District of Assam

Dhemaji: 6.9 lakh people, one story

People
6,86,133
Area
3,237 km²
Literacy
72.70%
Sex ratio
953
#1 in AssamWorkers in farming: 79.3 % of workers. Rank 1 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in AssamHomes with electricity (2011): 12.4 % of households. Rank 27 of 27.See the numbers →Top 3 in AssamScheduled Tribes: 47.4 % of people. Rank 3 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in AssamChild sex ratio (0–6): 950 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 26 of 27.See the numbers →

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DhemajiAssam

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

Dhemaji in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.9 lakh#24/27 in Assam
Area3,237 km²#10/27 in Assam
Population density212 per km²#25/27 in Assam▼ state 398
Sex ratio953 females per 1000 males#20/27 in Assam▼ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)950 girls per 1000 boys#26/27 in Assam▼ state 962
Literacy rate72.70%#13/27 in Assam▲ state 72.19
Female literacy65.21%#14/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population7.0%#23/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

72.7% can read. 953 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
79.877.8
Female literacy
65.266.3
Scheduled Castes
6.47.2
Scheduled Tribes
47.412.4
Living in towns
7.014.1

Gender literacy gap: 14.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 95.5%
  • Muslim 2.0%
  • Christian 1.3%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 1.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    79 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.2 lakh workers, 46.2% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 73.2%
    • Farm labourers 6.1%
    • Household industry 2.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 18.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 12% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      12.426.0
      Latrine at home
      25.445.5
      Tap water
      1.37.3
      LPG / PNG
      7.213.3
      Phone
      25.033.6
      Television
      11.319.3
      Bicycle
      36.738.6
      Two-wheeler
      5.47.1

      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.