District of Assam

Nagaon: 28.2 lakh people, one story

People
28,23,768
Area
3,973 km²
Literacy
72.37%
Sex ratio
962
#1 in AssamPopulation: 28,23,768. Rank 1 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Big number28.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 711 to every km².See the numbers →

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NagaonAssam

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

Nagaon in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population28.2 lakh#1/27 in Assam
Area3,973 km²#4/27 in Assam
Population density711 per km²#5/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio962 females per 1000 males#10/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)964 girls per 1000 boys#13/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate72.37%#14/27 in Assam▲ state 72.19
Female literacy68.07%#12/27 in Assam▲ state 66.27
Urban population13.1%#9/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

72.4% can read. 962 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
76.577.8
Female literacy
68.166.3
Scheduled Castes
9.47.2
Scheduled Tribes
4.112.4
Living in towns
13.114.1

Gender literacy gap: 8.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 43.4%
  • Muslim 55.4%
  • Christian 1.0%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    55 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    9.8 lakh workers, 34.7% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 35.3%
    • Farm labourers 20.0%
    • Household industry 3.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 40.8%

      Schemes & development

      Only 25% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      24.526.0
      Latrine at home
      52.945.5
      Tap water
      4.27.3
      LPG / PNG
      11.213.3
      Phone
      33.933.6
      Television
      16.019.3
      Bicycle
      41.738.6
      Two-wheeler
      6.07.1

      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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