Golaghat

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

Quick facts

5,236,704
Population
1,113,648
Households
964
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
67.37%
Approx. literacy

Golaghat has an aggregated population of 5,236,704. Approximately 40.75% live in rural areas (2,133,776) and 3.73% live in urban areas (195,472).

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 2,133,776 3
Bokakhat 473,735 120
Dergaon 418,244 84
Golaghat 939,704 336
Khumtai 257,505 72
Morangi 344,553 103
Sarupathar 669,187 428

Population summary

Golaghat has a population of 5,236,704 (2,665,769 males and 2,570,935 females). The sex ratio is about 964 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population5,236,704
Male2,665,769
Female2,570,935
Rural population2,133,776 (40.75%)
Urban population195,472 (3.73%)
Households1,113,648

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 67.37%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates3,528,034
Total illiterates1,708,670

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 305,344 (5.83%). ST: 556,034 (10.62%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC305,3445.83%
ST556,03410.62%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 664,292 (12.69%). Workers: 2,364,068 (45.14%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)664,29212.69%
Total workers2,364,06845.14%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Golaghat 1,066,888
Golaghat 969,152
Golaghat 327,231
Golaghat 285,242
Sarupathar 228,925
Sarupathar 211,337
Bokakhat 163,945
Dergaon 146,101
Bokakhat 145,845
Dergaon 126,042