Chirang is a district in Assam State of India. It has a total of 7 Blocks in this district. The district has an total area of 1,923 sq km. There are 3 towns and 508 villages in this district.
As per census Chirang has a population of 482,162 in 2011 out of which 244,860 are male and 237,302 are female. Population of Chirang in 2020/2021 is 529,291(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 259,902 out of 145,869 are male and 114,033 are female. People living in Chirang depend on multiple skills, total workers are 193,894 out of which men are 128,762 and women are 65,132. Total 66,774 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 52,686 are cultivated by men and 14,088 are women. 15,896 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 10,355 and 5,541 are women. Chirang sex ratio is 969 females per 1000 of males. Next Chirang Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 1,923 sq km., 12.06 sq km is urban and 1910.94 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 535,200 in the district, 35,337 are in urban area and 446,825 are in rural area. 7,572 households are in urban, 89,823 are in rural area. 25,439 literate people are in urban, 234,463 are in rural area.
Geography of Chirang
Languages spoken are Assamese
| Blocks | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gobardhana (Part) | 2,191 | 1,078 | 1,113 | 492 |
| Chakchaka (Part) | 7,309 | 3,678 | 3,631 | 1,482 |
| Manikpur (Part) | 69,158 | 34,843 | 34,315 | 14,236 |
| Sidli Pt | 216,974 | 110,591 | 106,383 | 43,651 |
| Borobazar | 159,424 | 80,862 | 78,562 | 31,569 |
| Kokrajhar Pt | 22,001 | 11,266 | 10,735 | 4,765 |
| Bengtol | 49,941 | 25,377 | 24,564 | 9,984 |
| Barnagar Pt | 9,500 | 4,756 | 4,744 | 1,974 |