Baksa District, Assam

Baksa District is an administrative district in the state of Assam, India. It is situated about 80 km from Dispur, the state capital of Assam. The district headquarters is located at Mushalpur. Bodo, Assamese and Bengali are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 2,457 km², including 2,451.14 km² of rural area and 5.86 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in Baksa District

Baksa District is divided into 6 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 406 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Baganpara (Pt)10.91
2Baganpara (Pt)195.45
3Barama Pt48
4Baska358298.51
5Jalah (Pt)23.51
6Jalah (Pt)294.31

Population of Baksa District

As per the Census 2011, Baksa District has a total population of 9,50,075 people, consisting of 4,81,330 males and 4,68,745 females. There are 1,91,701 households in the district with an average population density of 387 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population9,50,0759,37,83312,242
Male Population4,81,3304,75,0276,303
Female Population4,68,7454,62,8065,939
Total Households1,91,7011,89,2492,452
Population Density387 / km²383 / km²2,089 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 5,72,837 literate people and 1,22,872 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 73,083 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3,31,007 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,22,8721,21,3321,540
Literate Population5,72,8375,64,8607,977
Illiterate Population3,77,2383,72,9734,265
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population73,08371,3821,701
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population3,31,0073,29,8941,113

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.