Assam Population - Census India 2011

Assam is one of state in India with population of 31205576. There are 27 districts, 184 Taluks, 26395 villages and 226 towns in Assam.

As per the Census India 2011, Assam has 6406471 households, population of 31205576 of which 15939443 are males and 15266133 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 4638130 which is 14.86% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Assam state is around 958 compared to 943 which is national average of India. The literacy rate of Assam state is 61.46% out of which 66.3% males are literate and 56.4% females are literate. The total area of Assam is 78438 sq.km with population density of 398 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 85.9% of population lives in Urban area and 14.1% lives in Rural area. There are 7.15% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 12.45% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Assam.

Assam Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total31205576100%
Hindu1918075961.47%
Muslim1067934534.22%
Christian11658673.74%
Buddhist549930.18%
Religion not stated508730.16%
Other religions and persuasions271180.09%
Jain259490.08%
Sikh206720.07%

Assam Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)1259.8877178.12
Number of households9855945420877
Total Population439854226807034
Population (%)51.39%48.97%
Male Population226045413678989
Female Population213808813128045
Sex Ratio946960
Literacy (%)79.4%58.51%

List of Districts in Assam

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DistrictPopulationArea (km2)Po. DensitySex-ratio
Nagaon28237683973711962
Dhubri19492582176896953
Sonitpur19241105204370956
Cachar17366173786459959
Barpeta16936222282742953
Kamrup15175423105489949
Tinsukia13279293790350952
Dibrugarh13263353381392961
Kamrup Metropolitan12539389551313936
Karimganj12286861809679963
Sivasagar11510502668431954
Jorhat10922562851383962
Golaghat10668883502305964
Lakhimpur10421372277458968
Goalpara10081831824553964
Morigaon9574231551617967
Karbi Anglong9563131043492951
Baksa9500752457387974
Darrang9285001585586954
Kokrajhar8871423296269959
Udalguri8316682012413973
Nalbari7716391052733949
Bongaigaon7388041093676966
Dhemaji6861333237212953
Hailakandi6592961327497951
Chirang4821621923251969
Dima Hasao214102488844932

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Assam Population Facts

Number of Households6406471
Population31205576
Male Population15939443 (51.08%)
Female Population15266133 (48.92%)
Children Population4638130
Area78438 km2
Population density/km2398
Sex-ratio958
Literacy61.46%
Male Literacy66.3%
Female Literacy56.4%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %12.45%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %7.15%

Map of Assam

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Guwahati528563
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Silchar178865
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