District of Assam

Sivasagar: 11.5 lakh people, one story

People
11,51,050
Area
2,668 km²
Literacy
80.41%
Sex ratio
954
Top 3 in AssamLiteracy rate: 80.41%. Rank 3 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in AssamFemale literacy: 74.71%. Rank 3 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Big number11.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 431 to every km².See the numbers →

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SivasagarAssam

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

Sivasagar in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population11.5 lakh#11/27 in Assam
Area2,668 km²#13/27 in Assam
Population density431 per km²#15/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio954 females per 1000 males#17/27 in Assam▼ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)960 girls per 1000 boys#18/27 in Assam▼ state 962
Literacy rate80.41%#3/27 in Assam▲ state 72.19
Female literacy74.71%#3/27 in Assam▲ state 66.27
Urban population9.6%#13/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

80.4% can read. 954 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
85.877.8
Female literacy
74.766.3
Scheduled Castes
3.77.2
Scheduled Tribes
4.312.4
Living in towns
9.614.1

Gender literacy gap: 11.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 87.5%
  • Muslim 8.3%
  • Christian 2.9%
  • Buddhist 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.9%

    Sectors at a glance

    38 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.9 lakh workers, 42.2% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 28.4%
    • Farm labourers 10.0%
    • Household industry 3.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 58.6%

      Schemes & development

      Only 31% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      30.526.0
      Latrine at home
      45.245.5
      Tap water
      12.27.3
      LPG / PNG
      15.213.3
      Phone
      33.933.6
      Television
      24.119.3
      Bicycle
      39.938.6
      Two-wheeler
      11.17.1

      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.