District of Assam

Jorhat: 10.9 lakh people, one story

People
10,92,256
Area
2,851 km²
Literacy
82.15%
Sex ratio
962
Top 3 in AssamLiteracy rate: 82.15%. Rank 2 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in AssamFemale literacy: 76.45%. Rank 2 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in AssamUrban population: 20.2%. Rank 3 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in AssamHousehold industry workers: 6.3 % of workers. Rank 3 of 27 districts.See the numbers →

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JorhatAssam

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

Jorhat in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.9 lakh#12/27 in Assam
Area2,851 km²#12/27 in Assam
Population density383 per km²#19/27 in Assam▼ state 398
Sex ratio962 females per 1000 males#11/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)964 girls per 1000 boys#12/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate82.15%#2/27 in Assam▲ state 72.19
Female literacy76.45%#2/27 in Assam▲ state 66.27
Urban population20.2%#3/27 in Assam▲ state 14.1

People & society

82.1% can read. 962 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.677.8
Female literacy
76.566.3
Scheduled Castes
8.17.2
Scheduled Tribes
12.812.4
Living in towns
20.214.1

Gender literacy gap: 11.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 92.3%
  • Muslim 5.0%
  • Christian 1.9%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    40 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5 lakh workers, 45.7% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 29.3%
    • Farm labourers 10.7%
    • Household industry 6.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 53.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 33% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      33.226.0
      Latrine at home
      42.345.5
      Tap water
      17.97.3
      LPG / PNG
      19.513.3
      Phone
      34.933.6
      Television
      25.219.3
      Bicycle
      44.738.6
      Two-wheeler
      12.07.1

      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.