Kamrup Metropolitan

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

Quick facts

5,232,679
Population
1,217,932
Households
937
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
79.3%
Approx. literacy

Kamrup Metropolitan has an aggregated population of 5,232,679. Approximately 47.93% live in rural areas (2,507,876) and 39.64% live in urban areas (2,074,022).

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 2,507,876 3
Azara 156,775 24
Chandrapur 142,725 46
Dispur 1,076,053 8
Guwahati 867,542 3
North Guwahati (Pt) 66,017 8
Sonapur 415,691 145

Population summary

Kamrup Metropolitan has a population of 5,232,679 (2,701,402 males and 2,531,277 females). The sex ratio is about 937 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population5,232,679
Male2,701,402
Female2,531,277
Rural population2,507,876 (47.93%)
Urban population2,074,022 (39.64%)
Households1,217,932

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 79.3%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates4,149,705
Total illiterates1,082,974

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 440,655 (8.42%). ST: 330,058 (6.31%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC440,6558.42%
ST330,0586.31%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 528,877 (10.11%). Workers: 2,051,496 (39.21%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)528,87710.11%
Total workers2,051,49639.21%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Kamrup Metropolitan 1,253,938
Kamrup Metropolitan 1,037,011
Dispur 534,872
Dispur 528,563
Guwahati 433,771
Guwahati 433,771
Kamrup Metropolitan 216,927
Sonapur 143,371
Sonapur 128,949
Azara 64,247