# Hailakandi District, Assam – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/ District · Assam # Hailakandi district Hailakandi is a district of Assam, 25th of 27 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **659,296 people** in 4 sub-districts, 3 towns and 331 villages; 7% lived in towns. The largest town is [Hailakandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/hailakandi/hailakandi/) (33,637). - 659,296people (2011) - 4sub-districts - 3towns - 74.3%literacy ## Who lives in Hailakandi? Hailakandi had **659,296 people** at the 2011 Census — 2.1% of Assam's population and 25th of 27 districts of Assam by population. There were 951 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Assam figure of 958; 22nd of 27 districts of Assam). Among children under 7 the ratio was 954 girls per 1,000 boys (the Assam figure is 962). An average household had 4.6 people, against 4.9 across Assam. ## How literate is Hailakandi? 74.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Assam's 72.2%), 12th of 27 districts of Assam. Men were at 80.7% and women at 67.6% — a gap of 13.1 points (it is 11.6 points across Assam). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Hailakandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/hailakandi/) (77.0%) and lowest in [Katlichara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/katlichara/) (70.6%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Hailakandi do for a living? 32.5% of people worked in 2011 (women: 13.5%). Of all workers, 26% farmed their own land, 8% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 41% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 23% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 34% of workers here, against 34% across Assam. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Katlichara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/katlichara/) (42% of workers in farming) and the least is [Hailakandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/hailakandi/) (25% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (41%) · **■** Marginal 23 (23%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Hailakandi 7.3% of people lived in towns and cities (below Assam's 14.1%), 22nd of 27 districts of Assam. The Census counted 3 towns: 2 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Hailakandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/hailakandi/hailakandi/) with 33,637 people, home to 70% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Hailakandi Hailakandi had 331 census villages, 330 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,852 people; 13 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Dhalchera F.V.](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/lala/dhalchera-f-v/) (8,631), [Chandipur Grant](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/algapur/chandipur-grant/) (7,734), [Nunai F.V.](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/lala/nunai-f-v/) (6,924), [Bongalnagar Grant](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/lala/bongalnagar-grant/) (6,649) and [Jalnacherra Grant](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/katlichara/jalnacherra-grant/) (6,610). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Hailakandi compared with Assam ■ Hailakandi · ■ Assam Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **962 Working population ****32.5%** **38.4% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Hailakandi Of every 100 households in Hailakandi in 2011, 31 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Hailakandi · ■ Electricity for lighting ****31%** Toilet within the home ****83%** No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** Tap water ****17%** Drinking water within premises ****11%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** Use banking services ****70%** Television ****14%** Mobile phone ****36%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****4%** Car / jeep / van ****2%** None of these assets ****47%** Own their home ****93%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Hailakandi Sub-district People Villages Towns [Algapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/algapur/) 121,379 69 1 [Hailakandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/hailakandi/) 166,897 64 1 [Lala](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/lala/) 202,943 87 1 [Katlichara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/hailakandi/katlichara/) 168,077 111 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Hailakandi - Hailakandi · 33,637 - Lala · 11,771 - H.P.C. Township · 2,732 ## Largest villages in Hailakandi - Dhalchera F.V. · 8,631 - Chandipur Grant · 7,734 - Nunai F.V. · 6,924 - Bongalnagar Grant · 6,649 - Jalnacherra Grant · 6,610 - Itorkandi Grant · 6,555 - Mohanpur Grant · 6,206 - Lalamukh Grant · 5,838 - Burni Brease Grant · 5,698 - Nunaikhal Grant · 5,483 - Lalachera Grant · 5,353 - Dariaghat Grant · 5,208 - Kaiya Grant · 5,005 - Rajyeswarpur Pt VII · 4,523 - Garmura F.V. · 4,452 - Gaglachera Grant · 4,443 - Baruncherra F.V. · 4,397 - Rangauti Pt I · 4,175 - Katlicherra Grant · 4,166 - Rongpur Pt III · 4,156 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Hailakandi?4: Algapur, Hailakandi, Lala, Katlichara - What is the population of Hailakandi district?659,296 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Hailakandi?Hailakandi