Golaghat (District)

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Golaghat District
District map
State Assam
Administrative headquarters : Golaghat
Area : 3502 km²
Residents : 1,066,888 (2011)
Population density : 305 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.golaghat.gov.in

Golaghat is a district in the center of the Indian state of Assam . The administrative seat is the city of the same name Golaghat .

history

The district was formed in 1987 from parts of the Sivasagar district .

population

According to the 2011 census, the Golaghat district has 1,066,888 inhabitants. With 305 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is densely populated. The district is still predominantly rural. Of the 1,066,888 residents, 969,152 people (90.84%) live in rural areas and 97,736 people live in urban communities.

The Golaghat district is one of the areas of India that are populated in large numbers by members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). Among them were (2011) 111,765 people (10.48 percent of the district population). There are 62,298 Dalits ( scheduled castes , 5.84 percent of the district population) in the district.

The majority of the population is made up of people who were born in the district. Of the residents, 957,914 people (89.79 percent of residents) were born in the district. A total of 15,713 people were born in other Indian states (including 5,553 people in Bihar, 2,257 people in Nagaland, 1,348 people in Uttar Pradesh, 1,197 people in Jharkhand, 1,178 in Rajasthan and 1,150 people in West Bengal). Of the 1,233 foreign-born people, 425 are from Nepal and 397 are from Bangladesh.

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Golaghat district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001-2011 was 12.8 percent (12.75%). In these ten years the population increased by around 120,000 people. The following table illustrates the development:

Significant places

In the district there are three places with more than 10,000 inhabitants with the district capital Golaghat, Dergaon and Bokakhat. In addition, there are four other places that are considered cities (notified towns).

District population by gender

As is common in India, the district always had more male than female residents. But until recently, the male surplus was above average, even by Indian standards. Among the youngest residents (134,793 people under 7 years of age), the proportions are 68,662 men (50.94 percent) and 66,131 people (49.06 percent) women.

Distribution of the population by gender in the Golaghat district
1961 census 1971 census 1981 census 1991 census 2001 census 2011 census
number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of
TOTAL 400,238 100% 523.707 100% - - 828.096 100% 946.279 100% 1,066,888 100%
Men 214.211 53.52% 278.116 53.11% - - 431,346 52.09% 490.286 51.81% 543.161 50.91%
Women 186.027 46.48% 245,591 46.89% - - 396,750 47.91% 455.993 48.19% 523.727 49.09%

District population by language

Various Tibetan Burman languages ​​are spoken among the tribal population . The official language is Assamese , the main language of Assam.

At Zilla Bokakhat, 142,886 people (87.15 percent of the population) speak Assami, 4,962 people (3.03 percent of the population) Miri / Mishing, 3,546 people (2.16 percent of the population) Hindi, and 3,390 people (2.07 percent of the population) speak Hindi Population) Nepali.

At Zilla Dergaon, 128,624 people (88.03 percent of the population) speak Assami and 11,321 people (7.75 percent of the population) speak Miri / Mishing.

In the Zilla Golaghat, 272,929 people (83.41 percent of the population) speak Assami, 9,644 people (2.95 percent of the population) Bodo / Boro, 9,597 people (2.93 percent of the population) Bengali, 7,920 people (2.42 percent of the Population) Hindi, 6,015 people (1.84 percent of the population) Sadan / Sadri and 5,287 people (1.62 percent of the population) Odia / Oriya.

At Zilla Khumtai, 73,168 people (85.24 percent of the population) speak Assami and 8,160 people (9.51 percent of the population) speak Miri / Mishing.

In the Zilla Morangi, 95,525 people (83.17 percent of the population) speak Assami and 6,856 people (5.97 percent of the population) speak Odia / Oriya.

And in Zilla Sarupathar, 123,284 people (53.85 percent of the population) speak Assami, 31,163 people (13.61 percent of the population) Bengali, 17,949 people (7.84 percent of the population) Nepali, 10,057 people (4.9 percent of the population) ) Bodo / Boro and 7,841 people (3.43 percent of the population) Sadan / Sadri.

Thus in all six Zillas a majority of the population speaks Assami. With shares between 53.85 percent in Zilla Sarupathar and 88.03 percent in Zilla Dergaon. The most widely spoken languages ​​are shown in the following table:

year Assami Bengali Miri / Mishing Nepali Bodo / Boro Hindi Sadan / Sadri Odia / Oriya Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number %
2011 836.416 78.40 48,949 4.59 28,897 2.71 26,618 2.49 19,816 1.86 19,057 1.79 16,241 1.52 14,455 1.35 1,066,888 100.00%
Source: 2011 census result

Population of the district by confession

A clear majority of almost 86 percent of the population are Hindus. Major minorities are the Muslims and the Christians. The Zillas Bokakhat and Khumtai are almost entirely Hindu. In the other four zillas, the Hindus are also clearly in the majority.

The Muslims form significant minorities in three of the six Zillas. In Zilla Dergaon with 20,471 people (14.01 percent of the population), in Zilla Golaghat with 26,546 people (8.11 percent of the population) and in Zilla Sarupathar with 25,451 people (11.12 percent of the population).

The Christians can be found in three of the six Zillas. In Zilla Golaghat with 11,960 people (3.65 percent of the population), in Zilla Morangi with 13,856 people (12.06 percent of the population) and in Zilla Sarupathar with 21,549 people (9.41 percent of the population).

All other religious communities are only very small minorities and often consist of people from other regions of India. 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 3,863 0.36 50,582 4.74 917.426 85.99 530 0.05 90.312 8.46 1,131 0.11 1,347 0.13 1,697 0.16 1,066,888 100.00%
Source: 2011 census result

education

Thanks to significant efforts, literacy has risen sharply in recent decades. In urban areas, over 91 percent can read and write. In the countryside, however, there are only three out of four residents. The strong differences between the sexes and the urban / rural population are typical of Indian conditions.

Literacy in the Golaghat District
unit 2011 census
number proportion of
TOTAL 721.764 77.43%
Men 396.475 83.56%
Women 325.289 71.09%
TOTAL CITY 80,786 91.74%
City men 42,436 94.25%
City women 38,350 89.11%
TOTAL COUNTRY 640.978 75.94%
Country men 354.039 82.44%
Country women 286.939 69.22%
Source: 2011 census result

Administrative division

The district was divided into six zillas (circles) at the last census in 2011.

Population in the Zillas
Bokakhat Dergaon Golaghat Khumtai Morangi Sarupathar
number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of
TOTAL 163,945 100% 146.101 100% 327.231 100% 85,835 100% 114,851 100% 228,925 100%
Men 83,475 50.92% 74,445 50.95% 166.411 50.85% 43,406 50.57% 58,431 50.88% 116.993 51.11%
Women 80,470 49.08% 71,656 49.05% 160,820 49.15% 42,429 49.43% 56,420 49.12% 111,932 48.89%
city 18,100 11.04% 20,059 13.73% 41,989 12.83% 0 0% 0 0% 17,588 7.68%
country 145.845 88.96% 126.042 86.27% 285.242 87.17% 85,835 100% 114,851 100% 211,337 92.32%

economy

The agriculture is the predominant source of income for most residents.

Web links

Commons : Golaghat District  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Golaghat District: Census 2011 data
  2. ↑ A - 2 DECADAL VARIATION IN POPULATION SINCE 1901
  3. ^ Result of the 2011 census on city population
  4. ^ District Census Handbook for Golaghat