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district · Census 2011 · code 300

Kokrajhar population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Assam, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population887,142people
Households181,081PCA households
Literacy rate65.22%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.45%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople887,142832,20154,941
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds181,081169,35911,722
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6136,924131,3975,527
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%15.43%15.79%10.06%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males959961931
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6954954947
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+489,305445,89043,415
Literacy rate%65.22%63.63%87.86%
Male literacy rate%71.89%70.45%91.97%
Female literacy rate%58.27%56.53%83.44%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople29,57023,7475,823
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople278,665266,71711,948
Total workersCensus workers341,131319,98321,148
Work participation rate%38.45%38.45%38.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months253,110234,88518,225
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months88,02185,0982,923
Non-workerspeople546,011512,21833,793

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 956, 957, 958; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 181,081 households and 887,142 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 6.19% of this area’s population, compared with 93.81% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 15.43% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 71.89% and female literacy was 58.27%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 341,131 Census workers, 74.2% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators128,15028,603
Agricultural labourers29,51826,812
Household industry workers7,3375,086
Other workers88,10527,520

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 801547

Kokrajhar

34,136 people within this district · Town

Census code 801546

Gossaigaon

9,068 people within this district · Town

Census code 279898

Padmabil

6,874 people within this district · Census town

Census code 280388

Salakati

4,863 people within this district · Census town