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Town · Census 2011 · code 801608

Howraghat 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.
Population5,443people
Households1,077PCA households
Literacy rate91.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.87%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,4432,7332,710
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6596308288
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4192,2892,130
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.17%94.39%87.94%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople668334334
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople610301309
Total workersCensus workers1,7891,464325
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.87%53.57%11.99%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,6561,392264
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1337261
Non-workerspeople3,6541,2692,385

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 9984; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,077 households and 5,443 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.95% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.39% for males and 87.94% for females.
  • Of 1,789 workers, 92.57% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1123
Agricultural labourers1519
Household industry workers184
Other workers1,511107

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
Howraghat (TC)314020905,443

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.