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About Karbi Anglong District

Karbi Anglong is a district in Assam , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Karbi Anglong was 956,313 with a growth rate of 17.58%. Karbi Anglong covers 10,434 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Karbi Anglong's population is 951 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 959 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Karbi Anglong, Urban/Rural population of Karbi Anglong, Literacy data of Karbi Anglong and Religion wise data of Karbi Anglong. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Karbi Anglong,Assam, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Karbi Anglong

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 956,313 Growth (%) 17.58
Male Population 490,167 Sex Ratio 951
Female Population 466,146 Child Sex Ratio 959
Area ( In Km. Square ) 10,434

Karbi Anglong has a total population of 956,313 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 490,167 while the female population 466,146. The state area is 10,434 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Karbi Anglong has sex ratio of 951 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 959 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Karbi Anglong

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 112,966 Rural Population 843,347
Urban Population (%) 11.81 Rural Population (%) 88.19
Urban male Population 58,243 Rural Male Population 431,924
Urban Female Population 54,723 Rural Female Population 411,423
Urban Sex Ratio 940 Rural Sex Ratio 953

Karbi Anglong urban population is 112,966 (11.81% of the total), while the rural population is 843,347 (88.19% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 17.58% overall.

Among the urban population 58,243 are males, and 54,723 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 940 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 431,924 are males and 411,423 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 953 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Karbi Anglong

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 557,214 Literacy (%) 69.25
Male Literate 314,253 Male Literacy (%) 76.14
Female Literate 242,961 Female Literacy (%) 62
Urban Literate 87,104 Rural Literate 470,110
Urban Male Literates 47,039 Urban Male Literacy (%) 91.56
Rural Male Literates 267,214 Rural Male Literacy (%) 73.95
Urban Female Literates 40,065 Urban Female Literacy (%) 82.92
Rural Female Literates 202,896 Rural Female Literacy (%) 59.05

The literacy data of Karbi Anglong highlights a total literacy rate stands at 69.25% with 557,214 literate individuals. Male literacy is 76.14% while female literacy is lower at 62.00% among them, 314,253 males and 242,961 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 87,104 people being literate, with men at 91.56% and female at 82.92%, compared to rural areas whereas 470,110 people are literate, with male at 73.95% and female at 59.05%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Karbi Anglong

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 766,000 Hindu (%) 80.10
Muslim 20,290 Muslim (%) 2.12
Sikh 370 Sikh (%) 0.04
Christian 157,789 Christian (%) 16.50
Jain 397 Jain (%) 0.04
Buddhist 6,260 Buddhist (%) 0.65
Other 3,568 Other (%) 0.37
Not Avaiable 1,639 Not Avaiable (%) 0.17

Karbi Anglong population is mostly hindu (80.10%) with a total 766,000 people. Muslim(2.12%) with a total 20,290 people. Sikh are (0.04%) with a total 370 people. Smaller communities include Christian (16.50% with 157,789 people). Jain (0.04% with 397 people) Buddhist (0.65% with 6,260 people) and Other (0.37% with 3,568 people). Around (0.17% with 1,639 people) did not specify their religion.

List of Tehsils in Karbi Anglong

4

Diphu

Area: 2,723 Km2

Population

289,850

Male

150,597%

Females

139,253

Donka

Area: 3,068 Km2

Population

295,358

Male

151,187%

Females

144,171

Phuloni

Area: 2,787 Km2

Population

279,848

Male

141,653%

Females

138,195

Silonijan

Area: 1,856 Km2

Population

91,257

Male

46,730%

Females

44,527

Common questions about Karbi Anglong

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Karbi Anglong district had a population of 956,313. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Karbi Anglong is divided into 4 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Karbi Anglong is 951 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Karbi Anglong is 959 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Karbi Anglong is 69.25 per cent. That works out to 557,214 literate people.

Karbi Anglong covers an area of 10,434 square kilometres.

843,347 people in Karbi Anglong live in rural areas and 112,966 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Karbi Anglong grew by 17.58 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Karbi Anglong is a district of Assam. You can open Assam from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.