Hojai Circle Population, Caste, Religion Data - Nagaon district, Assam

Hojai Circle of Nagaon district has a total population of 228,530 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 116,852 are males while 111,678 are females. In 2011 there were a total 42,784 families residing in Hojai Circle. The Average Sex Ratio of Hojai Circle is 956.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 26.7% people live in Urban areas while 73.3% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 86.1% while that in rural areas is 76.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Hojai Circle is 952 while that of Rural areas is 957.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Hojai Circle is 34242 which is 15% of the total population. There are 17317 male children and 16925 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Hojai Circle is 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Hojai Circle.

The total literacy rate of Hojai Circle is 78.93%. The male literacy rate is 71.79% and the female literacy rate is 62.2% in Hojai Circle.

Population
228,530
Literacy
78.93%
Sex Ratio
956

To facilitate the administration, Hojai Circle is further divided into 4 towns and 102 villages.

Hojai Circle Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 34,242 17,317 16,925
Literacy 78.93% 71.79% 62.2%
Scheduled Caste 39,055 20,234 18,821
Scheduled Tribe 5,147 2,572 2,575
Illiterate 75,171 32,961 42,210

Caste-wise Population - Hojai Circle

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Hojai Circle of Assam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 39,055 20,234 18,821
Schedule Tribe 5,147 2,572 2,575

Religion-wise Population - Hojai Circle

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 135,377 (59.24%) 69,525 65,852
Muslim 92,590 (40.52%) 47,033 45,557
Christian 194 (0.08%) 96 98
Sikh 114 (0.05%) 63 51
Buddhist 21 (0.01%) 12 9
Jain 45 (0.02%) 24 21
Other Religion 5 (0%) 2 3
No Religion Specified 184 (0.08%) 97 87

Literacy Rate - Hojai Circle

Average literacy rate of Hojai Circle in 2011 were 78.93% in which, male and female literacy were 84.28% and 73.31% respectively. Total literate in Hojai Circle were 153,359 of which male and female were 83,891 and 69,468 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Hojai Circle

The Sex Ratio of Hojai Circle is 956 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 956 females in Hojai Circle. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 956 ) of Hojai Circle.


Child Population - Hojai Circle

According to Census 2011, there were 34,242 children between age 0 to 6 years in Hojai Circle. Out of which 17,317 were male while 16,925 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Hojai Circle

As per Census 2011, there are a total 11,634 families under Hojai Circle living in urban areas while 11,634 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 26.7% of total population of Hojai Circle lives in Urban areas while 73.3% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 7,181 while that in rural regions is 27,061.

Total Urban Rural
Population 228,530 61,045 167,485
Children (0 - 6 years) 34,242 7,181 27,061
Schedule Caste 39,055 5,196 33,859
Schedule Tribe 5,147 207 4,940
Literacy 78.93% 86.14% 76.17%
Sex Ratio 956 952 957

Working Population - Hojai Circle

In Hojai Circle out of total population, 80,734 were engaged in work activities. 76.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 80,734 workers engaged in Main Work, 19,050 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7,889 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 61,775 53,526 8,249
Cultivators 19,050 17,405 1,645
Agriculture Labourer 7,889 6,350 1,539
Household Industries 2,280 1,544 736
Other Workers 32,556 28,227 4,329
Marginal Workers 18,959 10,046 8,913
Non Working 147,796 53,280 94,516

Nearby Circles from Hojai Circle

Below is the list of Circles near Hojai Circle in Nagaon district.


Hojai Circle Map


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