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Town · Census 2011 · code 801429

Naharlagun population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Arunachal Pradesh, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population36,158people
Households7,735PCA households
Literacy rate83.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.72%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople36,15818,09018,068
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,8092,4042,405
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+26,32914,02012,309
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+83.99%89.38%78.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople20,7669,86910,897
Total workersCensus workers12,5548,2564,298
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.72%45.64%23.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,5207,2833,237
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,0349731,061
Non-workerspeople23,6049,83413,770

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 7917; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,735 households and 36,158 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.3% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.38% for males and 78.59% for females.
  • Of 12,554 workers, 83.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators23274
Agricultural labourers7991
Household industry workers199136
Other workers10,0101,733

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Naharlagun (NT)2480159736,158

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.