Charaideo

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Charaideo district
District map
State Assam
Administrative headquarters : Sonari
Area : 1068 km²
Residents : 458,615 (2011)
Population density : 429 inhabitants / km²

Charaideo is a district in the Indian state of Assam . The administrative seat is Sonari .

history

The district was created in 2015 from parts of the Sivasagar district. At that time, the Mahmora and Sonari circles split off from the Sivasagar district and formed the new Charaideo district.

population

According to the 2011 census, the Charaideo district has 458,615 inhabitants. With 429 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is very densely populated. The district is still rural. Of the 458,615 residents, 428,892 people (93.52%) live in rural areas and 29,723 people in urban communities.

The Charaideo district is one of the areas of India that is populated by a small number of members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). Among them were (2011) 11,705 people (2.55 percent of the district population). There are also 7,500 Dalits ( scheduled castes ) (1.64 percent of the district's population) in the district.

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Charaideo district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001–2011 was 10.5 percent (10.53%). In these ten years the population increased by over 43,000 people. The following table illustrates the development:

Significant places

With the district capital Sonari, there is only one place in the district with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The places Moranhat and Sepon also count as cities (notified towns).

District population by gender

In 2011, the district had more male than female residents, which is common in India. However, the relationship between the two sexes was much more balanced than in other regions of India. Of the total population of 458,615 people, 234,543 (51.14 percent of the population) were male and 224,072 female. Among the youngest residents (60,889 people under 7 years of age), 31,005 people (50.92%) are male and people (49.08%) are female.

District population by language

The population of the Charaideo district is linguistically mixed. Nevertheless, Assami is spoken by a clear majority of the population. This is followed by the Hindu language Sadan / Sadri, Bengali and Odia, each with more than 10,000 speakers. The following table shows the most widely used languages:

year Assami Sadan / Sadri Bengali Odia Hindi Nepali Santali Bhojpuri Miri Oraon Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number %
2011 345.505 75.34 35,935 7.84 19,738 4.30 14,955 3.26 8,956 1.95 6,362 1.39 3,897 0.85 3,375 0.74 2,591 0.56 2,305 0.50 458.615 100.00%
Source: 2011 census result

Population of the district by confession

The Hindus are the clear majority of the population. There is a clear majority of Hindus in both circles. Christians and Muslims are roughly equally represented in both circles. In contrast, followers of traditional religions (listed under Other) concentrate on the Mahmoda Circle and the Buddhists on the Sonari Circle. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:

year Buddhists Christians Hindus Jainas Muslims Sikhs Other not specified Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number %
2011 3,381 0.73 24,407 5.32 403.822 88.05 109 0.02 20,189 4.40 414 0.09 5,876 1.28 417 0.09 458.615 100.00%
Source: 2011 census result

education

Thanks to significant efforts, literacy is increasing. Nevertheless, it is deep, as only 74 percent of the population can read and write. In urban areas, more than 88 percent can read and write. In contrast, just under 73 percent are in rural areas. The strong differences between the sexes and the urban / rural population are typical of Indian conditions.

Literacy in the Charaideo district
unit 2011 census
number proportion of
TOTAL 294,762 74.11%
Men 164,957 81.04%
Women 129,805 66.85%
TOTAL CITY 23,498 88.35%
City men 12,616 91.56%
City women 10,882 84.90%
TOTAL COUNTRY 271.264 73.09%
Country men 152.341 80.28%
Country women 118,927 65.57%
Source: 2011 census result

Administrative division

The district was divided into two circles (within the Sivasagar district) at the last census in 2011.

Population in the Circles
Mahmora Sonari
number proportion of number proportion of
TOTAL 133,559 100% 325.056 100%
Men 68,089 50.98% 166.454 51.21%
Women 65,470 49.02% 158.602 48.79%
city 9,913 7.42% 19,810 6.09%
country 123,646 92.58% 305.246 93.91%

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Charaideo District: Census 2011 data
  2. ^ Result of the 2011 census on city population
  3. ^ District Census Handbook for Sivasagar, to which the area then belonged

Coordinates: 26 ° 55 ′ 58.8 ″  N , 93 ° 44 ′ 52.8 ″  E