Annexure - 1

Demographic composition - Religion-wise Population of Assam

Undivided
Districts

Muslims

Others*

Hindus

Muslims

Others*

Hindus

Muslims

Others*

Hindus

Muslims

Others*

1941

Hindus

1931

Others*

1921

Muslims

1911

Hindus

1901

Lakhimpur

333484

11925

25987

367990

13419

87580

460853

15446

111996

661720

25949

36913

501036

44579

349227

Sibsagar

529480

24878

43611

595266

29718

65315

695016

34994

93187

841048

43907

48371

643188

51769

379784

Nowgong

191617

18382

91973

192864

16132

121868

241176

70990

112499

351194

178212

65995

293611

250555

203995

Kamrup

407363

53701

128123

459227

64627

143974

544639

111546

106486

709995

240422

26329

696489

367522

220189

Darrang

239318

17372

80623

245341

20305

111668

338222

36535

103178

455656

67503

61658

343758

120995

272038

Goalpara

203696

128388

129968

334720

211582

54341

369392

316490

76641

385906

387709

109133

306223

468924

239138

Cachar

278964

126698

9119

489728

303828

21990

511059

325178

18643

530912

370998

16185

401518

434891

193845

Total

2183922

381344

509404

2685136

659611

606736

3160357

911179

622630

3936431

1314700

364584

3185823

1739235

1858216

* Others include Animists, Tribals (as specified in the Census Reports), Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, etc.

An explanatory note on compilation of population figures may be seen below

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Annexure - 1

Demographic composition - Religion-wise Population of Assam

Undivided
Districts

Muslims

Others*

Hindus

Muslims

Others*

Hindus

Muslims

Others*

Hindus

Muslims

Others*

2001

Hindus

1991

Others*

1971

Muslims

1961

Hindus

1951

Lakhimpur

1019765

52484

54045

1407035

88242

68565

1941276

97329

90852

2862086

193033

179983

3356681

247344

192063

Sibsagar

1115662

70549

26013

1383187

87911

37292

1694489

96801

45541

2338896

165770

102619

2668827

208227

120182

Nowgong

632996

359795

59604

928708

502820

58950

1404505

667765

58624

2000445

1196909

149023

2313287

1572418

206640

Kamrup

1039462

436495

14435

1427006

605524

30042

1996640

825658

31193

2831940

1447171

123009

3371968

1856793

89588

Darrang

726369

157262

39931

976563

249585

63522

1361974

281095

93227

1928560

605182

189405

2156178

802736

226919

Goalpara

571080

475825

61219

786597

663748

93547

1199739

940090

88124

1697623

1693258

217914

1848854

2190985

230139

Cachar

676640

429457

9768

821600

539457

17419

1005995

683387

24226

1381803

1071872

37821

1580660

1362114

52995

Total

5781974

1981867

265015

7730696

2737287

369337

10604618

3592125

431787

15041353

6373195

999774

17296455

8240617

1118526

* Others include Animists, Tribals (as specified in the Census Reports), Jains, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, etc.

An explanatory note on compilation of population figures may be seen below

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