District of Assam

Kamrup Metropolitan: 12.5 lakh people, one story

People
12,53,938
Area
955 km²
Literacy
88.71%
Sex ratio
936
#1 in AssamPopulation density: 1,313 per km². Rank 1 of 27 districts.See the numbers →#1 in AssamLiteracy rate: 88.71%. Rank 1 of 27 districts.See the numbers →#1 in AssamFemale literacy: 85.07%. Rank 1 of 27 districts.See the numbers →#1 in AssamUrban population: 82.7%. Rank 1 of 27 districts.See the numbers →

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Kamrup MetropolitanAssam

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

Kamrup Metropolitan in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population12.5 lakh#9/27 in Assam
Area955 km²#27/27 in Assam
Population density1,313 per km²#1/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio936 females per 1000 males#26/27 in Assam▼ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)946 girls per 1000 boys#27/27 in Assam▼ state 962
Literacy rate88.71%#1/27 in Assam▲ state 72.19
Female literacy85.07%#1/27 in Assam▲ state 66.27
Urban population82.7%#1/27 in Assam▲ state 14.1

People & society

88.7% can read. 936 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.177.8
Female literacy
85.166.3
Scheduled Castes
8.17.2
Scheduled Tribes
6.012.4
Living in towns
82.714.1

Gender literacy gap: 7.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 84.9%
  • Muslim 12.0%
  • Christian 1.5%
  • Sikh 0.3%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Jain 0.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    9 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.9 lakh workers, 39.2% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 5.1%
    • Farm labourers 3.5%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 88.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 59% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      58.626.0
      Latrine at home
      62.645.5
      Tap water
      20.37.3
      LPG / PNG
      52.213.3
      Phone
      59.033.6
      Television
      49.719.3
      Bicycle
      21.138.6
      Two-wheeler
      19.07.1

      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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