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Teok Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Jorhat, Assam - Census 2011

Teok is a Town Committee city situated in Teok circle of Jorhat district. The Teok city is divided into 4 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,061 families residing in the Teok city. The total population of Teok is 8,795 out of which 4,511 are males and 4,284 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Teok is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Teok city is 859 which is 10% of the total population. There are 438 male children and 421 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Teok is 961 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (950).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Teok is 92.1%. Thus Teok has higher literacy rate compared to 82.1% of Jorhat district. The male literacy rate is 94.67% and the female literacy rate is 89.36% in Teok.

Teok Town Committee has total administration over 2,061 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Teok Town Committee

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

Total Male Female
Children 859 438 421
Literacy 92.1% 85.5% 80.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,623 834 789
Scheduled Tribe 215 104 111
Illiterate 1,487 655 832

Caste-wise Population - Teok

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Teok.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,623 834 789
Schedule Tribe 215 104 111

Religion-wise Population - Teok

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Teok is 7,880 which is 89.6% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Teok is 831 which is 9.45% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Teok as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 7,880 (89.6%) 4,036 3,844
Muslim 831 (9.45%) 432 399
Christian 66 (0.75%) 34 32
Sikh 2 (0.02%) 1 1
Buddhist 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Jain 6 (0.07%) 2 4
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 8 (0.09%) 4 4

Literacy Rate - Teok

The total literacy rate of Teok was 92.09% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 7,308 literates, males were 3,856 while females were 3,452. Also the male literacy rate was 94.67% and the female literacy rate was 89.36% in Teok.

  Teok Assam
Female 89.36% 66.27%
Male 94.67% 77.85%
Total 92.09% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Teok

The Sex Ratio of Teok is 950. Thus per every 1000 men there were 950 females in Teok. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Teok.

Child Population - Teok

According to Census 2011, there were 859 children between age 0 to 6 years in Teok. Out of which 438 were male while 421 were female.

Working Population - Teok

In Teok Town Committee out of total population, 3,464 were engaged in work activities. 62.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,464 workers engaged in Main Work, 216 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,170 1,792 378
Cultivators 216 191 25
Agriculture Labourer 46 35 11
Household Industries 130 89 41
Other Workers 1,778 1,477 301
Marginal Workers 1,294 681 613
Non Working 5,331 2,038 3,293

Teok Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Teok is further divided into 4 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,901 79.8% 873
2 Ward No - 2 2,506 87.8% 956
3 Ward No - 3 2,550 82% 986
4 Ward No - 4 1,838 81.6% 974

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