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Cachar District - Population, Sex Ratio & Literacy Rate

Cachar is a district in Assam, India, with 5 tehsils and 998 villages. As per Census 2011, the total population is 1736617, sex ratio is 95.94% females per 1,000 males, and the overall literacy rate is 67.61%.

ℹ️ Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011

District at a Glance

Cachar

StateAssam

Area3786.00 sq km

Nearest RailwaySilchar Railway Station

Nearest AirportSilchar Airport

District Code316

Census Year2011

Total Population

1736617

Sex Ratio

95.94%

Literacy Rate

67.61%

Total Tehsils

5

Total Villages

998

Households

379955

Administrative Overview of Cachar

DistrictCachar
StateAssam
CountryIndia
Total Area3786.00
Total Tehsils5
Total Villages998
Total Households379955
Nearest Railway StationSilchar Railway Station
Nearest AirportSilchar Airport
Latitude / Longitude24.75864, 92.8816648
Census Year2011

Population of Cachar - (Census 2011)

Total Population by Gender
Total
1736617
Male
886284
Female
850333
Sex Ratio
95.94%females per 1,000 males
Children Population (Age 0-6 Years)
Total (0-6 Yrs)256774
Male (0-6 Yrs)131417
Female (0-6 Yrs)125357
Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe
SC
Total264897
Male136051
Female128846
% Share15.25
ST
Total17569
Male8736
Female8833
% Share1.01

Religion Population in Cachar

ReligionPopulation SharePopulation%
Hindu
103898559.83%
Muslim
65481637.71%
Sikh
2800.02%
Christian
376352.17%
Jain
16730.10%
Buddhist
3410.02%

Literacy Rate in Cachar

Literate Population & Literacy Rate by Gender
Total Literates
1174128
67.61%
Male Literates
639946
72.21%
Female Literates
534182
62.82%

Workers in Cachar

Total Workers & Work Participation Rate by Gender
Total Workers
608062
35.01%
Male Workers
469752
53.00%
Female Workers
138310
16.27%

Tehsils List in Cachar

#Tehsils NamePopulationTotal VillagesSex RatioLiteracy Rate

ℹ️ About This Data

Population figures cover all persons usually residing in Cachar district. Literacy rate includes persons aged 7+ who can read and write. Sex ratio = females per 1,000 males. Worker participation rate = workers as % of total population.