Chirang

This page provides an overview of Chirang: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

2,375,473
Population
479,403
Households
969
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
53.63%
Approx. literacy

Chirang has an aggregated population of 2,375,473. Approximately 40.6% live in rural areas (964,324) and 2.98% live in urban areas (70,674).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 964,324 3
Barnagar (Pt) 28,500 11
Bengtol 149,823 90
Bijni (Pt) 687,501 262
Bongaigaon (Pt) 24,759 9
Kokrajhar (Pt) 52,154 16
Sidli (Pt) 468,412 138

Population summary

Chirang has a population of 2,375,473 (1,206,335 males and 1,169,138 females). The sex ratio is about 969 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population2,375,473
Male1,206,335
Female1,169,138
Rural population964,324 (40.6%)
Urban population70,674 (2.98%)
Households479,403

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 53.63%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates1,274,071
Total illiterates1,101,402

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 171,902 (7.24%). ST: 891,175 (37.52%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC171,9027.24%
ST891,17537.52%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 362,036 (15.24%). Workers: 957,567 (40.31%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)362,03615.24%
Total workers957,56740.31%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Chirang 482,162
Chirang 446,825
Bijni (Pt) 233,586
Bijni (Pt) 220,329
Sidli (Pt) 158,881
Sidli (Pt) 150,650
Bengtol 49,941
Bengtol 49,941
Chirang 35,337
Kokrajhar (Pt) 22,001