Nazira Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sivasagar, Assam - Census 2011

Nazira is a Municipal Board city situated in Nazira circle of Sivasagar district. The Nazira city is divided into 10 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,241 families residing in the Nazira city. The total population of Nazira is 13,304 out of which 6,885 are males and 6,419 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nazira is 932.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nazira city is 1280 which is 10% of the total population. There are 639 male children and 641 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nazira is 1,003 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (932).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nazira is 92.6%. Thus Nazira has higher literacy rate compared to 80.4% of Sivasagar district. The male literacy rate is 94.94% and the female literacy rate is 90.03% in Nazira.

Nazira Municipal Board has total administration over 3,241 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Nazira Municipal Board

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nazira Municipal Board.

Total Male Female
Children 1,280 639 641
Literacy 92.6% 86.1% 81%
Scheduled Caste 2,089 1,053 1,036
Scheduled Tribe 402 217 185
Illiterate 2,172 955 1,217

Caste-wise Population - Nazira

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3% of total population in Nazira.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,089 1,053 1,036
Schedule Tribe 402 217 185

Religion-wise Population - Nazira

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nazira is 10,203 which is 76.69% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nazira is 2,957 which is 22.23% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Nazira as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,203 (76.69%) 5,293 4,910
Muslim 2,957 (22.23%) 1,517 1,440
Christian 59 (0.44%) 32 27
Sikh 33 (0.25%) 14 19
Buddhist 44 (0.33%) 23 21
Jain 4 (0.03%) 3 1
Other Religion 3 (0.02%) 2 1
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Nazira

The total literacy rate of Nazira was 92.58% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 11,132 literates, males were 5,930 while females were 5,202. Also the male literacy rate was 94.94% and the female literacy rate was 90.03% in Nazira.

  Nazira Assam
Female 90.03% 66.27%
Male 94.94% 77.85%
Total 92.58% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Nazira

The Sex Ratio of Nazira is 932. Thus per every 1000 men there were 932 females in Nazira. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,003 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 932 ) of Nazira.

Child Population - Nazira

According to Census 2011, there were 1,280 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nazira. Out of which 639 were male while 641 were female.

Working Population - Nazira

In Nazira Municipal Board out of total population, 4,760 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,760 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 50 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,299 3,587 712
Cultivators 21 21 0
Agriculture Labourer 50 37 13
Household Industries 120 110 10
Other Workers 4,108 3,419 689
Marginal Workers 461 320 141
Non Working 8,544 2,978 5,566

Nazira Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Nazira is further divided into 10 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,357 77.5% 1,028
2 Ward No - 2 1,063 88.3% 1,109
3 Ward No - 3 1,577 81.9% 895
4 Ward No - 4 1,190 78.9% 919
5 Ward No - 5 1,659 85.4% 872
6 Ward No - 6 1,293 88.2% 896
7 Ward No - 7 876 84.8% 904
8 Ward No - 8 1,034 82.3% 908
9 Ward No - 9 1,404 84% 918
10 Ward No - 10 1,851 85.3% 932

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