Acccording to Census 2011, Assam has population of 3.12 Crores, an increase from figure of 2.67 Crore in 2001 census. Total population of Assam as per 2011 census is 31,205,576 of which male and female are 15,939,443 and 15,266,133 respectively. In 2001, total population was 26,655,528 in which males were 13,777,037 while females were 12,878,491. The total population growth in this decade was 17.07 percent while in previous decade it was 18.85 percent. The population of Assam forms 2.58 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 2.59 percent..
 Male |
15,939,443 | 51.07% |
 Female |
15,266,133 | 48.92% |
| Male |
10,568,639 | 77.85% | |
| Female |
8,609,338 | 66.27% |
| Male |
15.70% | |||||
| Female |
18.54% |
| Male |
2,363,485 | 50.95% |
| Female |
2,274,645 | 49.04% |
 Sex Ratio |
962/1000 |
 Rural |
26,807,034 | 85.90% | |
 Urban |
4,398,542 | 14.10% | |
 Total |
31,205,576 | 100% |
 Hindu |
1.91 Crore | 61.46% | |
.svg) Muslim |
1.06 Crore | 34.22% | |
 Christian |
11.65 Lakhs | 03.73% |
| Nagaon | 2,823,768 | ||||
| Dhubri | 1,949,258 | ||||
| Sonitpur | 1,924,110 | ||||
| Cachar | 1,736,617 | ||||
| Barpeta | 1,693,622 |
| Kamrup Metropolitan | 88.71% | ||||
| Jorhat | 82.15% | ||||
| Sivasagar | 80.41% | ||||
| Cachar | 79.34% | ||||
| Nalbari | 78.63% |
| Baksa | 974 | |||||
| Udalguri | 973 | |||||
| Chirang | 969 | |||||
| Lakhimpur | 968 | |||||
| Morigaon | 967 |
assam Population Census 2011
As per details from Census 2011, Assam has population of 3.12 Crores, an increase from figure of 2.67 Crore in 2001 census. Total population of Assam as per 2011 census is 31,205,576 of which male and female are 15,939,443 and 15,266,133 respectively. In 2001, total population was 26,655,528 in which males were 13,777,037 while females were 12,878,491. The total population growth in this decade was 17.07 percent while in previous decade it was 18.85 percent. The population of Assam forms 2.58 percent of India in 2011. In 2001, the figure was 2.59 percent.
assam Literacy Rate Census 2011
Literacy rate in Assam has seen upward trend and is 72.19 percent as per 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 77.85 percent while female literacy is at 66.27 percent. In 2001, literacy rate in Assam stood at 63.25 percent of which male and female were 71.28 percent and 54.61 percent literate respectively. In actual numbers, total literates in Assam stands at 19,177,977 of which males were 10,568,639 and females were 8,609,338.
assam Decadal Growth Rate Census 2011
In 2011, population decadal growth for assam was 17.07 %. Population decadal growth of in male 15.70 % and female 18.54 %. .
According to the Census of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, the decade of 2001 to 2011 is the 1st decade post Indian Independence, which added least number of people to the country's population. The percentage of decadal growth in the nation, for the first time, showed a decrease by 3.90 % since, the present Census of India 2011 has registered the rate to be 17.64 % from the rate of 21.54 % in the earlier Census conducted in the year 2001
assam Sex Ratio and child sex ratio Census 2011
Sex Ratio in Assam is 958 i.e. for each 1000 male, which is below national average of 940 as per census 2011. In 2001, the sex ratio of female was 935 per 1000 males in Assam.
Child Sex Ratio in assamis 962 i.e. for each 1000 male,In the census 2001 the child sex ratio of India was 927 which declined to 919 in the census 2011. As per the census 2011, Arunachal Pradesh has the highest child sex ratio among the Indian states i.e. 972 while Haryana has the lowest child sex ratio i.e.834 per thousand males.
Religious Data in assam census 2011
The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India today released the data on Population by Religious Communities of Census 2011. The distribution is total population by six major religious communities namely, Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain besides “Other Religions and Persuasions” and “Religion not stated”. The data are released by sex and residence up to sub-districts and towns. Total Population in 2011 is 121.09 crores ; Hindu 96.63 crores (79.8%); Muslim 17.22 crores (14.2%); Christian 2.78 crores (2.3%); Sikh 2.08 crores (1.7%); Buddhist 0.84 crores (0.7%); Jain 0.45 crores (0.4%), Other Religions & Persuasions (ORP) 0.79 crores (0.7%) and Religion Not Stated 0.29 crores (0.2%).
Hinduism is majority religion in state of Assam with 61.47 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in state of Assam with approximately 34.22 % following it. In Assam state, Christinity is followed by 3.74 %, Jainism by 0.08 %, Sikhism by 0.07 % and Buddhism by 0.07 %. Around 0.09 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.16 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.
Rural population in assam census 2011
Of the total population of Assam state, around 85.90 percent live in the villages of rural areas. In actual numbers, males and females were 13,678,989 and 13,128,045 respectively. Total population of rural areas of Assam state was 26,807,034. The population growth rate recorded for this decade (2001-2011) was 85.90%. In rural regions of Assam state, female sex ratio per 1000 males was 960 while same for the child (0-6 age) was 964 girls per 1000 boys. In Assam, 4,187,323 children (0-6) live in rural areas. Child population forms 15.62 percent of total rural population. In rural areas of Assam, literacy rate for males and female stood at 75.40 % and 60.05 %. Average literacy rate in Assam for rural areas was 69.34 percent. Total literates in rural areas were 15,685,436
Urban population in assam census 2011
Out of total population of Assam, 14.10% people live in urban regions. The total figure of population living in urban areas is 4,398,542 of which 2,260,454 are males and while remaining 2,138,088 are females. The urban population in the last 10 years has increased by 14.10 percent. Sex Ratio in urban regions of Assam was 946 females per 1000 males. For child (0-6) sex ratio the figure for urban region stood at 944 girls per 1000 boys. Total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Assam were 450,807. Of total population in urban region, 10.25 % were children (0-6). Average Literacy rate in Assam for Urban regions was 88.47 percent in which males were 91.81% literate while female literacy stood at 79.85%. Total literates in urban region of Assam were 3,492,541.