Dergaon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Golaghat, Assam - Census 2011

Dergaon is a Municipal Board city situated in Dergaon circle of Golaghat district. The Dergaon city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 4,537 families residing in the Dergaon city. The total population of Dergaon is 20,059 out of which 10,119 are males and 9,940 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dergaon is 982.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dergaon city is 1785 which is 9% of the total population. There are 913 male children and 872 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dergaon is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (982).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dergaon is 94%. Thus Dergaon has a higher literacy rate compared to 77.4% of Golaghat district. The male literacy rate is 96.18% and the female literacy rate is 91.86% in Dergaon.

Population
20,059
Literacy
94%
Sex Ratio
982

Dergaon Municipal Board has total administration over 4,537 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipal Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dergaon Municipal Board

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dergaon Municipal Board.

Total Male Female
Children 1,785 913 872
Literacy 94% 87.5% 83.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,663 832 831
Scheduled Tribe 752 374 378
Illiterate 2,875 1,265 1,610

Caste-wise Population - Dergaon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.7% of total population in Dergaon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,663 832 831
Schedule Tribe 752 374 378

Religion-wise Population - Dergaon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dergaon is 16,839 which is 83.95% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dergaon is 2,781 which is 13.86% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Dergaon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,839 (83.95%) 8,511 8,328
Muslim 2,781 (13.86%) 1,398 1,383
Christian 92 (0.46%) 37 55
Sikh 89 (0.44%) 47 42
Buddhist 15 (0.07%) 9 6
Jain 63 (0.31%) 32 31
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 180 (0.9%) 85 95

Literacy Rate - Dergaon

The total literacy rate of Dergaon was 94.04% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 17,184 literates, males were 8,854 while females were 8,330. Also the male literacy rate was 96.18% and the female literacy rate was 91.86% in Dergaon.

  Dergaon Assam
Female 91.86% 66.27%
Male 96.18% 77.85%
Total 94.04% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Dergaon

The Sex Ratio of Dergaon is 982. Thus per every 1000 men there were 982 females in Dergaon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 982 ) of Dergaon.


Child Population - Dergaon

According to Census 2011, there were 1,785 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Dergaon. Out of which 913 were male while 872 were female.


Working Population - Dergaon

In Dergaon Municipal Board out of total population, 7,593 were engaged in work activities. 81.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,593 workers engaged in Main Work, 81 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,187 5,124 1,063
Cultivators 81 74 7
Agriculture Labourer 28 22 6
Household Industries 123 99 24
Other Workers 5,955 4,929 1,026
Marginal Workers 1,406 745 661
Non Working 12,466 4,250 8,216

Dergaon Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dergaon is further divided into 10 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,010 85.1% 1,000
2 Ward No - 2 2,777 82% 938
3 Ward No - 3 3,529 84.2% 1,069
4 Ward No - 4 3,006 81.8% 936
5 Ward No - 5 972 87.1% 1,000
6 Ward No - 6 2,491 88.5% 1,001
7 Ward No - 7 1,222 89.1% 918
8 Ward No - 8 2,264 89.5% 1,014
9 Ward No - 9 1,728 87.4% 1,014
10 Ward No - 10 1,060 88.3% 853

Map of Dergaon, Golaghat, Assam


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