District of Assam

Golaghat: 10.7 lakh people, one story

People
10,66,888
Area
3,502 km²
Literacy
77.43%
Sex ratio
964
Big number10.7 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 305 to every km².See the numbers →

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GolaghatAssam

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

Golaghat in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.7 lakh#13/27 in Assam
Area3,502 km²#7/27 in Assam
Population density305 per km²#22/27 in Assam▼ state 398
Sex ratio964 females per 1000 males#7/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)963 girls per 1000 boys#14/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate77.43%#8/27 in Assam▲ state 72.19
Female literacy71.09%#8/27 in Assam▲ state 66.27
Urban population9.2%#15/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

77.4% can read. 964 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.677.8
Female literacy
71.166.3
Scheduled Castes
5.87.2
Scheduled Tribes
10.512.4
Living in towns
9.214.1

Gender literacy gap: 12.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 86.0%
  • Muslim 8.5%
  • Christian 4.7%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    54 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.8 lakh workers, 45.0% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 39.7%
    • Farm labourers 13.9%
    • Household industry 3.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 43.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 25% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      25.226.0
      Latrine at home
      47.045.5
      Tap water
      9.77.3
      LPG / PNG
      12.513.3
      Phone
      31.833.6
      Television
      21.719.3
      Bicycle
      48.038.6
      Two-wheeler
      8.37.1

      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.