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West Kameng 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.
Population 83,947 people
Households 18,159 PCA households
Literacy rate 67.07% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 50.62% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 83,947 68,015 15,932 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 18,159 14,069 4,090 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 11,643 9,812 1,831 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.87% 14.43% 11.49% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 819 799 909 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 973 967 1,008 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 48,492 37,463 11,029 Literacy rate% 67.07% 64.37% 78.21% Male literacy rate% 73.45% 71.15% 83.58% Female literacy rate% 59.05% 55.59% 72.24% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 0 0 0 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 46,380 38,846 7,534 Total workersCensus workers 42,493 35,842 6,651 Work participation rate% 50.62% 52.7% 41.75% Main workersworked at least 6 months 34,752 28,807 5,945 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 7,741 7,035 706 Non-workerspeople 41,454 32,173 9,281
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What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 18,159 households and 83,947 residents. Urban residents made up 18.98% of the population. Rural residents made up 81.02%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.87% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 73.45% for males and 59.05% for females. Of 42,493 workers, 81.78% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 11,331 3,145 Agricultural labourers 817 888 Household industry workers 458 343 Other workers 22,146 3,365
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801426 8,370 people within this district · Town
Census code 261802 3,812 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801425 3,750 people within this district · Town