# Lumding Rly. Col., Nagaon (Assam) – Town Population & History

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Town · Nagaon, Assam 

# Lumding Rly. Col.

Lumding Rly. Col. is a town in Lanka sub-district of Nagaon district, Assam (census town). The 2011 Census counted **22,658 people** in 5,425 households. Literacy was 90.2%.

- 22,658people (2011)
- 5,425households
- 90.2%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Population of Lumding Rly. Col.

■ Lumding Rly. Col. · ■ Nagaon urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.2%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**961

Working population ****34.7%**

**35.3%

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 Lumding Rly. Col.

Of every 100 households in Lumding Rly. Col. in 2011, 73 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lumding Rly. Col. · ■ Nagaon urban average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****64%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****79%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**40%

Use banking services ****88%**

**71%

Television ****80%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****6%**

**12%

Own their home ****35%**

**67%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Lumding Rly. Col. work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 6,401 (82%) · **■** Household industry 80 (1%) · **■** Farming 97 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,275 (16%)

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 Lumding Rly. Col. changed?

From 2,654 in 1921 to 22,658 in 2011.

**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).

## Lumding Rly. Col. in numbers and road distances

- Density5,447 per km²
- Growth 2001–2011-10.7%
- Annual rainfall1,100 mm
- Temperature range9 °C to 39 °C

### Road distances

- Dispur (state capital)341 km by road
- Nagaon (district HQ)110 km by road
- Nagaon (city of 1 lakh+)110 km by road
- Guwahati (city of 5 lakh+)341 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Lumding Rly. Col.

### Civic services

- Pucca roads17 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets5,066
- Water storage2,855 kl
- Fire serviceIn town
- Electricity — homes4,103
- Electricity — industry32

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 30 beds · 10 doctors
- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 1 doctors
- ●Dispensaries2 · 2 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schools2 govt

### Banks

- Nationalised banks4
- Co-operative banks1

**Main manufactured goods:** wooden furniture and steel furniture.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lumding Rly. Col.?22,658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lumding Rly. Col. in?Nagaon district, Assam
- What was the population of Lumding Rly. Col. in 1921?2,654