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District of Assam

Tinsukia District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 15.44 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

15,44,000 1.54 million 1 March 2026

Tinsukia district's population is estimated at ≈15.44 lakh (15,44,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Assam projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 13,27,929.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Assam. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Tinsukia district

Census 2011
13,27,929
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 15.44 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,64,743

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
10,63,186

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 15.44 lakh 15,44,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
13.28 lakh 13,27,929 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
350per km² 2011
Sex ratio
952 Assam: 958
Child sex ratio (0–6)
960 Assam: 962
Literacy rate
69.7% Male 77.2% · Female 61.7%
Urban share
19.9% Assam: 14.1%
Growth 2001–11
+15.5% Assam: +17.1%
Area
3,790km² Census 2011
Households
2.69 lakh 4.9 people per household
Villages
1,168 Census 2011
Towns
13 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Tinsukia: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
16 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19513,67,536
19614,99,568
19716,54,510
19919,62,298
200111,50,062
201113,27,929
2016 *14,06,000
2021 *14,80,000
2026 *15,44,000
2031 *16,00,000
2036 *16,43,000

* Estimate

How Tinsukia's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Tinsukia's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Tinsukia4,38,03133.0%94071.0%30.3%
2 Doom Dooma4,16,78931.4%96464.4%9.2%
3 Margherita3,70,67527.9%95472.2%22.5%
4 Sadiya1,02,4347.7%94875.8%10.1%

Largest towns in Tinsukia (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Tinsukia (Census 2011)
  1. Tinsukia 1,16,322
  2. Margherita 26,914
  3. Digboi 21,736
  4. Doom Dooma 21,572
  5. Makum 16,923
  6. Digboi Oil Town CT 12,726
  7. Lido Town CT 11,717
  8. Chapakhowa Town CT 10,305
  9. Bahbari Gaon CT 6,821
  10. Forest Vill. Lakhipathar CT 6,129

How people in Tinsukia worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

26.8%

Agricultural labourers

8.6%

Household industry

2.4%

Other work

62.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 42.0%.

Age structure of Tinsukia

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Tinsukia
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-463,61661,215
5-972,81269,979
10-1474,46270,037
15-1968,07665,550
20-2462,08967,130
25-2962,19562,713
30-3452,48450,180
35-3950,36846,729
40-4442,24438,550
45-4938,12333,480
50-5429,06023,774
55-5920,40617,472
60-6417,67016,279
65-6910,0139,881
70-748,1457,117
75-793,9313,337
80+4,2704,022
Children (0–14)
31.0%
Assam 32.9%
Working age (15–59)
62.6%
Assam 60.5%
Older people (60+)
6.4%
Assam 6.7%
Median age
24.6years
Assam 23.9
Dependency ratio
53.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Assam 58.8

Languages spoken in Tinsukia

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 87 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Tinsukia
  1. Assamese 47.8%
  2. Hindi 25.5%
  3. Bengali 10.2%
  4. Nepali 7.5%
  5. Odia 2.1%
  6. Others 2.1%
  7. Miri/Mishing 1.5%
  8. Telugu 0.5%
  9. All other languages 2.9%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Assamese47.8%
  2. Sadan/Sadri14.1%
  3. Bengali10.0%
  4. Hindi8.5%
  5. Nepali7.5%
  6. Bhojpuri2.3%
  7. Odia2.1%
  8. Miri/Mishing1.5%

Housing and amenities in Tinsukia

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 60.3%

    Assam 37.1%

  • Tap water 9.5%

    Assam 10.5%

  • Water source within premises 66.2%

    Assam 54.8%

  • Toilet within premises 81.1%

    Assam 64.9%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 17.0%

    Assam 33.2%

  • Bathing area within premises 62.4%

    Assam 41.8%

  • Closed drainage 4.8%

    Assam 3.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 26.3%

    Assam 19.0%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 70.7%

    Assam 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 44.6%

    Assam 45.7%

  • Television 41.6%

    Assam 27.5%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 11.7%

    Assam 10.2%

  • Computer or laptop 10.4%

    Assam 9.3%

  • Car, jeep or van 5.0%

    Assam 3.8%

  • Use banking services 49.0%

    Assam 44.1%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 18.8%

    Assam 23.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 66.8%

    Assam 87.9%

  • Rent their home 13.9%

    Assam 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 36.2%

    Assam 27.1%

  • House in good condition 43.1%

    Assam 32.8%

  • Concrete roof 2.9%

    Assam 2.9%

  • Cement or tiled floor 22.6%

    Assam 17.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 11.5%

    Assam 36.5%

Assam

What the numbers say

  • Tinsukia district held 4.3% of Assam's population in 2011, 6th of 35 districts.
  • Literacy is 69.7%, 2.5 points below the Assam average of 72.2%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 77.2% of men but only 61.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 19.9% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Assam as a whole (14.1%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈15.44 lakh, implies growth of about 16% since 2011; it is tied to the official Assam projection.
  • Its largest town, Tinsukia, had 1.16 lakh people in 2011, 8.8% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Assam →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (17 August 2026 – 15 September 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Tinsukia, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Tinsukia (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Tinsukia (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareAssam
Hindu 11,81,347 89.0% 61.5%
Muslim 48,373 3.6% 34.2%
Christian 76,877 5.8% 3.7%
Sikh 1,999 0.2% 0.1%
Buddhist 16,228 1.2% 0.2%
Jain 837 0.1% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions 395 0.0% 0.1%
Religion not stated 1,873 0.1% 0.2%
Total13,27,929100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Tinsukia district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈15,44,000 (15.44 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Tinsukia's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Assam projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 13,27,929.

What was the population of Tinsukia district in Census 2011?
13,27,929: 6,80,231 males and 6,47,698 females, of whom 2,64,743 lived in towns and 10,63,186 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Tinsukia?
Literacy was 69.7% in 2011 (men 77.2%, women 61.7%). The sex ratio was 952 females per 1,000 males, and 960 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Tinsukia district?
Tinsukia, with 1,16,322 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Tinsukia district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,168 Census 2011 villages and 13 towns.

⤓ Download Assam district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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