Sribhumi District, Assam

Sribhumi is an administrative district in Assam, India. The district is located about 350 km from Dispur, the capital of Assam. Bengali, Assamese and Bishnupriya Manipuri are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 1,809 km², including 1,789.73 km² of rural area and 19.27 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in Sribhumi District

Sribhumi District is divided into 5 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 965 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Badarpur93142.93
2Karimganj181174.72
3Nilambazar180311.24
4Patharkandi206537.25
5Ramkrishna Nagar305642.86

Population of Sribhumi District

According to the 2011 Census, Sribhumi District had a population of 12,28,686 people living in 2,47,714 households. The population comprised 6,25,864 males and 6,02,822 females, with an average population density of 679 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population12,28,68611,18,9861,09,700
Male Population6,25,8645,70,51055,354
Female Population6,02,8225,48,47654,346
Total Households2,47,7142,24,56323,151
Population Density679 / km²625 / km²5,693 / km²

Sribhumi District had 7,95,297 literate people and 2,11,960 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 1,57,890 and 1,940 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,11,9602,00,33411,626
Literate Population7,95,2977,04,26091,037
Illiterate Population4,33,3894,14,72618,663
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population1,57,8901,44,16913,721
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,9401,660280

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.