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Town · Census 2011 · code 801589

Sivasagar 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.
Population50,781people
Households12,534PCA households
Literacy rate91.82%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.63%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople50,78126,92523,856
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,9932,5782,415
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+42,04422,58219,462
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.82%92.75%90.77%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,5541,8631,691
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople908462446
Total workersCensus workers19,61816,0623,556
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.63%59.65%14.91%
Main workersworked at least 6 months17,99315,2192,774
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,625843782
Non-workerspeople31,16310,86320,300

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9886; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 12,534 households and 50,781 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.75% for males and 90.77% for females.
  • Of 19,618 workers, 91.72% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7650
Agricultural labourers16925
Household industry workers26074
Other workers17,4881,476

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
Sivasagar (MB)3110207150,781

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.