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district · Census 2011 · code 246

West Kameng 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.
Population83,947people
Households18,159PCA households
Literacy rate67.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation50.62%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople83,94768,01515,932
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds18,15914,0694,090
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–611,6439,8121,831
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.87%14.43%11.49%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males819799909
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–69739671,008
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+48,49237,46311,029
Literacy rate%67.07%64.37%78.21%
Male literacy rate%73.45%71.15%83.58%
Female literacy rate%59.05%55.59%72.24%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople46,38038,8467,534
Total workersCensus workers42,49335,8426,651
Work participation rate%50.62%52.7%41.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months34,75228,8075,945
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months7,7417,035706
Non-workerspeople41,45432,1739,281

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 776, 777, 778; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 18,159 households and 83,947 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 18.98% of this area’s population, compared with 81.02% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.87% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 73.45% and female literacy was 59.05%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 42,493 Census workers, 81.78% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11,3313,145
Agricultural labourers817888
Household industry workers458343
Other workers22,1463,365

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

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 801426

Bomdila

8,370 people within this district · Town

Census code 261802

Rupa

3,812 people within this district · Census town

Census code 801425

Dirang

3,750 people within this district · Town