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district · Census 2011 · code 259

Lohit 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.
Population145,726people
Households30,005PCA households
Literacy rate68.18%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.82%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople145,726113,29632,430
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds30,00522,5787,427
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–623,90119,6994,202
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.4%17.39%12.96%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males912921882
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6966966966
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+83,06260,25222,810
Literacy rate%68.18%64.37%80.81%
Male literacy rate%75.52%72.4%85.66%
Female literacy rate%60.04%55.57%75.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople47,41040,3557,055
Total workersCensus workers60,94549,90311,042
Work participation rate%41.82%44.05%34.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months50,75440,8999,855
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months10,1919,0041,187
Non-workerspeople84,78163,39321,388

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 815, 816, 817; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 30,005 households and 145,726 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 22.25% of the population. Rural residents made up 77.75%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.4% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.52% for males and 60.04% for females.
  • Of 60,945 workers, 83.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators24,9714,938
Agricultural labourers5,1342,655
Household industry workers430356
Other workers20,2192,242

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 801447

Tezu

18,184 people within this district · Town

Census code 801448

Namsai

14,246 people within this district · Town