District of Assam

Lakhimpur: 10.4 lakh people, one story

People
10,42,137
Area
2,277 km²
Literacy
77.20%
Sex ratio
968
Big number10.4 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 458 to every km².See the numbers →

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LakhimpurAssam

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

Lakhimpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population10.4 lakh#14/27 in Assam
Area2,277 km²#16/27 in Assam
Population density458 per km²#14/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio968 females per 1000 males#4/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)959 girls per 1000 boys#21/27 in Assam▼ state 962
Literacy rate77.20%#9/27 in Assam▲ state 72.19
Female literacy70.67%#9/27 in Assam▲ state 66.27
Urban population8.8%#18/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

77.2% can read. 968 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
83.577.8
Female literacy
70.766.3
Scheduled Castes
7.97.2
Scheduled Tribes
23.912.4
Living in towns
8.814.1

Gender literacy gap: 12.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 76.5%
  • Muslim 18.6%
  • Christian 4.4%
  • Buddhist 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    66 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.3 lakh workers, 41.3% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 55.7%
    • Farm labourers 10.2%
    • Household industry 2.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 31.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 18% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      18.426.0
      Latrine at home
      36.045.5
      Tap water
      3.37.3
      LPG / PNG
      9.813.3
      Phone
      28.233.6
      Television
      13.919.3
      Bicycle
      40.638.6
      Two-wheeler
      7.87.1

      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.