Basugaon is a Town Committee city in district of Chirang, Assam. The Basugaon city is divided into 4 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Basugaon Town Committee has population of 13,849 of which 7,126 are males while 6,723 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1361 which is 9.83 % of total population of Basugaon (TC). In Basugaon Town Committee, Female Sex Ratio is of 943 against state average of 958. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Basugaon is around 958 compared to Assam state average of 962. Literacy rate of Basugaon city is 84.58 % higher than state average of 72.19 %. In Basugaon, Male literacy is around 89.52 % while female literacy rate is 79.33 %.
Basugaon Town Committee has total administration over 3,039 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Town Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Basugaon 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Basugaon Town Committee in 2024 is approximately
19,500.
The schedule census of 2021 for Basugaon city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Basugaon city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Basugaon town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Basugaon Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.65 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.12 % of total population in Basugaon (TC).
Basugaon Work Profile
Out of total population, 4,918 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 4,179 were males while 739 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 4918 working population, 78.61 % were engaged in Main Work while 21.39 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.