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district · Census 2011 · code 245

Tawang population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Arunachal Pradesh, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and 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.
Population49,977people
Households10,062PCA households
Literacy rate59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation57.15%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople49,97738,77511,202
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds10,0628,3771,685
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,7885,099689
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%11.58%13.15%6.15%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males714865340
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6986986991
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+26,07316,5199,554
Literacy rate%59%49.05%90.88%
Male literacy rate%67.54%55.06%95.91%
Female literacy rate%46.53%41.96%74.76%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople34,81131,1053,706
Total workersCensus workers28,56120,4758,086
Work participation rate%57.15%52.8%72.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months24,43016,6127,818
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,1313,863268
Non-workerspeople21,41618,3003,116

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 773, 774, 775; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 10,062 households and 49,977 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 22.41% of this area’s population, compared with 77.59% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 11.58% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 67.54% and female literacy was 46.53%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 28,561 Census workers, 85.54% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5,8601,771
Agricultural labourers594987
Household industry workers6648
Other workers17,9101,325

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 801424

Tawang

11,202 people within this district · Town