District of Assam

Karimganj: 12.3 lakh people, one story

People
12,28,686
Area
1,809 km²
Literacy
78.22%
Sex ratio
963
Top 3 in AssamScheduled Castes: 12.9 % of people. Rank 2 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in AssamChild sex ratio (0–6): 969 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 3 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in AssamScheduled Tribes: 0.2 % of people. Rank 26 of 27.See the numbers →Big number12.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 679 to every km².See the numbers →

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KarimganjAssam

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

Karimganj in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population12.3 lakh#10/27 in Assam
Area1,809 km²#21/27 in Assam
Population density679 per km²#6/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio963 females per 1000 males#9/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)969 girls per 1000 boys#3/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate78.22%#6/27 in Assam▲ state 72.19
Female literacy72.09%#6/27 in Assam▲ state 66.27
Urban population8.9%#17/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

78.2% can read. 963 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
84.177.8
Female literacy
72.166.3
Scheduled Castes
12.97.2
Scheduled Tribes
0.212.4
Living in towns
8.914.1

Gender literacy gap: 12.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 42.5%
  • Muslim 56.4%
  • Christian 1.0%

    Sectors at a glance

    40 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4 lakh workers, 32.5% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 23.6%
    • Farm labourers 16.8%
    • Household industry 4.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 55.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 24% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      24.126.0
      Latrine at home
      71.445.5
      Tap water
      10.87.3
      LPG / PNG
      9.613.3
      Phone
      35.933.6
      Television
      13.119.3
      Bicycle
      13.038.6
      Two-wheeler
      2.57.1

      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.