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Town · Census 2011 · code 801435

Pasighat 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.
Population24,656people
Households5,537PCA households
Literacy rate79.6%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.92%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,65612,48212,174
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,9151,4971,418
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,3059,3737,932
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.6%85.33%73.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople10,1434,7685,375
Total workersCensus workers7,8695,7932,076
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.92%46.41%17.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,7575,1281,629
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,112665447
Non-workerspeople16,7876,68910,098

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 8106; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,537 households and 24,656 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.82% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.33% for males and 73.74% for females.
  • Of 7,869 workers, 85.87% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11146
Agricultural labourers149250
Household industry workers7742
Other workers6,420774

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
Pasighat (NT)2510165524,656

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.