District of Assam

Chirang: 4.8 lakh people, one story

People
4,82,162
Area
1,923 km²
Literacy
63.55%
Sex ratio
969
Top 3 in AssamSex ratio: 969 females per 1000 males. Rank 3 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in AssamFemale literacy: 56.65%. Rank 26 of 27.See the numbers →Lowest in AssamPopulation: 4,82,162. Rank 26 of 27.See the numbers →Big number4.8 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 251 to every km².See the numbers →

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ChirangAssam

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

Chirang in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population4.8 lakh#26/27 in Assam
Area1,923 km²#19/27 in Assam
Population density251 per km²#24/27 in Assam▼ state 398
Sex ratio969 females per 1000 males#3/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)968 girls per 1000 boys#6/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate63.55%#25/27 in Assam▼ state 72.19
Female literacy56.65%#26/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population7.3%#21/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

63.6% can read. 969 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
70.277.8
Female literacy
56.766.3
Scheduled Castes
7.37.2
Scheduled Tribes
37.112.4
Living in towns
7.314.1

Gender literacy gap: 13.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 66.5%
  • Muslim 22.7%
  • Christian 10.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    60 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.9 lakh workers, 40.2% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 41.4%
    • Farm labourers 18.2%
    • Household industry 4.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 36.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 16% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      16.026.0
      Latrine at home
      19.945.5
      Tap water
      2.17.3
      LPG / PNG
      5.813.3
      Phone
      30.733.6
      Television
      11.819.3
      Bicycle
      46.738.6
      Two-wheeler
      4.77.1

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.