District of Assam

Kamrup: 15.2 lakh people, one story

People
15,17,542
Area
3,105 km²
Literacy
75.55%
Sex ratio
949
#1 in AssamHousehold industry workers: 11.0 % of workers. Rank 1 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Big number15.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 489 to every km².See the numbers →

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KamrupAssam

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

Kamrup in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population15.2 lakh#6/27 in Assam
Area3,105 km²#11/27 in Assam
Population density489 per km²#12/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio949 females per 1000 males#24/27 in Assam▼ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)967 girls per 1000 boys#9/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate75.55%#11/27 in Assam▲ state 72.19
Female literacy69.47%#10/27 in Assam▲ state 66.27
Urban population9.4%#14/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

75.5% can read. 949 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
81.377.8
Female literacy
69.566.3
Scheduled Castes
7.17.2
Scheduled Tribes
12.012.4
Living in towns
9.414.1

Gender literacy gap: 11.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 57.8%
  • Muslim 39.7%
  • Christian 2.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    45 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    6.3 lakh workers, 41.4% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 29.5%
    • Farm labourers 15.8%
    • Household industry 11.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 43.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 28% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      28.126.0
      Latrine at home
      41.645.5
      Tap water
      2.67.3
      LPG / PNG
      16.213.3
      Phone
      38.033.6
      Television
      20.919.3
      Bicycle
      45.938.6
      Two-wheeler
      7.97.1

      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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