District of Assam

Dibrugarh: 13.3 lakh people, one story

People
13,26,335
Area
3,381 km²
Literacy
76.05%
Sex ratio
961
Top 3 in AssamHomes with electricity (2011): 36.3 % of households. Rank 3 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Big number13.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 392 to every km².See the numbers →

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DibrugarhAssam

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

Dibrugarh in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.3 lakh#8/27 in Assam
Area3,381 km²#8/27 in Assam
Population density392 per km²#17/27 in Assam▼ state 398
Sex ratio961 females per 1000 males#12/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)962 girls per 1000 boys#16/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate76.05%#10/27 in Assam▲ state 72.19
Female literacy68.99%#11/27 in Assam▲ state 66.27
Urban population18.4%#5/27 in Assam▲ state 14.1

People & society

76.0% can read. 961 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.877.8
Female literacy
69.066.3
Scheduled Castes
4.47.2
Scheduled Tribes
7.812.4
Living in towns
18.414.1

Gender literacy gap: 13.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 90.4%
  • Muslim 4.9%
  • Christian 4.0%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Buddhist 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    35 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.6 lakh workers, 42.3% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 24.1%
    • Farm labourers 10.9%
    • Household industry 2.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 62.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 36% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      36.326.0
      Latrine at home
      57.045.5
      Tap water
      7.97.3
      LPG / PNG
      20.213.3
      Phone
      37.133.6
      Television
      32.319.3
      Bicycle
      45.838.6
      Two-wheeler
      11.87.1

      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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