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district · Census 2011 · code 251

East Siang 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.
Population99,214people
Households19,107PCA households
Literacy rate72.54%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.54%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople99,21471,57927,635
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds19,10712,9186,189
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–612,9559,6943,261
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.06%13.54%11.8%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males980980978
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–69881,005940
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+62,57643,06419,512
Literacy rate%72.54%69.59%80.05%
Male literacy rate%78.47%75.67%85.58%
Female literacy rate%66.49%63.35%74.43%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople69,97957,74412,235
Total workersCensus workers40,22231,4178,805
Work participation rate%40.54%43.89%31.86%
Main workersworked at least 6 months33,57825,9237,655
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months6,6445,4941,150
Non-workerspeople58,99240,16218,830

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 791, 792, 793; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 19,107 households and 99,214 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 27.85% of the population. Rural residents made up 72.15%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.06% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 78.47% for males and 66.49% for females.
  • Of 40,222 workers, 83.48% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators17,0773,108
Agricultural labourers2,600965
Household industry workers293200
Other workers13,6082,371

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 801435

Pasighat

24,656 people within this district · Town

Census code 801434

Boleng

2,979 people within this district · Town