District of Assam

Sonitpur: 19.2 lakh people, one story

People
19,24,110
Area
5,204 km²
Literacy
67.34%
Sex ratio
956
Top 3 in AssamArea: 5,204 km². Rank 2 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in AssamPopulation: 19,24,110. Rank 3 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Big number19.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 370 to every km².See the numbers →

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SonitpurAssam

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

Sonitpur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population19.2 lakh#3/27 in Assam
Area5,204 km²#2/27 in Assam
Population density370 per km²#20/27 in Assam▼ state 398
Sex ratio956 females per 1000 males#15/27 in Assam▼ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)966 girls per 1000 boys#11/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate67.34%#21/27 in Assam▼ state 72.19
Female literacy60.73%#21/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population9.0%#16/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

67.3% can read. 956 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
73.677.8
Female literacy
60.766.3
Scheduled Castes
5.77.2
Scheduled Tribes
12.112.4
Living in towns
9.014.1

Gender literacy gap: 12.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 73.9%
  • Muslim 18.2%
  • Christian 7.2%
  • Buddhist 0.3%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    47 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    7.7 lakh workers, 40.0% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 32.3%
    • Farm labourers 14.9%
    • Household industry 3.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 49.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 24% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      24.326.0
      Latrine at home
      41.845.5
      Tap water
      6.17.3
      LPG / PNG
      12.813.3
      Phone
      29.833.6
      Television
      19.519.3
      Bicycle
      50.238.6
      Two-wheeler
      7.37.1

      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.