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district · Census 2011 · code 252

Upper 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.
Population35,320people
Households7,324PCA households
Literacy rate59.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.95%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople35,32028,7806,540
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds7,3245,7291,595
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,9884,103885
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.12%14.26%13.53%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males889877944
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6946950928
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,19513,7184,477
Literacy rate%59.99%55.59%79.17%
Male literacy rate%66.45%62.58%84.1%
Female literacy rate%52.63%47.51%73.96%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople28,46824,4983,970
Total workersCensus workers17,64414,9132,731
Work participation rate%49.95%51.82%41.76%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,52412,3802,144
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,1202,533587
Non-workerspeople17,67613,8673,809

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 794, 795, 796; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,324 households and 35,320 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 18.52% of the population. Rural residents made up 81.48%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 66.45% for males and 52.63% for females.
  • Of 17,644 workers, 82.32% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8,1901,786
Agricultural labourers611193
Household industry workers354237
Other workers5,369904

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 801436

Yingkiong

6,540 people within this district · Town