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district · Census 2011 · code 245

Tawang population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Arunachal Pradesh, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population49,977people
Households10,062PCA households
Literacy rate59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation57.15%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople49,97738,77511,202
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds10,0628,3771,685
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,7885,099689
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%11.58%13.15%6.15%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males714865340
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6986986991
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+26,07316,5199,554
Literacy rate%59%49.05%90.88%
Male literacy rate%67.54%55.06%95.91%
Female literacy rate%46.53%41.96%74.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople34,81131,1053,706
Total workersCensus workers28,56120,4758,086
Work participation rate%57.15%52.8%72.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months24,43016,6127,818
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,1313,863268
Non-workerspeople21,41618,3003,116

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 773, 774, 775; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,062 households and 49,977 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 22.41% of the population. Rural residents made up 77.59%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.58% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 67.54% for males and 46.53% for females.
  • Of 28,561 workers, 85.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5,8601,771
Agricultural labourers594987
Household industry workers6648
Other workers17,9101,325

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 801424

Tawang

11,202 people within this district · Town