District of Assam

Goalpara: 10.1 lakh people, one story

People
10,08,183
Area
1,824 km²
Literacy
67.37%
Sex ratio
964
Big number10.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 553 to every km².See the numbers →

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GoalparaAssam

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

Goalpara in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.1 lakh#15/27 in Assam
Area1,824 km²#20/27 in Assam
Population density553 per km²#10/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio964 females per 1000 males#8/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)963 girls per 1000 boys#15/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate67.37%#20/27 in Assam▼ state 72.19
Female literacy63.13%#17/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population13.7%#8/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

67.4% can read. 964 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
71.577.8
Female literacy
63.166.3
Scheduled Castes
4.57.2
Scheduled Tribes
23.012.4
Living in towns
13.714.1

Gender literacy gap: 8.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 34.5%
  • Muslim 57.5%
  • Christian 7.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    56 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.6 lakh workers, 36.0% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 34.9%
    • Farm labourers 20.9%
    • Household industry 4.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 40.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 29% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      29.326.0
      Latrine at home
      48.245.5
      Tap water
      1.67.3
      LPG / PNG
      8.013.3
      Phone
      34.933.6
      Television
      15.919.3
      Bicycle
      42.538.6
      Two-wheeler
      5.77.1

      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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