District of Assam

Morigaon: 9.6 lakh people, one story

People
9,57,423
Area
1,551 km²
Literacy
68.03%
Sex ratio
967
Top 3 in AssamScheduled Castes: 12.3 % of people. Rank 3 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in AssamWorkers in farming: 66.5 % of workers. Rank 3 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Big number9.6 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 617 to every km².See the numbers →

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MorigaonAssam

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

Morigaon in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population9.6 lakh#16/27 in Assam
Area1,551 km²#23/27 in Assam
Population density617 per km²#8/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio967 females per 1000 males#5/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)956 girls per 1000 boys#22/27 in Assam▼ state 962
Literacy rate68.03%#19/27 in Assam▼ state 72.19
Female literacy64.04%#16/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population7.7%#20/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

68.0% can read. 967 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
71.977.8
Female literacy
64.066.3
Scheduled Castes
12.37.2
Scheduled Tribes
14.312.4
Living in towns
7.714.1

Gender literacy gap: 7.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 47.2%
  • Muslim 52.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    67 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.5 lakh workers, 36.7% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 44.9%
    • Farm labourers 21.6%
    • Household industry 4.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 20% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      20.426.0
      Latrine at home
      43.345.5
      Tap water
      2.37.3
      LPG / PNG
      7.813.3
      Phone
      31.433.6
      Television
      12.619.3
      Bicycle
      43.638.6
      Two-wheeler
      5.47.1

      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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