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Census town · Census 2011 · code 291704

Sarupathar Bengali population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Assam, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population8,752people
Households1,956PCA households
Literacy rate91.48%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.4%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,7524,5474,205
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6904483421
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,1793,8693,310
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.48%95.2%87.47%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople631339292
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1639073
Total workersCensus workers2,9232,509414
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.4%55.18%9.85%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3852,128257
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months538381157
Non-workerspeople5,8292,0383,791

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9864; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,956 households and 8,752 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.2% for males and 87.47% for females.
  • Of 2,923 workers, 81.59% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators23
Agricultural labourers56
Household industry workers3935
Other workers2,339494

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Sarupathar Bengali (CT)310020668,752

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.