# Lakhimpur District, Assam – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population

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District · Assam 

# Lakhimpur district

Lakhimpur is a district of Assam, 14th of 27 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,042,137 people** in 7 sub-districts, 4 towns and 1,184 villages; 9% lived in towns. The largest town is [North Lakhimpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/) (59,814).

- 1,042,137people (2011)
- 7sub-districts
- 4towns
- 77.2%literacy

## Who lives in Lakhimpur?

Lakhimpur had **1,042,137 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.3% of Assam's population and 14th of 27 districts of Assam by population. There were 968 women for every 1,000 men (above the Assam figure of 958; 4th of 27 districts of Assam). Among children under 7 the ratio was 959 girls per 1,000 boys (the Assam figure is 962). An average household had 5.1 people, against 4.9 across Assam.

## How literate is Lakhimpur?

77.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Assam's 72.2%), 9th of 27 districts of Assam. Men were at 83.5% and women at 70.7% — a gap of 12.9 points (it is 11.6 points across Assam). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/narayanpur/) (84.6%) and lowest in [Naobaicha](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/naobaicha/) (69.9%).

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 Lakhimpur do for a living?

41.3% of people worked in 2011 (women: 28.8%). Of all workers, 35% farmed their own land, 4% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 26% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 34% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 38% of workers here, against 34% across Assam. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Subansiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/subansiri/) (49% of workers in farming) and the least is [North Lakhimpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/) (30% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 35 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (26%) · **■** Marginal 34 (34%)

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 Lakhimpur

8.8% of people lived in towns and cities (below Assam's 14.1%), 18th of 27 districts of Assam. The Census counted 4 towns: 4 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [North Lakhimpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/) with 59,814 people, home to 65% 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 Lakhimpur

Lakhimpur had 1,184 census villages, 1,146 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 830 people; 4 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Maghuli Bargola](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/naobaicha/maghuli-bargola/) (8,319), [Harmoti 95 F.S. Grant](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/harmoti-95-f-s-grant/) (7,619), [Doulatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/doulatpur/) (5,839), [Pandhowa](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/naobaicha/pandhowa/) (5,138) and [Bangal Mara P.G.R](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/bangal-mara-p-g-r/) (4,857).

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Lakhimpur district in history

The 11th edition of the *Encyclopaedia Britannica* (1911) described Lakhimpur district as follows. Its wording reflects its time; spellings are as printed.

> LAKHIMPUR, a district of British India in the extreme east of the province of Eastern Bengal and Assam. It lies along both banks of the Brahmaputra for about 400 m.; it is bounded N. by the Daphla, Miri, Abor and Mishmi hills, E. by the Mishmi and Kachin hills, S. by the watershed of the Patkai range and the Lohit branch of the Brahmaputra, and W. by the districts of Darrang and Sibsagar. The Brahmaputra is navigable for steamers in all seasons as far as Dibrugarh, in the rainy season as far as Sadiya; its navigable tributaries within the district are the Subansiri, Dibru and Dihing. The deputy-commissioner in charge exercises political control over numerous tribes beyond the inner surveyed border. The most important of these tribes are the Miris, Abors, Mishmis, Khamtis, Kachins and Nagas. In 1901 the population was 371,396, an increase of 46% in the decade. The district has enjoyed remarkable and continuous prosperity. At each successive census the percentage of increase has been over 40, the present population being more than three times as great as that of 1872. This increase is chiefly due to the numerous tea gardens and to the coal mines and other enterprises of the Assam Railways and Trading Company.

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.

## Population of Lakhimpur compared with Assam

■ Lakhimpur · ■ Assam

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**962

Working population ****41.3%**

**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 Lakhimpur

Of every 100 households in Lakhimpur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Lakhimpur · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

Toilet within the home ****58%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

Tap water ****5%**

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

Use banking services ****47%**

Television ****22%**

Mobile phone ****44%**

Computer with internet ****1%**

Two-wheeler ****13%**

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

None of these assets ****19%**

Own their home ****90%**

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 Lakhimpur

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/narayanpur/) 135,641 203 1 

[Bihpuria](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/bihpuria/) 210,165 173 1 

[Naobaicha](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/naobaicha/) 148,973 148 0 

[Kadam](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/kadam/) 107,330 155 0 

[North Lakhimpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/north-lakhimpur/) 250,643 227 1 

[Dhakuakhana](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/dhakuakhana/) 114,295 163 1 

[Subansiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/lakhimpur/subansiri/) 75,090 115 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 Lakhimpur

- North Lakhimpur · 59,814
- Dhakuakhana · 13,502
- Bihpuria · 12,016
- Narayanpur · 6,001

## Largest villages in Lakhimpur

- Maghuli Bargola · 8,319
- Harmoti 95 F.S. Grant · 7,619
- Doulatpur · 5,839
- Pandhowa · 5,138
- Bangal Mara P.G.R · 4,857
- No.30 F.C. Grant Dolohat · 4,676
- 9/6 Koilamari · 4,438
- Bocha Gaon · 4,339
- Ghagarmara · 4,031
- Foteh Pur · 3,934
- Harmoti Patta No.5 · 3,905
- Sonapur No.2 · 3,898
- Islampur Beshpati · 3,819
- Islampur No.2 · 3,725
- No.2 Barchala · 3,555
- No.1 Barchala · 3,461
- Ahmedpur Gaon No.2 · 3,413
- Lamudeowalia · 3,402
- Grant No.107/110 · 3,372
- Petition No.3 · 3,332

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 Lakhimpur?7: Narayanpur, Bihpuria, Naobaicha, Kadam, North Lakhimpur, Dhakuakhana, Subansiri
- What is the population of Lakhimpur district?1,042,137 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Lakhimpur?North Lakhimpur