About us
Narayanpur Municipal Board, with population of 6001 is Narayanpur sub district's only Municipal Board located in Narayanpur sub district of Lakhimpur district in the state Assam in India. Total geographical area of Narayanpur Municipal Board is 7.38 km2. Population density of the city is 829 persons per km2. There are 10 Wards in the city, among them Narayanpur Ward No 01 is the most populous ward with population of 1465 and Narayanpur Ward No 04 is the least populous ward with population of 529. Nearest railway station is Tatibar which is 6 km far from here. Narayanpur is the sub district head quarter of the city. District head quarter of the city is North Lakhimpur which is 54 km away. Dispur (guwahati) is the state head quarter of the city and is 365 km far from here. Yearly average rainfall of the city is 2307 mm. Maximum temperature here reaches up to 38°C and minimum temperature goes down to 8°C.
DEMOGRAPHICS
The city is home to 6001 people, among them 3086 (51%) are male and 2915 (49%) are female. 79% of the whole population are from general caste, 9% are from schedule caste and 12% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Narayanpur Municipal Board is 11%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are 1394 households in the city and an average 4 persons live in every family.
RELIGION WISE DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION
Hindus contribute 89% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the city followed by Muslims which contribute 8% of the total population and Buddhists are the third largest religious community here with 3% population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Hindus are 951 in Muslims are 817 and in Buddhists are 1217.
GROWTH OF POPULATION
Population of the city has increased by 1254.6% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were 443. Female population growth rate of the city is 1343.1% which is 162.6% higher than male population growth rate of 1180.5%. General caste population has increased by 983.3%; Schedule caste population has increased by 10140% and child population has increased by 1514.3% in the city since last census.
SEX RATIO - FEMALES PER 1000 MALE
As of 2011 census there are 945 females per 1000 male in the city. Sex ratio in general caste is 927, in schedule caste is 954 and in schedule tribe is 1055. There are 971 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the city. Overall sex ratio in the city has increased by 107 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has increased by 356 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
LITERACY
Total 4743 people in the city are literate, among them 2542 are male and 2201 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Narayanpur is 89%. 93% of male and 85% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the city has increased by 3%. Male literacy has gone up by 3% and female literacy rate has gone up by 3%.
WORKERS PROFILE
Narayanpur has 41% (2470) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 57% male and 24% female population are working population. 52% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 5% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 13% of total female population are main and 12% are marginal workers.
