Jorhat District Population, Assam - Census India 2011

Jorhat is one of district of Assam in India. There are 6 Taluks, 848 villages and 13 towns in Jorhat district.

As per the Census India 2011, Jorhat district has 236,262 households, population of 1,092,256 of which 556,805 are males and 535,451 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 124,594 which is 11.41% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Jorhat district is around 962 compared to 958 which is average of Assam state. The literacy rate of Jorhat district is 72.78% out of which 77.65% males are literate and 67.72% females are literate. The total area of Jorhat is 2,851 sq.km with population density of 383 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 79.81% of population lives in Urban area and 20.19% lives in Rural area. There are 8.12% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 12.81% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Jorhat district.

Jorhat Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage

Jorhat Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)922,759
Number of households51,620184,642
Total Population220,534871,722
Population (%)51.62%49.18%
Male Population113,837442,968
Female Population106,697428,754
Sex Ratio937968
Literacy (%)81.7%70.52%

List of Taluks in Jorhat

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Jorhat district, Assam
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Jorhat West211,539383552961
Titabor201,791390517964
Jorhat East195,3981581236939
Teok184,611419440978
Majuli167,3041,093153955
Mariani131,613407323977

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Jorhat Population Facts

Number of Households236,262
Population1,092,256
Male Population556,805 (50.98%)
Female Population535,451 (49.02%)
Children Population124,594
Area2,851 km2
Population density/km2383
Sex-ratio962
Literacy72.78%
Male Literacy77.65%
Female Literacy67.72%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %12.81%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %8.12%

Map of Jorhat, Assam