Marigaon District, Assam

Marigaon is an administrative district in Assam, India. The district is located about 80 km from Dispur, the capital of Assam. Its administrative headquarters is in Marigaon. Assamese and Bengali are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 1,551 km², including 1,525.50 km² of rural area and 25.50 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in Marigaon District

Marigaon District is divided into 5 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 643 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Bhuragaon122237.15
2Laharighat95228.61
3Marigaon168395.33
4Mayong193503.23
5Mikirbheta65186.68

Population of Marigaon District

According to the 2011 Census, Marigaon District had a population of 9,57,423 people living in 1,84,602 households. The population comprised 4,86,651 males and 4,70,772 females, with an average population density of 617 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population9,57,4238,84,12573,298
Male Population4,86,6514,49,12337,528
Female Population4,70,7724,35,00235,770
Total Households1,84,6021,68,44516,157
Population Density617 / km²580 / km²2,874 / km²

Marigaon District had 5,39,902 literate people and 1,63,819 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 1,17,841 and 1,36,777 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,63,8191,55,1168,703
Literate Population5,39,9024,85,53054,372
Illiterate Population4,17,5213,98,59518,926
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population1,17,8411,09,3078,534
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,36,7771,30,5486,229

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.