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Total Population:

 

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Male Female Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Total

Urban

39,974

34,854

8,367

4,172

74,828

Rural

7,33,887

6,95,605

60,097

24,5689

14,29,492

Total

7,73,861

7,30,459

68,464

24,9861

15,04,320

 

Religion-wise Population

 

 

Hindu

Muslim

Christian

Shikh

Buddhist

Jain

1991

60.54

31.98

6.3

0.017

0.098

0.05

2001

57.74

35.54

1.75

0.19

0.07

0.35

 

Population Density

 

   
Darrang

432

Assam

340

 

Population Growth

 

*1981 Census was not conducted in Assam

Year Population Increase in Population % of Increase

1951

4,02,501

 

 

1961

5,82,624

1,80,123

44.75

1971

8,34,574

2,51,905

43.22

*1991(20 Yrs)

12,98,860

4,64,294

55.63

2001

15,04,320

2,05,460

15.82

 

Literacy

 

Year Male Female Average %

1971

1,21,845 (15%)

44,924(17.8%)

16.4%

1991

2,72,871(21%)

1,62,464(35%)

28%

2001 4,94,575(63.91%) 3,38,933(46.4%) 55.15%

 

Sex Ratio

 

 

  %
Darrang

94.4

Assam on average

93.5

 

Workforce Distribution

 

Based on 1991 census

85% of the population is engaged in agriculture and allied activities. Out of the total population of 12,98,860 in the district only 4,05,743 (i.e. 31.23 %.) constitute the workforce, the distribution of which is as follows.

Workers under various sectors

Male Female Total

Cultivator

Agricultural labour

Livestock, Forest etc.

Mining & Quarrying

Manufacturing & Production in Household & Industry.

Manufacture & production other than Household Industry

Construction worker

Trade & Commerce

Transport storage & Communication

Worker in other services

Total workers

20,6711

46,335

21,718

52

1,131

 

5,834

 

3,564

18,2,41

3751

25,375

3,32,712

36,402

10,536

18,936

0

1,609

    

499

 

64

476

64

4,480

73,031

2,43,113

56,871

40,604

52

2,740

 

6,333

 

3,628

18,7,17

3780

29,855

4,05,743