Howraghat Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Karbi Anglong, Assam - Census 2011

Howraghat is a Town Committee city situated in Phuloni circle of Karbi Anglong district. The Howraghat city is divided into 5 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,077 families residing in the Howraghat city. The total population of Howraghat is 5,443 out of which 2,733 are males and 2,710 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Howraghat is 992.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Howraghat city is 596 which is 11% of the total population. There are 308 male children and 288 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Howraghat is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (992).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Howraghat is 91.2%. Thus Howraghat has higher literacy rate compared to 69.3% of Karbi Anglong district. The male literacy rate is 94.39% and the female literacy rate is 87.94% in Howraghat.

Howraghat Town Committee has total administration over 1,077 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.

Howraghat Town Committee

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

Total Male Female
Children 596 308 288
Literacy 91.2% 83.8% 78.6%
Scheduled Caste 668 334 334
Scheduled Tribe 610 301 309
Illiterate 1,024 444 580

Caste-wise Population - Howraghat

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.2% of total population in Howraghat.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 668 334 334
Schedule Tribe 610 301 309

Religion-wise Population - Howraghat

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Howraghat is 5,318 which is 97.7% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Howraghat is 97 which is 1.78% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Howraghat as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,318 (97.7%) 2,664 2,654
Muslim 97 (1.78%) 51 46
Christian 22 (0.4%) 15 7
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.09%) 2 3

Literacy Rate - Howraghat

The total literacy rate of Howraghat was 91.17% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 4,419 literates, males were 2,289 while females were 2,130. Also the male literacy rate was 94.39% and the female literacy rate was 87.94% in Howraghat.

  Howraghat Assam
Female 87.94% 66.27%
Male 94.39% 77.85%
Total 91.17% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Howraghat

The Sex Ratio of Howraghat is 992. Thus per every 1000 men there were 992 females in Howraghat. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 992 ) of Howraghat.

Child Population - Howraghat

According to Census 2011, there were 596 children between age 0 to 6 years in Howraghat. Out of which 308 were male while 288 were female.

Working Population - Howraghat

In Howraghat Town Committee out of total population, 1,789 were engaged in work activities. 92.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,789 workers engaged in Main Work, 112 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,656 1,392 264
Cultivators 112 109 3
Agriculture Labourer 15 14 1
Household Industries 18 16 2
Other Workers 1,511 1,253 258
Marginal Workers 133 72 61
Non Working 3,654 1,269 2,385

Howraghat Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 975 83.3% 994
2 Ward No - 2 1,933 81% 958
3 Ward No - 3 1,081 83.9% 1,051
4 Ward No - 4 539 82% 1,089
5 Ward No - 5 915 75.7% 939

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