Sivasagar District - Population 2011-2025

Sivasagar District Assam Census 2021/2011: Full Population, Religion, Urban/Rural, Literacy, SC/ST, City & Taluk Stats (All Official Data)

Quick Overview of Sivasagar District Census 2021

• District Name: Sivasagar
• State: Assam
• Area: 2,668 square kilometres
• Estimated Population (2021): ~1,240,000
• Estimated Population (2025): ~1,327,851 to 1,339,334 (13.27-13.39 lakhs)
• Population (2011 Census): 1,151,050
• Population Density (2011): 431 per sq. km
• Sex Ratio (2011): 954 females/1000 males
• Child Sex Ratio (0-6 years, 2011): 960
• Literacy Rate (2011): 80.41% (Male: 85.84%, Female: 74.71%)
• Total Households (2011): 248,367

Historic Population Growth (1901-2011)

Census Year	Population	Male	Female	Growth %
1901	211,764	112,000	99,564	-
1911	240,153	127,000	113,153	13.41
1921	289,286	152,000	137,286	20.46
1931	331,042	175,000	156,042	14.44
1941	382,820	202,000	180,820	15.64
1951	444,000	237,000	207,000	15.98
1961	548,000	293,000	255,000	23.36
1971	654,000	347,000	308,000	19.47
1991	908,000	476,000	432,000	38.76
2001	1,051,736	545,476	506,260	15.83
2011	1,151,050	589,216	561,834	9.44

Population Projections (2025-2036)

Year	Estimated Population	Growth (%) Since 2011
2025	1,339,334	16.36
2026	1,350,759	17.35
2030	1,394,113	21.12
2036	1,447,793	25.78

Religion-wise Population (2011 & 2025 Estimates)

Religion	Population 2011	% 2011	Estimated Population 2025	% 2025
Hindu	1,007,277	87.51%	1,161,995	87.51
Muslim	95,553	8.30%	110,230	8.3
Christian	33,147	2.88%	38,238	2.88
Other religions	8,541	0.74%	9,853	0.74
Buddhist	3,953	0.34%	4,560	0.34
Religion not stated	1,391	0.12%	1,605	0.12
Sikh	902	0.08%	1,041	0.08
Jain	286	0.02%	330	0.02

Urban and Rural Population (2011)

Type	Population	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	% of Total
Urban	110,096	57,930	52,166	901	9.56
Rural	1,040,954	531,286	509,668	959	90.44

Literacy Rates (2011)

Category	Avg Literacy	Male	Female
Total	80.41%	85.84%	74.71%
Urban	90.92%	92.86%	88.76%
Rural	79.27%	85.06%	73.24%

Literacy Rate by Religion (2011)

Religion	Avg Literacy	Male	Female
Hindu	80.01%	85.54%	74.18%
Muslim	87.9%	91.36%	84.29%
Christian	65.39%	74.04%	56.72%
Other	93.28%	95.98%	90.45%

Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population (2011)

Category	Population	% of Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio
SC	42,347	3.68%	21,568	20,779	964
ST	49,039	4.26%	24,989	24,050	963

Households, Workforce and Housing Status (2011)

• Number of households: 248,367
• Total workers: 485,717 (42.2% of population)
• Male workers: 325,071
• Female workers: 160,646
• Families without roof: 210 (Population: 786)

Status	Total	Male	Female
Main workers	318,950	237,590	81,360
Cultivators	70,255	59,184	11,071
Agriculture Labourer	14,008	9,654	4,354
Household Industries	6,143	4,513	1,630
Other Workers	228,544	164,239	64,305
Marginal Workers	166,767	87,481	79,286
Non Working	665,333	264,145	401,188

Child Population (Age 0-6) (2011)

Type	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	% of Population
Total	139,380	71,102	68,278	960	12.11
Urban	11,091	5,705	5,386	944	10.07
Rural	128,289	65,397	62,892	962	12.32

Sub-districts (Tehsils/Circles) of Sivasagar District

Taluk/Circle
Amguri
Dimow
Mahmora
Nazira
Sibsagar
Sonari

City and Village Overview

• Total Towns: 7
• Total Villages: 875

Languages Spoken (2011)

• Assamese: 90.24%
• Mishing: 2.78%
• Hindi: 1.96%
• Bengali: 1.58%
• Sadri: 1.38%

Socio-Economic Facts & Administrative Details

• Main Town: Sivasagar (district HQ)
• Nearest Cities/Districts: Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Tinsukia, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Dima Hasao, Sonitpur, Cachar
• Main Economy: Oil industry, tea industry, agriculture and tourism
• Transport: Road, Railway connection
• Flora & Fauna: Pani Dihing Wildlife Sanctuary, Abhaypur, Dilli, Diroi, Geleky, Saleh forest reserves
• Festivals: Bihu (Rongali, Magh, Kati), Sivaratri, Durga Puja, cultural events