Tinsukia District, Assam

Tinsukia District is an administrative district in the state of Assam, India. It is situated about 490 km from Dispur, the state capital of Assam. The district headquarters is located at Tinsukia. Assamese, Bengali and Nepali are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 3,790 km², including 3,728.50 km² of rural area and 61.50 km² of urban area.

List of Subdivisions in Tinsukia District

Tinsukia District is divided into 4 Subdivisions for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 1,310 villages under these subdivisions. The table below lists each subdivision along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.SubdivisionVillagesArea (km²)
1Doom Dooma468970.41
2Margherita3531,179.28
3Sadiya197787.56
4Tinsukia292852.74

Population of Tinsukia District

As per the Census 2011, Tinsukia District has a total population of 13,27,929 people, consisting of 6,80,231 males and 6,47,698 females. There are 2,68,598 households in the district with an average population density of 350 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population13,27,92910,63,1862,64,743
Male Population6,80,2315,41,3951,38,836
Female Population6,47,6985,21,7911,25,907
Total Households2,68,5982,10,70757,891
Population Density350 / km²285 / km²4,305 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 7,98,322 literate people and 1,81,826 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 37,688 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 82,066 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,81,8261,55,22826,598
Literate Population7,98,3225,90,6092,07,713
Illiterate Population5,29,6074,72,57757,030
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population37,68825,28612,402
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population82,06676,2725,794

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.