Bongaigaon Circle Population, Caste, Religion Data - Chirang district, Assam

Bongaigaon Circle of Chirang district has total population of 8,253 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 4,139 are males while 4,114 are females. In 2011 there were total 1,747 families residing in Bongaigaon Circle. The Average Sex Ratio of Bongaigaon Circle is 994.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 1,891.4% people lives in Urban areas while 895.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 82.3% while that in the rural areas is 76.7%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Bongaigaon Circle is 977% while that of Rural areas is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bongaigaon Circle is 1085 which is 13% of the total population. There are 555 male children and 530 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bongaigaon Circle is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Bongaigaon Circle.

The total literacy rate of Bongaigaon Circle is 78.67%. The male literacy rate is 72.89% and the female literacy rate is 63.73% in Bongaigaon Circle.

Population
8,253
Families
1,747
Literacy
78.67%
Sex Ratio
994

To facilitate the administration, Bongaigaon Circle is further divided into 2 towns and 90 villages.

Bongaigaon Circle Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bongaigaon Circle.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 1,085 555 530
Literacy 78.67% 72.89% 63.73%
Scheduled Caste 370 192 178
Scheduled Tribe 3,508 1,722 1,786
Illiterate 2,614 1,122 1,492

Caste-wise Population - Bongaigaon Circle

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 42.5% of total population in Bongaigaon Circle of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 370 192 178
Schedule Tribe 3,508 1,722 1,786

Religion-wise Population - Bongaigaon Circle

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,275 (63.92%) 2,600 2,675
Muslim 2,507 (30.38%) 1,304 1,203
Christian 456 (5.53%) 227 229
Sikh 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Buddhist 8 (0.1%) 4 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 4 (0.05%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Bongaigaon Circle

Average literacy rate of Bongaigaon Circle in 2011 were 78.67% in which, male and female literacy were 84.18% and 73.16% respectively. Total literate in Bongaigaon Circle were 5,639 of which male and female were 3,017 and 2,622 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Bongaigaon Circle

The Sex Ratio of Bongaigaon Circle is 994 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 994 females in Bongaigaon Circle. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 994 ) of Bongaigaon Circle.

Child Population - Bongaigaon Circle

According to Census 2011, there were 1,085 children between age 0 to 6 years in Bongaigaon Circle. Out of which 1,085 were male while 1,085 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Bongaigaon Circle

As per Census 2011, there are total 34,763 families under Bongaigaon Circle living in urban areas while 34,763 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 1,891.4% of total population of Bongaigaon Circle lives in Urban areas while 895.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 16,597 while that in rural region is 8,461.

Total Urban Rural
Population 8,253 156,095 73,877
Children (0 - 6 years) 1,085 16,597 8,461
Schedule Caste 370 22,938 11,608
Schedule Tribe 3,508 9,982 7,171
Literacy 78.67% 82.29% 76.66%
Sex Ratio 994 977 999

Working Population - Bongaigaon Circle

In Bongaigaon Circle out of total population, 2,931 were engaged in work activities. 81.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,931 workers engaged in Main Work, 404 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 282 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,392 1,836 556
Cultivators 404 342 62
Agriculture Labourer 282 189 93
Household Industries 72 62 10
Other Workers 1,634 1,243 391
Marginal Workers 539 276 263
Non Working 5,322 2,027 3,295

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