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district · Census 2011 · code 326

Udalguri 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.
Population831,668people
Households168,717PCA households
Literacy rate65.41%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.49%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople831,668794,09437,574
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds168,717160,4048,313
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6113,274109,6533,621
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.62%13.81%9.64%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males973973960
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6973972994
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+469,926441,01728,909
Literacy rate%65.41%64.43%85.14%
Male literacy rate%72.58%71.75%89.08%
Female literacy rate%58.05%56.92%81.03%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople37,84434,0863,758
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople267,372262,9854,387
Total workersCensus workers345,030331,31713,713
Work participation rate%41.49%41.72%36.5%
Main workersworked at least 6 months253,178241,01812,160
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months91,85290,2991,553
Non-workerspeople486,638462,77723,861

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 1034, 1035, 1036; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 168,717 households and 831,668 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 4.52% of this area’s population, compared with 95.48% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.62% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 72.58% and female literacy was 58.05%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 345,030 Census workers, 73.38% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators105,11019,714
Agricultural labourers36,12036,624
Household industry workers6,2595,542
Other workers105,68929,972

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 801632

Tangla

17,183 people within this district · Town

Census code 801633

Udalguri

15,279 people within this district · Town