# Kamrup Metropolitan District, Assam – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/ District · Assam # Kamrup Metropolitan district Kamrup Metropolitan is a district of Assam, 9th of 27 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,253,938 people** in 6 sub-districts, 12 towns and 216 villages; 83% lived in towns. The largest town is [Guwahati](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/dispur/guwahati/) (962,334). - 1,253,938people (2011) - 6sub-districts - 12towns - 88.7%literacy ## Who lives in Kamrup Metropolitan? Kamrup Metropolitan had **1,253,938 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.0% of Assam's population and 9th of 27 districts of Assam by population. There were 936 women for every 1,000 men (below the Assam figure of 958; 26th of 27 districts of Assam). Among children under 7 the ratio was 946 girls per 1,000 boys (the Assam figure is 962). An average household had 4.3 people, against 4.9 across Assam. ## How literate is Kamrup Metropolitan? 88.7% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Assam's 72.2%), the highest of 27 districts of Assam. Men were at 92.1% and women at 85.1% — a gap of 7.1 points (it is 11.6 points across Assam). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Dispur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/dispur/) (91.7%) and lowest in [Chandrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/chandrapur/) (71.4%). 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 Kamrup Metropolitan do for a living? 39.2% of people worked in 2011 (women: 19.0%). Of all workers, 4% farmed their own land, 2% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 77% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 16% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 6% of workers here, against 34% across Assam. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/) (32% of workers in farming) and the least is [Dispur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/dispur/) (1% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 77 (77%) · **■** Marginal 16 (16%) 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 Kamrup Metropolitan 82.7% of people lived in towns and cities (above Assam's 14.1%), the most urban of 27 districts of Assam. The Census counted 12 towns: 3 statutory towns with a municipality and 9 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Guwahati](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/dispur/guwahati/) with 962,334 people, home to 93% 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 Kamrup Metropolitan Kamrup Metropolitan had 216 census villages, 204 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,063 people; 2 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Silagrant](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/north-guwahati/silagrant/) (6,504), [Amerigog N.C.](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/amerigog-n-c/) (5,348), [Jogipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/azara/jogipara/) (4,482), [Bonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/chandrapur/bonda/) (4,210) and [Amseng](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/amseng/) (3,979). 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 Kamrup Metropolitan compared with Assam ■ Kamrup Metropolitan · ■ Assam Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **962 Working population ****39.2%** **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 Kamrup Metropolitan Of every 100 households in Kamrup Metropolitan in 2011, 86 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Kamrup Metropolitan · ■ Electricity for lighting ****86%** Toilet within the home ****92%** No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** Tap water ****30%** Drinking water within premises ****77%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** Use banking services ****80%** Television ****73%** Mobile phone ****82%** Computer with internet ****10%** Two-wheeler ****28%** Car / jeep / van ****18%** None of these assets ****5%** Own their home ****60%** 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 Kamrup Metropolitan Sub-district People Villages Towns [Azara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/azara/) 64,247 21 5 [North Guwahati](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/north-guwahati/) 28,400 5 2 [Guwahati](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/guwahati/) 433,771 0 0 [Dispur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/dispur/) 534,872 5 1 [Sonapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/sonapur/) 143,371 142 3 [Chandrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/chandrapur/) 49,277 43 1 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 Kamrup Metropolitan - Guwahati · 962,334 - North Guwahati · 10,328 - Kahi Kuchi · 9,917 - Amin Gaon · 8,855 - Azara · 8,780 - Dharapur · 8,095 - Sonapur Gaon · 5,771 - Barua Bari Gaon · 5,444 - Chandrapur Baghicha · 5,106 - Majir Gaon · 4,774 - Garal · 4,400 - Digaru Gaon · 3,207 ## Largest villages in Kamrup Metropolitan - Silagrant · 6,504 - Amerigog N.C. · 5,348 - Jogipara · 4,482 - Bonda · 4,210 - Amseng · 3,979 - Panikhaiti · 3,817 - Helagog · 3,531 - Topatoli Gaon · 3,505 - Mirzapur · 3,355 - Barjhar · 3,322 - Kachutali Pathar · 2,967 - 2 No. Kharghuli · 2,948 - Dhipuji Pathar · 2,941 - Barkhat Gaon · 2,908 - Gobardhan Grant · 2,875 - Chamata Pathar · 2,842 - Mikirpara Chokardoi · 2,802 - Pat Gaon · 2,772 - Dhipujijan Pam · 2,607 - Garbhanga N.C. · 2,497 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 Kamrup Metropolitan?6: Azara, North Guwahati, Guwahati, Dispur, Sonapur, Chandrapur - What is the population of Kamrup Metropolitan district?1,253,938 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Kamrup Metropolitan?Guwahati