Tezpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sonitpur, Assam - Census 2011

Tezpur is a Municipal Board + Outgrowth city situated in Tezpur circle of Sonitpur district. The Tezpur city is divided into 24 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 17,808 families residing in the Tezpur city. The total population of Tezpur is 75,540 out of which 38,740 are males and 36,800 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tezpur is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tezpur city is 6603 which is 9% of the total population. There are 3434 male children and 3169 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tezpur is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tezpur is 92.3%. Thus Tezpur has higher literacy rate compared to 67.3% of Sonitpur district. The male literacy rate is 94.5% and the female literacy rate is 89.98% in Tezpur.

Tezpur Municipal Board + Outgrowth has total administration over 17,808 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Board + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Tezpur Municipal Board + Outgrowth

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

Total Male Female
Children 6,603 3,434 3,169
Literacy 92.3% 86.1% 82.2%
Scheduled Caste 7,339 3,688 3,651
Scheduled Tribe 1,397 659 738
Illiterate 11,914 5,375 6,539

Caste-wise Population - Tezpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Tezpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7,339 3,688 3,651
Schedule Tribe 1,397 659 738

Religion-wise Population - Tezpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Tezpur is 67,485 which is 89.34% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Tezpur is 6,224 which is 8.24% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Tezpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 67,485 (89.34%) 34,614 32,871
Muslim 6,224 (8.24%) 3,209 3,015
Christian 942 (1.25%) 442 500
Sikh 99 (0.13%) 63 36
Buddhist 67 (0.09%) 38 29
Jain 633 (0.84%) 332 301
Other Religion 3 (0%) 1 2
No Religion Specified 87 (0.12%) 41 46

Literacy Rate - Tezpur

The total literacy rate of Tezpur was 92.3% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 63,626 literates, males were 33,365 while females were 30,261. Also the male literacy rate was 94.5% and the female literacy rate was 89.98% in Tezpur.

  Tezpur Assam
Female 89.98% 66.27%
Male 94.5% 77.85%
Total 92.3% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Tezpur

The Sex Ratio of Tezpur is 950. Thus per every 1000 men there were 950 females in Tezpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 950 ) of Tezpur.

Child Population - Tezpur

According to Census 2011, there were 6,603 children between age 0 to 6 years in Tezpur. Out of which 3,434 were male while 3,169 were female.

Working Population - Tezpur

In Tezpur Municipal Board + Outgrowth out of total population, 28,248 were engaged in work activities. 91.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 28,248 workers engaged in Main Work, 185 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 154 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 25,924 21,712 4,212
Cultivators 185 171 14
Agriculture Labourer 154 136 18
Household Industries 430 324 106
Other Workers 25,155 21,081 4,074
Marginal Workers 2,324 1,335 989
Non Working 47,292 15,693 31,599

Tezpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Tezpur is further divided into 24 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,606 72.5% 838
2 Ward No - 2 3,530 83% 950
3 Ward No - 3 1,878 84.6% 983
4 Ward No - 4 2,056 85.3% 981
5 Ward No - 5 1,324 87.5% 908
6 Ward No - 6 4,227 77.9% 914
7 Ward No - 7 2,753 83.5% 879
8 Ward No - 8 1,773 85.4% 1,043
9 Ward No - 9 1,808 88.8% 913
10 Ward No - 10 976 76.3% 888
11 Ward No - 11 2,082 84.6% 1,095
12 Ward No - 12 4,215 83.8% 943
13 Ward No - 13 4,063 84% 981
14 Ward No - 14 4,330 80.9% 925
15 Ward No - 15 4,392 89.4% 1,003
16 Ward No - 16 4,100 88.5% 1,010
17 Ward No - 17 2,994 88.7% 992
18 Ward No - 18 1,068 88.3% 974
19 Ward No - 19 7,384 81.4% 944
20 Ward No - 20 5,688 88.8% 1,008
21 Ward No - 21 2,081 87.5% 1,015
22 Ward No - 22 4,106 86.4% 1,023
23 Ward No - 23 1,541 80.9% 996
24 Ward No - 24 3,565 86.7% 714

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