Lakhimpur (District)

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Lakhimpur District
District map
State Assam
Administrative headquarters : North Lakhimpur
Area : 2277 km²
Residents : 1,042,137 (2011)
Population density : 458 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.lakhimpur.gov.in

Lakhimpur is a district in the Indian state of Assam . The administrative seat is the city of North Lakhimpur .

location

The district is located in northeast India north of the Brahmaputra . It borders in the north on the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh , in the east on the district Dhemaji , in the south on the district Majuli and in the west on the district Sonitpur .

geography

The district belongs to the areas with a temperate climate with temperatures between 8 and 35 degrees. The forest areas are mostly tropical rainforest. The annual 3000 mm of rain mainly comes from the northeast monsoon. The Brahmaputra is the most important river in the district. It is also responsible for the frequent flooding in the valley area.

history

The area belonged to the Kingdom of Pragjiyotishpur in the 7th and 8th centuries and then to the Kingdom of Pal. Most of the time, dynasties belonging to Hinduism ruled over the next few centuries. The Kingdom of Ahom was the most important of these states and ruled the area from 1228 to 1826. In recent years, however, as a subject of the Burmese. Since 1792 the British East India Company tried to establish itself in the area. With the Treaty of Yandabo after the First British-Burmese War , the area came under British rule in 1826 (until 1947). In 1976 Dibrugarh was separated and became a separate district, which reduced the area and population. In 1989 this was repeated with Dhemaji.

population

According to the 2011 census, the Lakhimpur district has 1,042,137 inhabitants. With 458 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is very densely populated. The district is still predominantly rural. Of the 1,042,137 residents, 950,804 people (91.24%) live in rural areas and 91,333 people in urban communities.

The district of Lakhimpur belongs to the areas of India that are populated in large numbers by members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). They included (2011) 249,426 people (23.93 percent of the district's population). There are 81,840 Dalits ( scheduled castes , 7.85 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, 960,138 people (92.13 percent of residents) were born in the district. A total of 12,365 people were born in other Indian states (including 4,624 people in Bihar, 2,041 people in West Bengal, 1,715 people in Arunachal Pradesh, 1,281 people in Rajasthan, 783 in Uttar Pradesh and 700 people in Jharkhand). Of the 1,523 foreign-born people, 756 are from Bangladesh and 431 are from Nepal.

Population development

As everywhere in India, the population in the Lakhimpur district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001-2011 was 17.2 percent (17.22%). In these ten years the population increased by around 153,000 people. The following table illustrates the development:

Significant places

With the district capital North Lakhimpur, Dhakuakhana and Bihpuria there are three places with more than 10,000 inhabitants in the district. In addition, there is the place Narayanpur, which is also considered a city (notified towns).

District population by gender

As is common in India, the district always had more male than female residents. But until 1971 the male surplus was above average, even by Indian standards. Among the youngest residents (156,739 people under 7 years of age), the proportions are 80,016 men (51.05 percent) and 76,723 people (48.95 percent) female.

Distribution of the population by gender in Lakhimpur 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 335,346 100% 480,838 100% - - 751.517 100% 889.010 100% 1,042,137 100%
Men 182.074 54.29% 253.726 52.77% - - 389.125 51.78% 455.691 51.26% 529.674 50.83%
Women 153.272 45.71% 227.112 47.23% - - 362.392 48.22% 433,319 48.74% 512,463 49.17%

District population by language

Various Tibetan Burman languages ​​are spoken among the tribal population . The official language is Assamese , the main language of Assam. The population in Dhemaji District is very linguistically mixed. A slim majority speaks Assami. But around 93 percent of the population use one of the five main languages.

At Zilla Bihpuria, 114,196 people (54.34 percent of the population) speak Assami, 53,047 people (25.24 percent of the population) Bengali, 12,290 people (5.85 percent of the population) Miri / Mishing, 10,401 people (4.95 percent of the Population) Sadan / Sadri, 4,959 people (2.36 percent of the population) Nepali and 4,904 people (2.33 percent of the population) Deori.

At Zilla Dhakuakhana, 62,381 people (54.58 percent of the population) speak Assami, 46,369 people (40.57 percent of the population) Miri / Mishing and 2,673 people (2.34 percent of the population) speak Nepali.

In the Zilla Kadam, 48,558 people (45.24 percent of the population) speak Assami, 23,310 people (21.72 percent of the population) Miri / Mishing, 6,297 people (5.87 percent of the population) Nepali, 5,531 people (5.15 percent of the Population) Bengali, 3,803 people (3.54 percent of the population) Sadan / Sadri and 3,538 people (3.30 percent of the population) Bodo / Boro.

At Zilla Naobaicha, 57,842 people (38.83 percent of the population) speak Assami, 53,852 people (36.15 percent of the population) Bengali, 12,167 people (8.17 percent of the population) Miri / Mishing, 10,082 people (6.77 percent of the Population) Sadan / Sadri and 5,456 people (3.66 percent of the population) Nepali.

At Zilla Narayanpur, 105,932 people (78.10 percent of the population) speak Assami, 12,331 people (9.09 percent of the population) Miri / Mishing, 6,642 people (4.90 percent of the population) Deori, and 3,949 people (2.91 percent of the Population) Nepali.

At Zilla North Lakhimpur, 175,195 people (69.90 percent of the population) speak Assami, 44,087 people (17.59 percent of the population) Miri / Mishing, 15,144 people (6.04 percent of the population) Bengali, and 6,598 people (2.63 percent) of the population) Hindi.

At Zilla Subansiri, 38,235 people (50.92 percent of the population) speak Assami, 33,309 people (44.36 percent of the population) Miri / Mishing and 2,169 people (2.89 percent of the population) speak Bengali.

The most widely spoken languages ​​are shown in the following table:

year Assami Miri / Mishing Bengali Sadan / Sadri Nepali Deori Hindi Bodo / Boro Munda Total
number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number % number %
2011 602,339 57.80 183,863 17.64 132,329 12.70 25,623 2.46 24,514 2.35 12,655 1.21 12,146 1.17 6,917 0.66 5,660 0.54 1,042,137 100.00%
Source: 2011 census result

Population of the district by confession

A clear majority of the population are Hindus. The Muslims are a strong religious minority. The Christians are a smaller minority.

The three zillas Dhakuakhana (Pt), Narayanpur and Subansiri (Pt) are almost entirely Hindu (between 94.83 and 98.66 percent of the population). There are numerous Muslims and Christians in the other four Zillas.

In Zilla Bihpuria 81,427 people (38.74 percent of the population) are Muslims and 12,375 people (5.89 percent of the population) are Christians, in Zilla Kadam 8,967 people (8.35 percent of the population) are Christians and 6,269 people (5.84 percent of the population) are Christians Percent of the population) Muslims, 56,876 people (38.18 percent of the population) are Muslims and 12,198 people (8.19 percent of the population) are Christians in Zilla Naobaicha, and 44,879 people (17.91 percent of the population) are Muslims in Zilla North Lakhimpur and 9,774 people (3.90 percent of the population) Christians.

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 1,074 0.10 46.217 4.43 797.130 76.49 250 0.02 193.476 18.57 412 0.04 2,410 0.23 1,168 0.11 1,042,137 100.00%
Source: 2011 census result

education

Thanks to significant efforts, literacy has risen sharply in recent decades. In urban areas, almost 87 percent can read and write. In the countryside, on the other hand, it is only around three out of four people. The strong differences between the sexes and the urban / rural population are typical of Indian conditions.

Literacy in Lakhimpur District
unit 2011 census
number proportion of
TOTAL 683.486 77.20%
Men 375,552 83.52%
Women 307.934 70.67%
TOTAL CITY 70,310 86.93%
City men 37,746 90.55%
City women 32,564 83.08%
TOTAL COUNTRY 613.176 76.22%
Country men 337,806 82.80%
Country women 275,370 69.44%
Source: 2011 census result

Administrative division

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

Population in the Zillas
Bihpuria Dhakuakhana (Pt) Kadam Naobaicha Narayanpur North Lakhimpur Subansiri (Pt)
number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of
TOTAL 210.165 100% 114.295 100% 107,330 100% 148.973 100% 135,641 100% 250,643 100% 75,090 100%
Men 106,886 50.86% 57,889 50.65% 54,590 50.86% 75,537 50.71% 68,468 50.48% 128,254 51.17% 38,050 50.67%
Women 103.279 49.14% 56,406 49.35% 52,740 49.14% 73,436 49.29% 67.173 49.52% 122,389 48.83% 37.040 49.33%
city 12,016 5.72% 13,502 11.81% 0 0% 0 0% 6.001 4.42% 59,814 23.86% 0 0%
country 198.149 94.28% 100,793 88.19% 107,330 100% 148.973 100% 129,640 95.58% 190,829 76.14% 75,090 100%

economy

The agriculture is the predominant source of income for most residents. The main crops are rice , tea , mustard seed and sugar cane .

Web links

Commons : Lakhimpur District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lakhimpur 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 Lakhimpur