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Sualkuchi Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kamrup, Assam - Census 2011

Sualkuchi is a Census Town city situated in Hajo circle of Kamrup district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,148 families residing in the Sualkuchi city. The total population of Sualkuchi is 13,898 out of which 6,809 are males and 7,089 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sualkuchi is 1,041.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sualkuchi city is 1002 which is 7% of the total population. There are 508 male children and 494 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sualkuchi is 972 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,041).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sualkuchi is 93%. Thus Sualkuchi has higher literacy rate compared to 75.5% of Kamrup district. The male literacy rate is 96.71% and the female literacy rate is 89.43% in Sualkuchi.

Sualkuchi Census Town has total administration over 3,148 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.

Sualkuchi Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,002 508 494
Literacy 93% 89.5% 83.2%
Scheduled Caste 4,251 2,138 2,113
Scheduled Tribe 26 15 11
Illiterate 1,906 715 1,191

Caste-wise Population - Sualkuchi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Sualkuchi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,251 2,138 2,113
Schedule Tribe 26 15 11

Religion-wise Population - Sualkuchi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sualkuchi is 13,631 which is 98.08% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sualkuchi is 231 which is 1.66% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sualkuchi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,631 (98.08%) 6,727 6,904
Muslim 231 (1.66%) 69 162
Christian 15 (0.11%) 3 12
Sikh 3 (0.02%) 0 3
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 16 (0.12%) 9 7

Literacy Rate - Sualkuchi

The total literacy rate of Sualkuchi was 92.99% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 11,992 literates, males were 6,094 while females were 5,898. Also the male literacy rate was 96.71% and the female literacy rate was 89.43% in Sualkuchi.

  Sualkuchi Assam
Female 89.43% 66.27%
Male 96.71% 77.85%
Total 92.99% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Sualkuchi

The Sex Ratio of Sualkuchi is 1,041. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,041 females in Sualkuchi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 972 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,041 ) of Sualkuchi.

Child Population - Sualkuchi

According to Census 2011, there were 1,002 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sualkuchi. Out of which 508 were male while 494 were female.

Working Population - Sualkuchi

In Sualkuchi Census Town out of total population, 7,230 were engaged in work activities. 73.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,230 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 59 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,296 3,542 1,754
Cultivators 15 10 5
Agriculture Labourer 59 36 23
Household Industries 2,483 1,273 1,210
Other Workers 2,739 2,223 516
Marginal Workers 1,934 678 1,256
Non Working 6,668 2,589 4,079

Sualkuchi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 13,898 86.3% 1,041

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