District of Assam

Cachar: 17.4 lakh people, one story

People
17,36,617
Area
3,786 km²
Literacy
79.34%
Sex ratio
959
#1 in AssamScheduled Castes: 15.3 % of people. Rank 1 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in AssamWorkers in farming: 31.1 % of workers. Rank 26 of 27.See the numbers →Big number17.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 459 to every km².See the numbers →

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CacharAssam

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

Cachar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population17.4 lakh#4/27 in Assam
Area3,786 km²#6/27 in Assam
Population density459 per km²#13/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio959 females per 1000 males#13/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)954 girls per 1000 boys#24/27 in Assam▼ state 962
Literacy rate79.34%#4/27 in Assam▲ state 72.19
Female literacy73.68%#4/27 in Assam▲ state 66.27
Urban population18.2%#6/27 in Assam▲ state 14.1

People & society

79.3% can read. 959 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.877.8
Female literacy
73.766.3
Scheduled Castes
15.37.2
Scheduled Tribes
1.012.4
Living in towns
18.214.1

Gender literacy gap: 11.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 59.8%
  • Muslim 37.7%
  • Christian 2.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    31 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.1 lakh workers, 35.0% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 19.8%
    • Farm labourers 11.3%
    • Household industry 4.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 64.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 32% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      32.226.0
      Latrine at home
      68.545.5
      Tap water
      30.87.3
      LPG / PNG
      14.313.3
      Phone
      38.733.6
      Television
      23.019.3
      Bicycle
      21.438.6
      Two-wheeler
      5.27.1

      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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