Basugaon Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chirang, Assam - Census 2011

Basugaon is a Town Committee city situated in Kokrajhar circle of Chirang district. The Basugaon city is divided into 4 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,039 families residing in the Basugaon city. The total population of Basugaon is 13,849 out of which 7,126 are males and 6,723 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Basugaon is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Basugaon city is 1361 which is 10% of the total population. There are 695 male children and 666 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Basugaon is 958 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (943).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Basugaon is 84.6%. Thus Basugaon has higher literacy rate compared to 63.6% of Chirang district. The male literacy rate is 89.52% and the female literacy rate is 79.33% in Basugaon.

Basugaon Town Committee has total administration over 3,039 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Basugaon Town Committee

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Basugaon Town Committee.

Total Male Female
Children 1,361 695 666
Literacy 84.6% 80.8% 71.5%
Scheduled Caste 2,029 1,001 1,028
Scheduled Tribe 709 360 349
Illiterate 3,287 1,369 1,918

Caste-wise Population - Basugaon

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.1% of total population in Basugaon.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,029 1,001 1,028
Schedule Tribe 709 360 349

Religion-wise Population - Basugaon

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Basugaon is 12,533 which is 90.5% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Basugaon is 1,144 which is 8.26% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Basugaon as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,533 (90.5%) 6,442 6,091
Muslim 1,144 (8.26%) 596 548
Christian 32 (0.23%) 13 19
Sikh 3 (0.02%) 2 1
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 25 (0.18%) 17 8
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 110 (0.79%) 55 55

Literacy Rate - Basugaon

The total literacy rate of Basugaon was 84.58% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 10,562 literates, males were 5,757 while females were 4,805. Also the male literacy rate was 89.52% and the female literacy rate was 79.33% in Basugaon.

  Basugaon Assam
Female 79.33% 66.27%
Male 89.52% 77.85%
Total 84.58% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Basugaon

The Sex Ratio of Basugaon is 943. Thus per every 1000 men there were 943 females in Basugaon. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 943 ) of Basugaon.

Child Population - Basugaon

According to Census 2011, there were 1,361 children between age 0 to 6 years in Basugaon. Out of which 695 were male while 666 were female.

Working Population - Basugaon

In Basugaon Town Committee out of total population, 4,918 were engaged in work activities. 78.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,918 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 53 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,866 3,453 413
Cultivators 60 50 10
Agriculture Labourer 53 42 11
Household Industries 209 181 28
Other Workers 3,544 3,180 364
Marginal Workers 1,052 726 326
Non Working 8,931 2,947 5,984

Basugaon Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Basugaon is further divided into 4 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,983 80% 1,042
2 Ward No - 2 2,874 85.5% 962
3 Ward No - 3 4,439 73.6% 913
4 Ward No - 4 4,553 71.5% 921

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