Tinsukia District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Assam) - Census 2011

Tinsukia district of Assam has a total population of 1,327,929 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 680,231 are males while 647,698 are females. In 2011 there were a total 268,598 families residing in Tinsukia district. The Average Sex Ratio of Tinsukia district is 952.

Tinsukia district, Assam

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 19.9% people live in Urban areas while 80.1% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 87.2% while that in rural areas is 65%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Tinsukia district is 907 while that of Rural areas is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tinsukia district is 181826 which is 14% of the total population. There are 92777 male children and 89049 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tinsukia is 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (952) of Tinsukia district.

The total literacy rate of Tinsukia district is 69.66%. The male literacy rate is 66.66% and the female literacy rate is 53.25% in Tinsukia district.

Population
1,327,929
Literacy
69.66%
Sex Ratio
952

To facilitate the administration, Tinsukia district is further divided into 4 Circles (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Circles consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Tinsukia Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tinsukia district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 181,826 92,777 89,049
Literacy 69.66% 66.66% 53.25%
Scheduled Caste 37,688 19,443 18,245
Scheduled Tribe 82,066 41,769 40,297
Illiterate 529,607 226,782 302,825

Caste-wise Population - Tinsukia district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.2% of total population in Tinsukia district of Assam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 37,688 19,443 18,245
Schedule Tribe 82,066 41,769 40,297

Religion-wise Population - Tinsukia district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,181,347 (88.96%) 605,368 575,979
Muslim 48,373 (3.64%) 25,364 23,009
Christian 76,877 (5.79%) 38,598 38,279
Sikh 1,999 (0.15%) 1,052 947
Buddhist 16,228 (1.22%) 8,279 7,949
Jain 837 (0.06%) 445 392
Other Religion 395 (0.03%) 206 189
No Religion Specified 1,873 (0.14%) 919 954

Literacy Rate - Tinsukia district

The total literacy rate of Tinsukia district was 69.66% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 798,322 literates, males were 453,449 while females were 344,873. Also the male literacy rate was 77.19% and the female literacy rate was 61.73% in Tinsukia district.

  Tinsukia district Assam
Female 61.73% 66.27%
Male 77.19% 77.85%
Total 69.66% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Tinsukia district

The Sex Ratio of Tinsukia district is 952 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 952 females in Tinsukia district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 952 ) of Tinsukia district.


Population Density - Tinsukia district

The total area of Tinsukia district is 3,790 km2. Thus the density of Tinsukia district is 350 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 62 sq. km. area is under urban region while 3,729 sq. km. is under rural region.


Urban/Rural Population - Tinsukia district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Tinsukia, 19.94% people lived in urban regions while 80.06% in rural areas. The total urban population was 264,743 out of which 138,836 were males while the remaining 125,907 were females. In rural areas of Tinsukia, male population was 541,395 while the female population was 521,791.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Tinsukia was 907 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Tinsukia was 917 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Tinsukia were 26,598 which is 10.05% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Tinsukia was 964 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Tinsukia was 967 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Tinsukia for urban regions was 87.22 percent in which males were 90.89% literate while female literacy stood at 83.17%. The total literate population of Tinsukia was 798,322. Similarly in rural areas of Tinsukia, the average literacy rate was 65.05 percent. Out of which the literacy rate of males and females stood at 73.49% and 56.29% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Tinsukia were 590,609.

Rural Urban
Population % 80.06% 19.94%
Total population 1,063,186 264,743
Male population 541,395 138,836
Female population 521,791 125,907
Sex ratio 964 907
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 967 917
Child population 155,228 26,598
Literates 590,609 207,713
Average literacy 65.05% 87.22%
Male literacy 73.49% 90.89%
Female literacy 56.29% 83.17%

Child Population - Tinsukia district

According to Census 2011, there were 181,826 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tinsukia district. Out of which 92,777 were male while 89,049 were female.


Working Population - Tinsukia district

In Tinsukia district out of total population, 557,196 were engaged in work activities. 73.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 557,196 workers engaged in Main Work, 102,840 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19,483 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 410,188 297,578 112,610
Cultivators 102,840 78,239 24,601
Agriculture Labourer 19,483 12,012 7,471
Household Industries 6,461 4,404 2,057
Other Workers 281,404 202,923 78,481
Marginal Workers 147,008 69,045 77,963
Non Working 770,733 313,608 457,125

Nearby Districts from Tinsukia

Below are the list of Districts near Tinsukia district in Assam.


Tinsukia district Map


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