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37-468: Dhakuakhana is a sub-division of Lakhimpur district in the north-eastern state Assam , India . It started functioning in 1989 when naturalist-bureaucrat Dr Anwaruddin Choudhury of Assam Civil Service, joined as the first (founder) Sub-divisional Officer (civil). This place is bounded on the east by Brahmaputra and Dhemaji , to the west, by Subansiri river and North Lakhimpur sub-division . To

74-513: A continuous decline in the 20th century. The following table lists estimates for the population of India (including what are now Pakistan and Bangladesh ) from prehistory up until 1820. It includes estimates and growth rates according to five economic historians, along with interpolated estimates and overall aggregate averages derived from their estimates. The population grew from the South Asian Stone Age in 10,000 BC to

111-519: A population between a quarter-million and half-million people, with larger cities including Agra (in Agra Subah ) with up to 800,000 people and Dhaka (in Bengal Subah ) with over 1 million people. Mughal India also had a large number of villages, with 455,698 villages by the time of Aurangzeb (reigned 1658–1707). The total fertility rate is the number of children born per woman. It

148-492: A serious decline in the number of girls under the age of seven – activists posit that eight million female fetuses may have been aborted between 2001 and 2011. Mother tongue languages of India ( 2011 ) According to the 2001 census, 41.03% of the Indians spoke Hindi natively, while the rest spoke Assamese , Bengali , Gujarati , Maithili , Kannada , Malayalam , Marathi , Odia , Punjabi , Tamil , Telugu , Urdu and

185-651: A variety of other languages. There are a total of 122 languages and 234 mother tongues spoken in India. Of these, 22 languages are specified in the Eighth Schedule of Indian Constitution , while 100 are non-specified. The table below excludes Mao-Maram, Paomata and Purul subdivisions of Senapati District of Manipur state due to cancellation of census results. Source 1: UN World Population Prospects Source 2: Our World in Data Structure of

222-528: Is based on fairly good data for the entire years. Sources: Our World in Data and Gapminder Foundation . Life expectancy from 1881 to 1950 The population of India under the British Raj (including what are now Pakistan and Bangladesh) according to censuses: Studies of India's population since 1881 have focused on such topics as total population, birth and death rates, geographic distribution, literacy,

259-548: Is designated for Scheduled Tribes . Bihpuria is in the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency , whilst the other three are in the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency . The economy of Lakhimpur is mainly based on agriculture. Major crops are rice, tea, mustard, sugarcane, etc. A small number of SSc and MSc industries are located in the district. The name Lakhimpur was derived from the name "Lakshmipur" which

296-502: Is extremely high compared to the rest of the world, it is expected to surpass both China and India by the early 2030s. The table below summarises India's demographics (excluding the Mao-Maram, Paomata and Purul subdivisions of Senapati district of Manipur state due to cancellation of census results) according to religion at the 2011 census in per cent. The data are "unadjusted" (without excluding Assam and Jammu and Kashmir );

333-680: Is now also declining. India has many ethnic groups, and every major religion is represented, as are four major families of languages ( Indo-European , Dravidian , Austroasiatic and Sino-Tibetan languages ) as well as two language isolates : the Nihali language , spoken in parts of Maharashtra , and the Burushaski language, spoken in parts of Jammu and Kashmir . 1,000,000 people in India are Anglo-Indians and between 25,000 and 70,000 people are Siddhis ,who are descendants of Bantu slaves brought by Arabs , Persians and Portuguese to

370-473: Is the most populous country in the world with one-sixth of the world's population . According to estimates from the United Nations (UN), India has overtaken China as the country with the largest population in the world , with a population of 1,425,775,850 at the end of April 2023. Between 1975 and 2010, the population doubled to 1.2 billion, reaching the billion mark in 2000. According to

407-740: The CIA World Factbook , unless otherwise indicated. The TFR (total number of children born per women) by religion in 2005–2006 was: See Languages of India and List of languages by number of native speakers in India . There are 216 languages with more than 10,000 native speakers in India. The largest of these is Hindi with some 337 million, and the second largest is Bengali with 238 million. 22 languages are recognised as official languages . In India, there are 1,652 languages and dialects in total. Caste and community statistics as recorded from "Socially and Educationally Backward Classes Commission" (SEBC) or Mandal Commission of 1979. This

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444-515: The Lakhimpur Frontier Tract . After independence, the district contained the present day Dibrugarh district , Tinsukia district and Dhemaji district . Its headquarter was at Dibrugarh . In 1971, Dibrugarh district was separated from Lakhimpur. This was repeated on 14 October 1989, with the formation of Dhemaji district . According to the 2011 census Lakhimpur district has a population of 1,042,137, roughly equal to

481-709: The Maurya Empire in 200 BC at a steadily increasing growth rate, before population growth slowed down in the classical era up to 500 AD, and then became largely stagnant during the early medieval era era up to 1000 AD. The population growth rate then increased in the late medieval era (during the Delhi Sultanate ) from 1000 to 1500. Under the Mughal Empire , India experienced a high economic and demographic upsurge, due to Mughal agrarian reforms that intensified agricultural production. 15% of

518-433: The median age of an Indian was 29.5 years, compared to 39.8 for China and 49.5 for Japan; and, by 2030; India's dependency ratio will be just over 0.4. However, the number of children in India peaked more than a decade ago and is now falling. The number of children under the age of five peaked in 2007, and since then the number has been falling. The number of Indians under 15 years old peaked slightly later (in 2011) and

555-564: The 1981 census was not conducted in Assam and the 1991 census was not conducted in Jammu and Kashmir. Missing citing/reference for "Changes in religious demagraphics over time" table below. The table below represents the infant mortality rate trends in India, based on sex, over the last 15 years. In the urban areas of India, average male infant mortality rates are slightly higher than average female infant mortality rates. India's 2011 census shows

592-679: The Bardoibum-Beelmukh Wildlife Sanctuary , which has an area of 11 km (4.2 sq mi). It shares the park with Dhemaji district . Lakhimpur district occupies an area of 2,277 square kilometres (879 sq mi), comparatively equivalent to Indonesia 's Yapen Island . Located in the North-East corner of the Indian State of Assam , the district of Lakhimpur lies on the North bank of

629-656: The Deori community follows Kundisim ,Worshing their ancestors and deity Kundimama , while the majority of the Kaibarta community in Dhakuakhana nowadays follows the Mayamara Vaishnavsim sect. Some notable education institutions of Dhakuakhana are: The economy is mostly agrarian with majority of the population involved in agriculture and allied activities. There is also a cottage industry of Silk present in

666-572: The Mughal Empire's urban population was up to 17 million people, larger than the urban population in Europe. By 1700, Mughal India had an urban population of 23 million people, larger than British India's urban population of 22.3 million in 1871. Nizamuddin Ahmad (1551–1621) reported that, under Akbar's reign, Mughal India had 120 large cities and 3,200 townships. A number of cities in India had

703-495: The UN's World Population dashboard, India's population now stands at slightly over 1.428 billion, edging past China's population of 1.425 billion people, as reported by the news agency Bloomberg. In 2015, India's population was predicted to reach 1.7 billion by 2050. In 2017 its population growth rate was 0.98%, ranking 112th in the world; in contrast, from 1972 to 1983, India's population grew by an annual rate of 2.3%. In 2023,

740-1016: The district are the Subansiri River , Ranganadi, and Dikrong River . The exact location of the district is 26.48’ and 27.53’ Northern latitude and 93.42’ and 94.20' East longitude (approx.). The district has three sub divisions -- Dhakuakhana , Narayanpur-Bihpuria and North Lakhimpur (sadar). Lakhimpur district has eight Police stations. viz. North Lakhimpur, Boginadi, Panigaon , Dhakuakhana , Ghilamara , Narayanpur, Laluk and Bihpuria . Forests are mainly tropical rain forest. Important reserved forests includes Ranga Reserve, Kakoi Reserve, Dulung Reserve and Pabho Reserve. Some varieties are Hollokh ( Terminalia myriocarpa ), Ajhar ( Lagerstroemia speciosa ), Simolu ( Bombax ceiba or Salmalia malabarica ), Sum ( Machilus ), Gomari ( Gmelina arborea ), Sisu ( Dalbergia sissoo ), Silikha ( Terminalia chebula ), Neem ( Azadirachta indica ), Nahar ( Mesua ferrea ) etc. Wild elephants, buffaloes, tigers, deer etc. are there in

777-511: The end of the 18th century, was in 1826 expelled by the British under the Treaty of Yandabo . They placed the southern part of the state, together with Sivasagar under the rule of Purandar Singha ; but it was not till 1838 that the whole was taken under direct British Administration. Lakhimpur district used to have several other districts of Arunachal Pradesh within its fold and was known as

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814-556: The forests. Varieties of bird species are observed in swampy areas. The great Subansiri River has legends of once famous gold washing. But as of now, there is no any major exploration of minerals in the district, except some minor exploration for petroleum by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) near Dhakuakhana . 27°13′48″N 94°06′00″E  /  27.23000°N 94.10000°E  / 27.23000; 94.10000 Demographics of India (April 2023 est.) India

851-515: The king Lakshminarayan in the start of the 15th century upon which the district has been named. The copperplate inscription of a land grant given by the Chutia king in the year 1403 CE in the west of the Subansiri river as well as the ruins between Dhal and Ghagar rivers (near present-day North Lakhimpur town) shows the evidence of the settlement. The Burmese , who had ruined the native kingdoms, at

888-455: The nation of Cyprus or the US state of Rhode Island . This gives it a ranking of 435th in India (out of a total of 640 ). The district has a population density of 457 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,180/sq mi) . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 17.06%. Lakhimpur has a sex ratio of 965 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 78.39%. 8.77% of

925-616: The north Dhemaji and to the south, Majuli river island and Brahmaputra river.. Geographical position of Dhakuakhana is between 27.60 degree to 27.35 degree north latitude and 94.24 degree to 94.42 degree east longitude. Dhakuakhana consists of diversified population of several ethnic communities including Mishing , Kaibarta , Ahom , Chutia , Sut, Deori , Koch . Majority of the population are Hindus, however there are also population of diverse faith such as Christianity and Islam. The tribal community Mishings also follow their age old tradition of worshipping Doni-Polo, Sun and Moon God And

962-625: The outbreak of the Ahom-Chutiya conflict in the 16th century and eventually the area came under the rule of the Ahom dynasty . The Ahoms created a new position called Bhatialia Gohain to control the region. The area was later given by Ahoms to the Baro-Bhuyans to rule like feudal lords, as they had helped defeat the Chutiya and Kachari kingdoms. There was a Chutia principality formed by

999-621: The population (Census 9.II.2011) Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (03.III.2016) (Data are projections based on the 2011 Population Census.): Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.III.2021) (Includes data for the Indian-held part of Jammu and Kashmir, the final status of which has not yet been determined. Data are projections based on the 2011 Population Census.): From the Demographic Health Survey: The following demographic statistics are from

1036-442: The population lived in urban centres, higher than the percentage of the population in 19th-century British India and contemporary Europe up until the 19th century. These estimates by Abraham Eraly and Paolo Malanima have been criticised by Tim Dyson , who considers them exaggerations and estimates urbanisation of the Mughal Empire to be less than 9% of the population. Under the reign of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) in 1600,

1073-593: The population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Tribes make up 7.85% and 23.93% of the population respectively. Hindus are 76.49%, Muslims are 18.57% and Christians are 4.43% of the population. Languages of Lakhimpur district (2011) At the time of the 2011 census, 57.8% of the population spoke Assamese , 17.64% Mishing , 12.96% Bengali , 2.46% Sadri , 2.35% Nepali , 1.21% Deori and 1.17% Hindi as their first language. There are four Assam Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Bihpuria, Naoboicha, Lakhimpur, and Dhakuakhana . Dhakuakhana

1110-513: The region. This article about a location in the Indian state of Assam is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lakhimpur district Lakhimpur figures largely in the annals of Assam as the region where tribes from the east first reached the Brahmaputra . The most prominent of them was the Chutiya rulers who held the areas of the present district for long, until

1147-579: The river Brahmaputra . It is bounded on the North by Lower Subansiri and Papumpare Districts of the state of Arunachal Pradesh and on the East by Dhemaji District . Majuli , the largest river-island district is on the South and Biswanath District is on the West. The Brahmaputra is navigable for steamers in all seasons as far as Dibrugarh , in the rainy season as far as Sadiya ; its navigable tributaries within

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1184-581: The rural and urban divide, cities of a million, and the three cities with populations over eight million: Delhi, Greater Mumbai (Bombay), and Kolkata (Calcutta). Mortality rates fell in the period 1920–45, primarily due to biological immunisation. Suggestions that it was the benefits of colonialism are refuted by academic thinking: "There can be no serious, informed belief... that... late colonial era mortality diminished and population grew rapidly because of improvements in income, living standards, nutrition, environmental standards, sanitation or health policies, nor

1221-613: The tribal groups as Scheduled Castes and Tribes (see list of Scheduled Tribes in India ). For a list of ethnic groups in the Republic of India (as well as neighbouring countries), see South Asian ethnic groups . Linguistic groups in India chart According to a 2009 study published by Reich et al. ., the modern Indian population is composed of two genetically divergent and heterogeneous populations which mixed in ancient times (about 1,200–3,500 BP), known as Ancestral North Indians (ANI) and Ancestral South Indians (ASI). ASI corresponds to

1258-475: The western coast of India during the Middle Ages and the colonial period . They represent over 0.1% of the total population of India. Overall, only the continent of Africa exceeds the linguistic, genetic and cultural diversity of the nation of India. The sex ratio was 944 females for 1000 males in 2016, and 940 per 1000 in 2011. This ratio has been showing an upwards trend for the last two decades after

1295-748: Was completed in 1983. India has chosen not to officially count caste population since then. The following data are from the Mandal report: Sources: 2. **1961 Census of India:** 3. **1971 Census of India:** 4. **1981 Census of India:** 5. **1991 Census of India:** 6. **2001 Census of India:** 7. **2011 Census of India:** 2. Ludden, David. (2013). India and South Asia: A Short History . Oneworld Publications. ISBN 1780741086 . 3. Bhagat, R. B. (2004). "Census Enumeration in India, 1991 and 2001: Issues and Concerns." Economic and Political Weekly . The national Census of India does not recognise racial or ethnic groups within India, but recognises many of

1332-557: Was given by the Sutiya king named Lakshminarayan who ruled during the 15th century. Later, it was changed by the Baro-Bhuyans to Lakhimpur, when they were made feudal lords of the region by the Ahoms after defeating the Sutiya kings and was kept in memory of the land (in present-day Darrang district ), which they lost to the Koch kingdom. In the year 1996 Lakhimpur district became home to

1369-454: Was there a cultural transformation...". India occupies 2.41% of the world's land area but supports over 18% of the world's population. At the 2001 census 72.2% of the population lived in about 638,000 villages and the remaining 27.8% lived in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations . India's population exceeded that of the entire continent of Africa by 200 million people in 2010. However, because Africa's population growth

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