District of Assam

Udalguri: 8.3 lakh people, one story

People
8,31,668
Area
2,012 km²
Literacy
65.41%
Sex ratio
973
#1 in AssamChild sex ratio (0–6): 973 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in AssamSex ratio: 973 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 27 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in AssamUrban population: 4.5%. Rank 26 of 27.See the numbers →Big number8.3 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 413 to every km².See the numbers →

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UdalguriAssam

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

Udalguri in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.3 lakh#21/27 in Assam
Area2,012 km²#18/27 in Assam
Population density413 per km²#16/27 in Assam▲ state 398
Sex ratio973 females per 1000 males#2/27 in Assam▲ state 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)973 girls per 1000 boys#1/27 in Assam▲ state 962
Literacy rate65.41%#22/27 in Assam▼ state 72.19
Female literacy58.05%#24/27 in Assam▼ state 66.27
Urban population4.5%#26/27 in Assam▼ state 14.1

People & society

65.4% can read. 973 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
72.677.8
Female literacy
58.066.3
Scheduled Castes
4.67.2
Scheduled Tribes
32.112.4
Living in towns
4.514.1

Gender literacy gap: 14.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 73.6%
  • Muslim 12.7%
  • Christian 13.3%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    57 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.5 lakh workers, 41.5% of all people

    This district
    Assam
    • Cultivators 36.2%
    • Farm labourers 21.1%
    • Household industry 3.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 39.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 19% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      19.026.0
      Latrine at home
      26.245.5
      Tap water
      5.87.3
      LPG / PNG
      4.913.3
      Phone
      27.433.6
      Television
      16.019.3
      Bicycle
      44.238.6
      Two-wheeler
      4.17.1

      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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