District of Assam

Tinsukia: 13.3 lakh people, one story

People
13,27,929
Area
3,790 km²
Literacy
69.66%
Sex ratio
952
Top 3 in AssamHomes with electricity (2011): 42.4 % of households. Rank 2 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in AssamScheduled Castes: 2.8 % of people. Rank 26 of 27.See the numbers →Big number13.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 350 to every km².See the numbers →

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TinsukiaAssam

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

Tinsukia in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.3 lakh#7/27 in Assam
Area3,790 km²#5/27 in Assam
Population density350 per km²#21/27 in Assam▼ state 398
Sex ratio952 females per 1000 males#21/27 in Assam▼ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)960 girls per 1000 boys#19/27 in Assam▼ state 962
Literacy rate69.66%#16/27 in Assam▼ state 72.19
Female literacy61.73%#19/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population19.9%#4/27 in Assam▲ state 14.1

People & society

69.7% can read. 952 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.277.8
Female literacy
61.766.3
Scheduled Castes
2.87.2
Scheduled Tribes
6.212.4
Living in towns
19.914.1

Gender literacy gap: 15.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 89.0%
  • Muslim 3.6%
  • Christian 5.8%
  • Sikh 0.2%
  • Buddhist 1.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    35 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    5.6 lakh workers, 42.0% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 26.8%
    • Farm labourers 8.6%
    • Household industry 2.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 62.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 42% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      42.426.0
      Latrine at home
      57.045.5
      Tap water
      6.77.3
      LPG / PNG
      18.513.3
      Phone
      32.733.6
      Television
      29.319.3
      Bicycle
      44.338.6
      Two-wheeler
      8.27.1

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.