Jorhat

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

Quick facts

5,240,746
Population
1,129,690
Households
963
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
72.4%
Approx. literacy

Jorhat has an aggregated population of 5,240,746. Approximately 41.68% live in rural areas (2,184,512) and 8.42% live in urban areas (441,068).

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 2,184,512 3
Jorhat East 461,095 68
Jorhat West 586,698 133
Majuli 501,912 251
Mariani 374,038 88
Teok 545,038 159
Titabor 587,453 167

Population summary

Jorhat has a population of 5,240,746 (2,670,188 males and 2,570,558 females). The sex ratio is about 963 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population5,240,746
Male2,670,188
Female2,570,558
Rural population2,184,512 (41.68%)
Urban population441,068 (8.42%)
Households1,129,690

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 72.4%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates3,794,464
Total illiterates1,446,282

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 427,094 (8.15%). ST: 694,245 (13.25%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC427,0948.15%
ST694,24513.25%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 601,770 (11.48%). Workers: 2,404,552 (45.88%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)601,77011.48%
Total workers2,404,55245.88%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Jorhat 1,092,256
Jorhat 871,722
Jorhat 220,534
Jorhat West 211,539
Titabor 201,791
Jorhat East 195,398
Teok 184,611
Titabor 183,871
Teok 175,816
Majuli 167,304