1. Home
  2. Assam
  3. Dibrugarh district
  4. Naharkatiya circle
  5. Namrup Census Town

Namrup Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dibrugarh, Assam - Census 2011

Namrup is a Census Town city situated in Naharkatiya circle of Dibrugarh district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,940 families residing in the Namrup city. The total population of Namrup is 15,719 out of which 8,187 are males and 7,532 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Namrup is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Namrup city is 1347 which is 9% of the total population. There are 699 male children and 648 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Namrup is 927 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (920).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Namrup is 92.9%. Thus Namrup has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of Dibrugarh district. The male literacy rate is 94.85% and the female literacy rate is 90.75% in Namrup.

Namrup Census Town has total administration over 3,940 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Namrup Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,347 699 648
Literacy 92.9% 86.7% 82.9%
Scheduled Caste 570 295 275
Scheduled Tribe 1,182 602 580
Illiterate 2,370 1,085 1,285

Caste-wise Population - Namrup

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 7.5% of total population in Namrup.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 570 295 275
Schedule Tribe 1,182 602 580

Religion-wise Population - Namrup

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Namrup is 14,338 which is 91.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Namrup is 998 which is 6.35% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Namrup as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,338 (91.21%) 7,457 6,881
Muslim 998 (6.35%) 531 467
Christian 209 (1.33%) 109 100
Sikh 63 (0.4%) 31 32
Buddhist 36 (0.23%) 21 15
Jain 52 (0.33%) 25 27
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 23 (0.15%) 13 10

Literacy Rate - Namrup

The total literacy rate of Namrup was 92.88% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 13,349 literates, males were 7,102 while females were 6,247. Also the male literacy rate was 94.85% and the female literacy rate was 90.75% in Namrup.

  Namrup Assam
Female 90.75% 66.27%
Male 94.85% 77.85%
Total 92.88% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Namrup

The Sex Ratio of Namrup is 920. Thus per every 1000 men there were 920 females in Namrup. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 927 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Namrup.

Child Population - Namrup

According to Census 2011, there were 1,347 children between age 0 to 6 years in Namrup. Out of which 699 were male while 648 were female.

Working Population - Namrup

In Namrup Census Town out of total population, 6,200 were engaged in work activities. 80.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,200 workers engaged in Main Work, 155 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 348 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,018 3,995 1,023
Cultivators 155 90 65
Agriculture Labourer 348 148 200
Household Industries 67 30 37
Other Workers 4,448 3,727 721
Marginal Workers 1,182 705 477
Non Working 9,519 3,487 6,032

Namrup Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 15,719 84.9% 920

Reference