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

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District · Assam 

# Tinsukia district

Tinsukia is a district of Assam, 7th of 27 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,327,929 people** in 4 sub-districts, 13 towns and 1,168 villages; 20% lived in towns. The largest town is [Tinsukia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/tinsukia/tinsukia/) (116,322).

- 1,327,929people (2011)
- 4sub-districts
- 13towns
- 69.7%literacy

## Who lives in Tinsukia?

Tinsukia had **1,327,929 people** at the 2011 Census — 4.3% of Assam's population and 7th of 27 districts of Assam by population. There were 952 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Assam figure of 958; 21st of 27 districts of Assam). Among children under 7 the ratio was 960 girls per 1,000 boys (the Assam figure is 962). An average household had 4.9 people, against 4.9 across Assam.

## How literate is Tinsukia?

69.7% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Assam's 72.2%), 16th of 27 districts of Assam. Men were at 77.2% and women at 61.7% — a gap of 15.5 points (it is 11.6 points across Assam). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Sadiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/sadiya/) (75.8%) and lowest in [Doom Dooma](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/doom-dooma/) (64.4%).

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 Tinsukia do for a living?

42.0% of people worked in 2011 (women: 29.4%). Of all workers, 18% farmed their own land, 3% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 51% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 26% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 22% of workers here, against 34% across Assam. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Sadiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/sadiya/) (47% of workers in farming) and the least is [Tinsukia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/tinsukia/) (10% of workers in farming).

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**■** Cultivators 18 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (51%) · **■** Marginal 26 (26%)

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 Tinsukia

19.9% of people lived in towns and cities (above Assam's 14.1%), 4th of 27 districts of Assam. The Census counted 13 towns: 5 statutory towns with a municipality and 8 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Tinsukia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/tinsukia/tinsukia/) with 116,322 people, home to 44% 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 Tinsukia

Tinsukia had 1,168 census villages, 1,136 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 936 people; 9 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Powai T.E.](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/margherita/powai-t-e/) (9,101), [Sukanguri T.E. 109/111 nlr](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/tinsukia/sukanguri-t-e-109-111-nlr/) (7,591), [Guijan Gaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/tinsukia/guijan-gaon/) (7,378), [4 No.Santipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/sadiya/4-no-santipur/) (6,191) and [Bisa Kupi T.E. 8 No. L.C.](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/doom-dooma/bisa-kupi-t-e-8-no-l-c/) (5,362).

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 Tinsukia compared with Assam

■ Tinsukia · ■ Assam

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**962

Working population ****42.0%**

**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 Tinsukia

Of every 100 households in Tinsukia in 2011, 60 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Tinsukia · ■ 

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

Toilet within the home ****81%**

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

Tap water ****10%**

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

Use banking services ****49%**

Television ****42%**

Mobile phone ****45%**

Computer with internet ****2%**

Two-wheeler ****12%**

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

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

Own their home ****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).

## Sub-districts of Tinsukia

Sub-district People Villages Towns 

[Sadiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/sadiya/) 102,434 173 1 

[Doom Dooma](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/doom-dooma/) 416,789 428 2 

[Tinsukia](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/tinsukia/) 438,031 253 4 

[Margherita](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/tinsukia/margherita/) 370,675 314 6 

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 Tinsukia

- Tinsukia · 116,322
- Margherita · 26,914
- Digboi · 21,736
- Doom Dooma · 21,572
- Makum · 16,923
- Digboi Oil Town · 12,726
- Lido Town · 11,717
- Chapakhowa Town · 10,305
- Bahbari Gaon · 6,821
- Forest Vill. Lakhipathar · 6,129
- Borgolai Grant No.II · 5,241
- Lido Tikok · 5,091
- Kachujan Gaon · 3,246

## Largest villages in Tinsukia

- Powai T.E. · 9,101
- Sukanguri T.E. 109/111 nlr · 7,591
- Guijan Gaon · 7,378
- 4 No.Santipur · 6,191
- Bisa Kupi T.E. 8 No. L.C. · 5,362
- Udoipur No.3 · 5,261
- Hilikha T.E. 27 Fs. · 5,259
- Tingrai Habi Gaon · 5,171
- Tangana T.E. No-114 Wla. · 5,098
- Dihing T.E. · 4,916
- Mohakali Te.315 Nlr.Gt. · 4,792
- Bokpara T.E. 168/173 Fs. · 4,788
- Baghjan Gaon · 4,488
- Parbatipur Gaon · 4,406
- Pengerigarh Grant No.93 · 4,378
- Kakapatar Town · 4,374
- Balijan Forest Gaon · 4,368
- Namphoi Forest Village · 4,152
- Dirak No.1 · 3,996
- Golai Gaon No.1 · 3,996

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 Tinsukia?4: Sadiya, Doom Dooma, Tinsukia, Margherita
- What is the population of Tinsukia district?1,327,929 (Census 2011)
- Which is the largest town in Tinsukia?Tinsukia