District of Assam

Kokrajhar: 8.9 lakh people, one story

People
8,87,142
Area
3,296 km²
Literacy
65.22%
Sex ratio
959
Big number8.9 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 269 to every km².See the numbers →

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KokrajharAssam

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

Kokrajhar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.9 lakh#20/27 in Assam
Area3,296 km²#9/27 in Assam
Population density269 per km²#23/27 in Assam▼ state 398
Sex ratio959 females per 1000 males#14/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)954 girls per 1000 boys#25/27 in Assam▼ state 962
Literacy rate65.22%#23/27 in Assam▼ state 72.19
Female literacy58.27%#22/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population6.2%#24/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

65.2% can read. 959 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
71.977.8
Female literacy
58.366.3
Scheduled Castes
3.37.2
Scheduled Tribes
31.412.4
Living in towns
6.214.1

Gender literacy gap: 13.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 59.6%
  • Muslim 28.4%
  • Christian 11.4%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    62 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.4 lakh workers, 38.5% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 46.0%
    • Farm labourers 16.5%
    • Household industry 3.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 33.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 19% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      18.626.0
      Latrine at home
      23.745.5
      Tap water
      2.37.3
      LPG / PNG
      6.813.3
      Phone
      34.233.6
      Television
      14.619.3
      Bicycle
      52.138.6
      Two-wheeler
      5.57.1

      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.