DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT

DEMOGRAPHY

TOTAL POPULATION:-

TABLE- 1

District/

State

Total Population

Population Density

Male Population


 

2001

2011

% share to total population 2011

Decadal growth rate 2001-2010

2001

2011

2001

2011

DGR 2001-11

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Darrang

759858

908090

2.91

19.51

411

491

392362

472134

20.33

Assam

26655528

31169272

100.00

16.93

340

397

1377037

15954927

15.81


District/ State

Female Population

Sex Ratio

Rural population

Urban Population


 

2001

2011

DGR 2001-11

2001

2011

2001

2011

% Rural popln 2011

DGR 2001-11

2001

2011

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Darrang

367496

435956

18.63

937

923

718155

852692

93.90

18.73

41703

55398

Assam

12878491

15214345

18.14

935

954

23216288

26780516

85.92

15.35

3439240

4388756


DGR :- Decadal Growth Rate


District/State

Urban Population

% of Urban population

DGR 2001-11

22

23

Darrang

6.10

32.84

Assam

14.08

27.61


 

Population and literacy in different towns in Darrang District and in the State of Assam, 2011
 

Table- 2

District/ Town

Population

% of Decadal growth

Literacy

Remarks


 

Total

Male


 

Total

Male

Female


 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Assam


 

4388756

2265188

27.61

88.88

91.84

85.71


 

Darrang


 

55398

28686

32.84

66.86

66.64

67.10


 

Towns

Mangaldai(MB)


 

25835


 

13205


 

8.01


 

92.57


 

94.95


 

90.09


 

Gerimari Chapari (C.T)

11005

5689

-

76.06

81.41

70.34


 

Kharupetia (T.C)

18558

9792

4.36

25.31

19.93

31.37


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Decadal Percentage variation in population since 1901 in Darrang District & State

Table-3

Year

% Variation

Remarks

Darrang *

Assam


 

1

2

3

4

1901-1911

22.72

16.99


 

1911-1921

56.34

20.48


 

1921-1931

38.30

19.91


 

1931-1941

29.40

20.40


 

1941-1951

18.58

19.93


 

1951-1961

40.94

34.98


 

1961-1971

36.05

34.95


 

1971-1991

89.77

53.26


 

1991-2001

22.18

18.92


 

2001-2011

19.51

16.93


 


TABLE-4

Distribution of Main workers marginal workers and non workers by residence

District

Total Main workers

Cultivators

Agricultural labour

Other workers

Marginal workers

Non workers


 

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Darrang 1991

332712

73031

206711

36402

46335

10536

79666

26093

6513

109742

331019

445843

Darrang 2001

343108

61320

183636

55896

54385

26465

140877

48991

43312

80253

387441

588886


TABLE-5

Religion wise population in Darrang District (%)
 

Year

Religion


 

Hindu

Muslim

Christian

Sikh

Buddhist

Jain

Other religion & persuasion

Religion not stated

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1991

60.54

31.98

6.3

0.02

0.10

0.10

0.99

0.01

2001

57.74

35.59

6.47

0.03

0.12

0.12

0.01

0.03