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district · Census 2011 · code 247

East 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.
Population78,690people
Households14,508PCA households
Literacy rate60.02%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.3%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople78,69060,34018,350
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds14,50810,8983,610
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–614,62611,2383,388
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%18.59%18.62%18.46%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,0291,045980
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–61,0011,005985
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+38,44926,91411,535
Literacy rate%60.02%54.81%77.1%
Male literacy rate%68.65%63.19%85.9%
Female literacy rate%51.69%46.87%68.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople72,40057,79714,603
Total workersCensus workers31,71026,0845,626
Work participation rate%40.3%43.23%30.66%
Main workersworked at least 6 months27,12322,1624,961
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,5873,922665
Non-workerspeople46,98034,25612,724

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 779, 780, 781; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 14,508 households and 78,690 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 23.32% of the population. Rural residents made up 76.68%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 18.59% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 68.65% for males and 51.69% for females.
  • Of 31,710 workers, 85.53% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19,2662,569
Agricultural labourers443620
Household industry workers157116
Other workers7,2571,282

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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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 801427

Seppa

18,350 people within this district · Town