Gossaigaon Circle Population, Caste, Religion Data - Dhubri district, Assam

Gossaigaon Circle of Dhubri district has total population of 53,842 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 27,487 are males while 26,355 are females. In 2011 there were total 10,740 families residing in Gossaigaon Circle. The Average Sex Ratio of Gossaigaon Circle is 959.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 503.2% people lives in Urban areas while 473.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 61.9% while that in the rural areas is 60.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Gossaigaon Circle is 955% while that of Rural areas is 957.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gossaigaon Circle is 9276 which is 17% of the total population. There are 4621 male children and 4655 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gossaigaon Circle is 1,007 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Gossaigaon Circle.

The total literacy rate of Gossaigaon Circle is 60.94%. The male literacy rate is 55.07% and the female literacy rate is 45.61% in Gossaigaon Circle.

Population
53,842
Families
10,740
Literacy
60.94%
Sex Ratio
959

To facilitate the administration, Gossaigaon Circle is further divided into 2 towns and 338 villages.

Gossaigaon Circle Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 9,276 4,621 4,655
Literacy 60.94% 55.07% 45.61%
Scheduled Caste 2,640 1,403 1,237
Scheduled Tribe 27 14 13
Illiterate 26,684 12,350 14,334

Caste-wise Population - Gossaigaon Circle

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Gossaigaon Circle of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,640 1,403 1,237
Schedule Tribe 27 14 13

Religion-wise Population - Gossaigaon Circle

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,088 (28.02%) 7,808 7,280
Muslim 38,318 (71.17%) 19,463 18,855
Christian 233 (0.43%) 113 120
Sikh 27 (0.05%) 12 15
Buddhist 2 (0%) 2 0
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 172 (0.32%) 88 84

Literacy Rate - Gossaigaon Circle

Average literacy rate of Gossaigaon Circle in 2011 were 60.94% in which, male and female literacy were 66.2% and 55.4% respectively. Total literate in Gossaigaon Circle were 27,158 of which male and female were 15,137 and 12,021 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Gossaigaon Circle

The Sex Ratio of Gossaigaon Circle is 959 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 959 females in Gossaigaon Circle. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,007 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 959 ) of Gossaigaon Circle.

Child Population - Gossaigaon Circle

According to Census 2011, there were 9,276 children between age 0 to 6 years in Gossaigaon Circle. Out of which 9,276 were male while 9,276 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Gossaigaon Circle

As per Census 2011, there are total 53,825 families under Gossaigaon Circle living in urban areas while 53,825 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 503.2% of total population of Gossaigaon Circle lives in Urban areas while 473.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 42,594 while that in rural region is 40,746.

Total Urban Rural
Population 53,842 270,952 255,010
Children (0 - 6 years) 9,276 42,594 40,746
Schedule Caste 2,640 7,847 6,902
Schedule Tribe 27 81,638 78,336
Literacy 60.94% 61.91% 60.29%
Sex Ratio 959 955 957

Working Population - Gossaigaon Circle

In Gossaigaon Circle out of total population, 17,774 were engaged in work activities. 79% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,774 workers engaged in Main Work, 4,338 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5,186 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,043 12,222 1,821
Cultivators 4,338 4,005 333
Agriculture Labourer 5,186 4,591 595
Household Industries 754 529 225
Other Workers 3,765 3,097 668
Marginal Workers 3,731 2,269 1,462
Non Working 36,068 12,996 23,072

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