,967 43,600
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 304182 6,611 people within this district · Census town
Census code 304411 5,631 people within this district · Census town