District of Assam

Hailakandi: 6.6 lakh people, one story

People
6,59,296
Area
1,327 km²
Literacy
74.33%
Sex ratio
951
Lowest in AssamScheduled Tribes: 0.1 % of people. Rank 27 of 27.See the numbers →Big number6.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 497 to every km².See the numbers →

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HailakandiAssam

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

Hailakandi in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population6.6 lakh#25/27 in Assam
Area1,327 km²#24/27 in Assam
Population density497 per km²#11/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio951 females per 1000 males#22/27 in Assam▼ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)954 girls per 1000 boys#23/27 in Assam▼ state 962
Literacy rate74.33%#12/27 in Assam▲ state 72.19
Female literacy67.60%#13/27 in Assam▲ state 66.27
Urban population7.3%#22/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

74.3% can read. 951 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
80.777.8
Female literacy
67.666.3
Scheduled Castes
10.77.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.112.4
Living in towns
7.314.1

Gender literacy gap: 13.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 38.1%
  • Muslim 60.3%
  • Christian 1.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    45 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    2.1 lakh workers, 32.5% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 30.7%
    • Farm labourers 14.6%
    • Household industry 3.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 51.3%

      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
      68.045.5
      Tap water
      14.27.3
      LPG / PNG
      6.313.3
      Phone
      31.633.6
      Television
      11.419.3
      Bicycle
      15.938.6
      Two-wheeler
      3.27.1

      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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