# Guwahati, Kamrup Metropolitan (Assam) – City Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/dispur/guwahati/ City · Kamrup Metropolitan, Assam # Guwahati Guwahati is a city in Dispur sub-district of Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam (municipal corporation). The 2011 Census counted **962,334 people** in 230,769 households. Literacy was 91.5%. - 962,334people (2011) - 230,769households - 91.5%literacy - 61census wards ## Population of Guwahati ■ Guwahati · ■ Kamrup Metropolitan urban average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%** **91.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **936 Working population ****39.1%** **38.9% 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 Guwahati Of every 100 households in Guwahati in 2011, 94 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 23 a car. ■ Guwahati · ■ Kamrup Metropolitan urban average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****98%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **2% Tap water ****26%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%** **85% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%** **9% Use banking services ****84%** **84% Television ****80%** **79% Mobile phone ****87%** **86% Computer with internet ****12%** **11% Two-wheeler ****32%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****23%** **21% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****54%** **56% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Guwahati in history The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Guwahati as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed. > GAUHATI, a town of British India, in the Kamrup district of Eastern Bengal and Assam, mainly on the left or south, but partly on the right bank of the Brahmaputra. It is beautifully situated, with an amphitheatre of wooded hills to the south, but is not very healthy. There are many evidences, such as ancient earthworks and tanks, of its historical importance. During the 17th century it was taken and retaken by Mahommedans and Ahoms eight times in fifty years, but in 1681 it became the residence of the Ahom governor of lower Assam, and in 1786 the capital of the Ahom raja. On the cession of Assam to the British in 1826 it was made the seat of the British administration of Assam, and so continued till 1874, when the headquarters were removed to Shillong in the Khasi hills, 67 m. distant, with which Gauhati is connected by an excellent cart-road. Gauhati is still the headquarters of the district and of the Brahmaputra Valley division, though no longer a military cantonment. It is the river terminus of a section of the Assam-Bengal railway. There are a second-grade college, a government high school, a law class and a training school for masters. Gauhati is an important centre of river trade, and the largest seat of commerce in Assam. Source: [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th edition (1911) — public domain; transcription via Wikisource](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica). Boundaries in 1901 may differ from today's; sentences describing castes or communities are omitted. ## What people in Guwahati work as ******** **■** Services, trade & industry 318,095 (85%) · **■** Household industry 5,442 (1%) · **■** Farming 3,521 (1%) · **■** Marginal 48,984 (13%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How has the population of Guwahati changed? From 11,661 in 1901 to 962,334 in 2011. **1901 **1911 **1921 **1931 **1941 **1951 **1961 **1971 **1991 **2001 **2011 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Guwahati in numbers and road distances - Density4,393 per km² - Growth 2001–201117.5% - Annual rainfall1,693 mm - Temperature range8 °C to 39 °C Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Services and economy in Guwahati ### Civic services - Pucca roads454 km - DrainageOpen and closed drains - Flush toilets197,428 - Water storage65,000 kl - Fire serviceIn town - Electricity — homes215,769 - Electricity — industry7,235 ### Hospitals - ●Allopathic hospitals12 · 5,200 beds · 1,120 doctors - ●Alternative-medicine hospitals12 · 30 beds · 20 doctors - ●Dispensaries8 · 250 beds · 50 doctors - ●Nursing homes1 · 40 beds · 5 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitals7 · 50 beds · 10 doctors ### Schools and colleges - ●Primary schools113 govt · 145 private - ●Senior secondary schools25 govt · 48 private - ●Engineering colleges1 govt · 1 private - ●Medical colleges1 govt - ●Polytechnics3 govt ### Banks - Nationalised banks112 - Private banks35 - Co-operative banks10 **Main manufactured goods:** bakery products, cane product and carbon. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Guwahati - Hospitals76 in Guwahati - Banks289 in Guwahati - ATMs95 in Guwahati - Petrol pumps24 in Guwahati - Hotels271 in Guwahati - Shopping malls33 in Guwahati - Schools129 in Guwahati - Colleges and universities99 in Guwahati - Cinemas14 in Guwahati - Pharmacies31 in Guwahati - Restaurants391 in Guwahati - Police stations9 in Guwahati - Dental clinics64 in Guwahati Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/). ## Guwahati ward list (2011) - Ward 1239,995 people - Ward 1639,056 people - Ward 5831,876 people - Ward 4930,124 people - Ward 5130,057 people - Ward 1329,041 people [Full ward list (61 wards) →](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kamrup-metropolitan/dispur/guwahati/wards/) ## Quick answers - What is the population of Guwahati?962,334 (Census 2011) - Which district is Guwahati in?Kamrup Metropolitan district, Assam - What was the population of Guwahati in 1901?11,661 - How many wards does Guwahati have?61 census wards (2011)