District of Assam

Bongaigaon: 7.4 lakh people, one story

People
7,38,804
Area
1,093 km²
Literacy
69.74%
Sex ratio
966
Top 3 in AssamChild sex ratio (0–6): 969 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Big number7.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 676 to every km².See the numbers →

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BongaigaonAssam

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

Bongaigaon in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population7.4 lakh#23/27 in Assam
Area1,093 km²#25/27 in Assam
Population density676 per km²#7/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio966 females per 1000 males#6/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)969 girls per 1000 boys#2/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate69.74%#15/27 in Assam▼ state 72.19
Female literacy64.43%#15/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population14.9%#7/27 in Assam▲ state 14.1

People & society

69.7% can read. 966 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
74.977.8
Female literacy
64.466.3
Scheduled Castes
11.27.2
Scheduled Tribes
2.512.4
Living in towns
14.914.1

Gender literacy gap: 10.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 48.6%
  • Muslim 50.2%
  • Christian 0.8%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    51 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.6 lakh workers, 34.6% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 32.6%
    • Farm labourers 18.5%
    • Household industry 3.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 45.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 23% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      22.626.0
      Latrine at home
      38.445.5
      Tap water
      4.07.3
      LPG / PNG
      13.613.3
      Phone
      35.733.6
      Television
      16.519.3
      Bicycle
      44.438.6
      Two-wheeler
      7.57.1

      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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