Bongaigaon is a Municipal Board city in district of Bongaigaon, Assam. The Bongaigaon city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Bongaigaon Municipal Board has population of 67,322 of which 34,401 are males while 32,921 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 6594 which is 9.79 % of total population of Bongaigaon (MB). In Bongaigaon Municipal Board, Female Sex Ratio is of 957 against state average of 958. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Bongaigaon is around 946 compared to Assam state average of 962. Literacy rate of Bongaigaon city is 88.18 % higher than state average of 72.19 %. In Bongaigaon, Male literacy is around 92.30 % while female literacy rate is 83.87 %.
Bongaigaon Municipal Board has total administration over 15,219 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Board limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Bongaigaon 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Bongaigaon Municipal Board in 2024 is approximately
93,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Bongaigaon city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Bongaigaon city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Bongaigaon town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Bongaigaon Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.34 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.43 % of total population in Bongaigaon (MB).
Bongaigaon Work Profile
Out of total population, 23,400 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 19,553 were males while 3,847 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 23400 working population, 89.11 % were engaged in Main Work while 10.89 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.