District of Assam

Darrang: 9.3 lakh people, one story

People
9,28,500
Area
1,585 km²
Literacy
63.08%
Sex ratio
954
Lowest in AssamLiteracy rate: 63.08%. Rank 26 of 27.See the numbers →Big number9.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 586 to every km².See the numbers →

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DarrangAssam

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

Darrang in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9.3 lakh#19/27 in Assam
Area1,585 km²#22/27 in Assam
Population density586 per km²#9/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio954 females per 1000 males#16/27 in Assam▼ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)969 girls per 1000 boys#4/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate63.08%#26/27 in Assam▼ state 72.19
Female literacy58.04%#25/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population6.0%#25/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

63.1% can read. 954 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
67.977.8
Female literacy
58.066.3
Scheduled Castes
4.37.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.912.4
Living in towns
6.014.1

Gender literacy gap: 9.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 35.3%
  • Muslim 64.3%
  • Christian 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    65 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.2 lakh workers, 35.0% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 39.9%
    • Farm labourers 25.1%
    • Household industry 3.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.8%

      Schemes & development

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

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      15.726.0
      Latrine at home
      32.945.5
      Tap water
      1.77.3
      LPG / PNG
      6.113.3
      Phone
      25.033.6
      Television
      10.619.3
      Bicycle
      38.138.6
      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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