District of Assam

Dhubri: 19.5 lakh people, one story

People
19,49,258
Area
2,176 km²
Literacy
58.34%
Sex ratio
953
Top 3 in AssamPopulation density: 896 per km². Rank 2 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in AssamPopulation: 19,49,258. Rank 2 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in AssamLiteracy rate: 58.34%. Rank 27 of 27.See the numbers →Lowest in AssamFemale literacy: 53.33%. Rank 27 of 27.See the numbers →

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DhubriAssam

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

Dhubri in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population19.5 lakh#2/27 in Assam
Area2,176 km²#17/27 in Assam
Population density896 per km²#2/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio953 females per 1000 males#18/27 in Assam▼ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)968 girls per 1000 boys#5/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate58.34%#27/27 in Assam▼ state 72.19
Female literacy53.33%#27/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population10.5%#12/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

58.3% can read. 953 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
63.177.8
Female literacy
53.366.3
Scheduled Castes
3.67.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.312.4
Living in towns
10.514.1

Gender literacy gap: 9.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 19.9%
  • Muslim 79.7%
  • Christian 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    56 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.7 lakh workers, 34.4% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 30.7%
    • Farm labourers 25.5%
    • Household industry 4.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 39.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 14% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      13.926.0
      Latrine at home
      34.545.5
      Tap water
      1.57.3
      LPG / PNG
      5.613.3
      Phone
      26.733.6
      Television
      8.519.3
      Bicycle
      26.838.6
      Two-wheeler
      3.07.1

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.