Population3,12,05,576ASSAM
Males1,59,39,443
Females1,52,66,133
Workers1,19,69,690
Literate1,91,77,977
Population Overview
Total population3,12,05,576
Males1,59,39,443
Females1,52,66,133
Sex ratio958per 1,000 males
Households64,06,471
Literacy
Literate1,91,77,977
Literate males1,05,68,639
Literate females86,09,338
Literacy %61.5%
Illiterate1,20,27,599
Illiterate males53,70,804
Illiterate females66,56,795
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–646,38,130
Boys 0–623,63,485
Girls 0–622,74,645
Child %14.9%
SC / ST
SC population22,31,321
SC males11,45,314
SC females10,86,007
SC %7.2%
ST population38,84,371
ST males19,57,005
ST females19,27,366
ST %12.4%
Workers — Total
Total workers1,19,69,690
Worker males85,41,560
Worker females34,28,130
Work participation %38.4%
Non-workers1,92,35,886
Non-worker males73,97,883
Non-worker females1,18,38,003
Workers — Main
Main workers86,87,123
Main males70,34,642
Main females16,52,481
Cultivators31,38,554
Cultivator males26,98,384
Cultivator females4,40,170
Agri labourers9,03,294
Agri labourer males7,05,306
Agri labourer females1,97,988
Household industry2,42,071
HH industry males1,46,566
HH industry females95,505
Other workers44,03,204
Other males34,84,386
Other females9,18,818
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers32,82,567
Marginal males15,06,918
Marginal females17,75,649
Marg. cultivators9,23,073
Marg. agri labourers9,42,052
Marg. HH industry2,49,250
Marg. other11,68,192
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males4,01,379
Marg. cultivator females5,21,694
Marg. agri lab. males4,23,904
Marg. agri lab. females5,18,148
Marg. HH industry males59,178
Marg. HH industry females1,90,072
Marg. other males6,22,457
Marg. other females5,45,735
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers26,97,230
3–6 mo males12,51,614
3–6 mo females14,45,616
3–6 mo cultivators7,45,491
3–6 mo cult. males3,28,113
3–6 mo cult. females4,17,378
3–6 mo agri lab.7,72,239
3–6 mo agri lab. males3,51,027
3–6 mo agri lab. females4,21,212
3–6 mo HH industry1,95,248
3–6 mo HH ind. males46,412
3–6 mo HH ind. females1,48,836
3–6 mo other9,84,252
3–6 mo other males5,26,062
3–6 mo other females4,58,190
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers5,85,337
0–3 mo males2,55,304
0–3 mo females3,30,033
0–3 mo cultivators1,77,582
0–3 mo cult. males73,266
0–3 mo cult. females1,04,316
0–3 mo agri lab.1,69,813
0–3 mo agri lab. males72,877
0–3 mo agri lab. females96,936
0–3 mo HH industry54,002
0–3 mo HH ind. males12,766
0–3 mo HH ind. females41,236
0–3 mo other1,83,940
0–3 mo other males96,395
0–3 mo other females87,545
Top districts by population
districts comparison
27 districts
districts-wise data
| # | District | Population | Males | Females | Workers | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagaon | 28,23,768 | 14,39,112 | 13,84,656 | 9,79,998 | 17,10,716 |
| 2 | Dhubri | 19,49,258 | 9,97,848 | 9,51,410 | 6,69,819 | 9,22,341 |
| 3 | Sonitpur | 19,24,110 | 9,83,904 | 9,40,206 | 7,70,606 | 11,08,572 |
| 4 | Cachar | 17,36,617 | 8,86,284 | 8,50,333 | 6,08,062 | 11,74,128 |
| 5 | Barpeta | 16,93,622 | 8,67,004 | 8,26,618 | 5,61,824 | 8,97,058 |
| 6 | Kamrup | 15,17,542 | 7,78,461 | 7,39,081 | 6,28,954 | 9,95,319 |
| 7 | Tinsukia | 13,27,929 | 6,80,231 | 6,47,698 | 5,57,196 | 7,98,322 |
| 8 | Dibrugarh | 13,26,335 | 6,76,434 | 6,49,901 | 5,60,557 | 8,84,531 |
| 9 | Kamrup Metropolitan | 12,53,938 | 6,47,585 | 6,06,353 | 4,90,932 | 10,01,191 |
| 10 | Karimganj | 12,28,686 | 6,25,864 | 6,02,822 | 3,99,171 | 7,95,297 |
| 11 | Sivasagar | 11,51,050 | 5,89,216 | 5,61,834 | 4,85,717 | 8,13,505 |
| 12 | Jorhat | 10,92,256 | 5,56,805 | 5,35,451 | 4,98,618 | 7,94,929 |
| 13 | Golaghat | 10,66,888 | 5,43,161 | 5,23,727 | 4,79,928 | 7,21,764 |
| 14 | Lakhimpur | 10,42,137 | 5,29,674 | 5,12,463 | 4,29,995 | 6,83,486 |
| 15 | Goalpara | 10,08,183 | 5,13,292 | 4,94,891 | 3,62,573 | 5,63,577 |
| 16 | Morigaon | 9,57,423 | 4,86,651 | 4,70,772 | 3,51,148 | 5,39,902 |
| 17 | Karbi Anglong | 9,56,313 | 4,90,167 | 4,66,146 | 3,83,441 | 5,57,214 |
| 18 | Baksa | 9,50,075 | 4,81,330 | 4,68,745 | 4,06,756 | 5,72,837 |
| 19 | Darrang | 9,28,500 | 4,75,273 | 4,53,227 | 3,24,843 | 4,87,039 |
| 20 | Kokrajhar | 8,87,142 | 4,52,905 | 4,34,237 | 3,41,131 | 4,89,305 |
| 21 | Udalguri | 8,31,668 | 4,21,617 | 4,10,051 | 3,45,030 | 4,69,926 |
| 22 | Nalbari | 7,71,639 | 3,96,006 | 3,75,633 | 2,67,623 | 5,31,771 |
| 23 | Bongaigaon | 7,38,804 | 3,75,818 | 3,62,986 | 2,55,806 | 4,34,078 |
| 24 | Dhemaji | 6,86,133 | 3,51,249 | 3,34,884 | 3,16,800 | 4,23,028 |
| 25 | Hailakandi | 6,59,296 | 3,37,890 | 3,21,406 | 2,14,240 | 4,07,366 |
| 26 | Chirang | 4,82,162 | 2,44,860 | 2,37,302 | 1,93,894 | 2,59,902 |
| 27 | Dima Hasao | 2,14,102 | 1,10,802 | 1,03,300 | 85,028 | 1,40,873 |