Majgaon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sonitpur, Assam - Census 2011

Majgaon is a Census Town city situated in Tezpur circle of Sonitpur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 2,044 families residing in the Majgaon city. The total population of Majgaon is 8,154 out of which 4,081 are males and 4,073 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Majgaon is 998.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Majgaon city is 692 which is 8% of the total population. There are 337 male children and 355 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Majgaon is 1,053 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (998).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Majgaon is 95.8%. Thus Majgaon has a higher literacy rate compared to 67.3% of Sonitpur district. The male literacy rate is 96.69% and the female literacy rate is 94.89% in Majgaon.

Population
8,154
Literacy
95.8%
Sex Ratio
998

Majgaon Census Town has total administration over 2,044 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Majgaon Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Majgaon Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 692 337 355
Literacy 95.8% 88.7% 86.6%
Scheduled Caste 689 339 350
Scheduled Tribe 172 84 88
Illiterate 1,006 461 545

Caste-wise Population - Majgaon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Majgaon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 689 339 350
Schedule Tribe 172 84 88

Religion-wise Population - Majgaon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Majgaon is 7,660 which is 93.94% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Majgaon is 78 which is 0.96% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Majgaon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,660 (93.94%) 3,799 3,861
Muslim 78 (0.96%) 34 44
Christian 319 (3.91%) 202 117
Sikh 50 (0.61%) 27 23
Buddhist 14 (0.17%) 6 8
Jain 2 (0.02%) 1 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 31 (0.38%) 12 19

Literacy Rate - Majgaon

The total literacy rate of Majgaon was 95.79% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 7,148 literates, males were 3,620 while females were 3,528. Also the male literacy rate was 96.69% and the female literacy rate was 94.89% in Majgaon.

  Majgaon Assam
Female 94.89% 66.27%
Male 96.69% 77.85%
Total 95.79% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Majgaon

The Sex Ratio of Majgaon is 998. Thus per every 1000 men there were 998 females in Majgaon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,053 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 998 ) of Majgaon.


Child Population - Majgaon

According to Census 2011, there were 692 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Majgaon. Out of which 337 were male while 355 were female.


Working Population - Majgaon

In Majgaon Census Town out of total population, 2,737 were engaged in work activities. 94.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,737 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,589 2,007 582
Cultivators 10 9 1
Agriculture Labourer 15 10 5
Household Industries 47 32 15
Other Workers 2,517 1,956 561
Marginal Workers 148 88 60
Non Working 5,417 1,986 3,431

Majgaon Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Majgaon is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 8,154 87.7% 998

Map of Majgaon, Sonitpur, Assam


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