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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Kokrajhar}} | {{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Kokrajhar}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}} | {{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}} | ||
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| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
| motto = | | motto = | ||
| image_map = India | | image_map = Kokrajhar in Assam (India).svg | ||
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| map_caption = Map of Kokrajhar district in Assam | | map_caption = Map of Kokrajhar district in Assam | ||
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| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | ||
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | ||
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image| | | subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Seal of Assam.svg}} [[Assam]] | ||
| subdivision_type2 = [[Autonomous district council|Territorial Region]] | | subdivision_type2 = [[Autonomous district council|Territorial Region]] | ||
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of Bodoland.png}} [[Bodoland]] | | subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon image|Emblem of Bodoland.png}} [[Bodoland]] | ||
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==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
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|title=Religion in Kokrajhar district<ref name=drk>[http://www.icssr.org/Kokrajhar.pdf District Report - KOKRAJHAR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329065523/http://www.icssr.org/kokrajhar.pdf |date=29 March 2017 }} Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India</ref> | |title=Religion in Kokrajhar district (2011)<ref name=drk>[http://www.icssr.org/Kokrajhar.pdf District Report - KOKRAJHAR] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329065523/http://www.icssr.org/kokrajhar.pdf |date=29 March 2017 }} Ministry of Minority Affairs, Govt of India</ref> | ||
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|left1=Religion | |left1=Religion | ||
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{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|59.64}} | {{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Assam|Hinduism]]|darkorange|59.64}} | ||
{{bar percent|Islam|green|28.44}} | {{bar percent|[[Islam in Assam|Islam]]|green|28.44}} | ||
{{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|11.40}} | {{bar percent|[[Christianity in Assam|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|11.40}} | ||
{{bar percent| | {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.52}} | ||
}}{{historical populations|11=1901|12=79,378|13=1911|14=1,03,171|15=1921|16=1,30,947|17=1931|18=1,51,581|19=1941|20=1,74,060|21=1951|22=1,90,164|23=1961|24=2,70,930|25=1971|26=4,16,996|27=1991|28=7,44,609|29=2001|30=8,43,243|31=2011|32=8,87,142|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kokrajhar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 887,142,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Fiji]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est. | }} | ||
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 467th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|280|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.19%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kokrajhar has a [[sex ratio]] of 958 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 66.63%.<ref name="districtcensus" /> | {{historical populations|11=1901|12=79,378|13=1911|14=1,03,171|15=1921|16=1,30,947|17=1931|18=1,51,581|19=1941|20=1,74,060|21=1951|22=1,90,164|23=1961|24=2,70,930|25=1971|26=4,16,996|27=1991|28=7,44,609|29=2001|30=8,43,243|31=2011|32=8,87,142|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Kokrajhar district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 887,142,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Fiji]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Fiji 883,125 July 2011 est. | ||
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 467th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert|280|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 5.19%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Kokrajhar has a [[sex ratio]] of 958 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 66.63%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 3.33% and 31.41% of the population respectively.<ref name="districtcensus" /> | |||
The district is multi-ethnic, with no majority ethnic group but Bodo people form a plurality. Kokrajhar is known as a global center of Bodo culture and language and serves as the capital of [[Bodoland Territorial Council]]. Most of the indigenous communities of Kokrajhar are Hindu, with a small Christian minority and few Muslim Minority belongs to | The district is multi-ethnic, with no majority ethnic group but Bodo people form a plurality. Kokrajhar is known as a global center of Bodo culture and language and serves as the capital of [[Bodoland Territorial Council]]. Most of the indigenous communities of Kokrajhar are Hindu, with a small Christian minority and few Muslim Minority belongs to Jharua (Koch Muslim), Goria and Deshi Community, Almost all of the Bengalis are Muslim, while more than 90% of the Santhals are Christian.<ref>Census 2001</ref> | ||
=== Languages === | === Languages === | ||
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|caption = Languages spoken in Kokrajhar district (2011)<ref name="censuslang">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Kokrajhar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> | |caption = Languages spoken in Kokrajhar district (2011)<ref name="censuslang">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Kokrajhar |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1800.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> | ||
|label1 = [[Boro language (India)|Boro]] |value1 = 28.39 |color1 = | |label1 = [[Boro language (India)|Boro]] |value1 = 28.39 |color1 = royalblue | ||
|label2 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]] |value2 = 23.78 |color2 = gold | |label2 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]] |value2 = 23.78 |color2 = gold | ||
|label3 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value3 = 17.78 |color3 = | |label3 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]] |value3 = 17.78 |color3 = saddlebrown | ||
|label4 = [[Santali language|Santali]] |value4 = 11.90 |color4 = teal | |label4 = [[Santali language|Santali]] |value4 = 11.90 |color4 = teal | ||
|label5 = [[Rangpuri language|Rajbongshi]] |value5 = 7.62 |color5 = goldenrod | |label5 = [[Rangpuri language|Rajbongshi]] |value5 = 7.62 |color5 = goldenrod | ||