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district · Census 2011 · code 253

Changlang 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.
Population148,226people
Households29,521PCA households
Literacy rate59.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.48%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople148,226128,99819,228
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds29,52124,8584,663
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–625,86923,6282,241
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%17.45%18.32%11.65%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males926946803
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6979979973
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+73,17458,74714,427
Literacy rate%59.8%55.75%84.93%
Male literacy rate%68.93%65.18%90.29%
Female literacy rate%49.84%45.71%78.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople53,87848,2215,657
Total workersCensus workers62,96655,6407,326
Work participation rate%42.48%43.13%38.1%
Main workersworked at least 6 months50,76543,9166,849
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months12,20111,724477
Non-workerspeople85,26073,35811,902

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 797, 798, 799; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 29,521 households and 148,226 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 12.97% of the population. Rural residents made up 87.03%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 17.45% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 68.93% for males and 49.84% for females.
  • Of 62,966 workers, 80.62% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators31,4148,318
Agricultural labourers2,4731,735
Household industry workers326170
Other workers16,5521,978

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 801438

Jairampur

7,151 people within this district · Town

Census code 801437

Changlang

6,236 people within this district · Town

Census code 801439

Miao

5,841 people within this district · Town