District of Assam

Baksa: 9.5 lakh people, one story

People
9,50,075
Area
2,457 km²
Literacy
69.25%
Sex ratio
974
#1 in AssamSex ratio: 974 females per 1000 males. Rank 1 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in AssamUrban population: 1.3%. Rank 27 of 27.See the numbers →Big number9.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 387 to every km².See the numbers →

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BaksaAssam

The history, places and schemes of Baksa are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Baksa in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9.5 lakh#18/27 in Assam
Area2,457 km²#14/27 in Assam
Population density387 per km²#18/27 in Assam▼ state 398
Sex ratio974 females per 1000 males#1/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)966 girls per 1000 boys#10/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate69.25%#18/27 in Assam▼ state 72.19
Female literacy61.27%#20/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population1.3%#27/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

69.2% can read. 974 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.077.8
Female literacy
61.366.3
Scheduled Castes
7.77.2
Scheduled Tribes
34.812.4
Living in towns
1.314.1

Gender literacy gap: 15.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 82.4%
  • Muslim 14.3%
  • Christian 2.8%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    60 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.1 lakh workers, 42.8% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 36.7%
    • Farm labourers 23.3%
    • Household industry 5.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 35.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 15% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      15.026.0
      Latrine at home
      25.445.5
      Tap water
      1.77.3
      LPG / PNG
      3.813.3
      Phone
      29.233.6
      Television
      12.219.3
      Bicycle
      46.738.6
      Two-wheeler
      4.07.1

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.