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district · Census 2011 · code 309

Tinsukia 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.
Population1,327,929people
Households268,598PCA households
Literacy rate69.66%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.96%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,327,9291,063,186264,743
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds268,598210,70757,891
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6181,826155,22826,598
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.69%14.6%10.05%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males952964907
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6960967917
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+798,322590,609207,713
Literacy rate%69.66%65.05%87.22%
Male literacy rate%77.19%73.49%90.89%
Female literacy rate%61.73%56.29%83.17%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople37,68825,28612,402
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople82,06676,2725,794
Total workersCensus workers557,196460,77896,418
Work participation rate%41.96%43.34%36.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months410,188327,94682,242
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months147,008132,83214,176
Non-workerspeople770,733602,408168,325

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 983, 984, 985; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 268,598 households and 1,327,929 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 19.94% of this area’s population, compared with 80.06% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.69% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 77.19% and female literacy was 61.73%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 557,196 Census workers, 73.62% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators102,84046,642
Agricultural labourers19,48328,273
Household industry workers6,4616,780
Other workers281,40465,313

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 801583

Tinsukia

116,322 people within this district · Town including outgrowths

Census code 801585

Margherita

26,914 people within this district · Town

Census code 801584

Digboi

21,736 people within this district · Town

Census code 801581

Doom Dooma

21,572 people within this district · Town

Census code 801582

Makum

16,923 people within this district · Town

Census code 291062

Digboi Oil Town

12,726 people within this district · Census town

Census code 291064

Lido Town

11,717 people within this district · Census town

Census code 290058

Chapakhowa Town

10,305 people within this district · Census town

Census code 290741

Bahbari Gaon

6,821 people within this district · Census town

Census code 291065

Lido Tikok

5,091 people within this district · Census town

Census code 290742

Kachujan Gaon

3,246 people within this district · Census town