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district · Census 2011 · code 250

West Siang 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.
Population112,274people
Households21,231PCA households
Literacy rate66.46%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.8%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople112,27487,30624,968
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds21,23115,7715,460
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–614,85511,9922,863
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.23%13.74%11.47%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males930954852
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6941941940
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+64,74645,87418,872
Literacy rate%66.46%60.91%85.37%
Male literacy rate%72.81%67.34%90.33%
Female literacy rate%59.63%54.18%79.49%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople92,78378,26014,523
Total workersCensus workers49,17740,1259,052
Work participation rate%43.8%45.96%36.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months43,00034,8798,121
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months6,1775,246931
Non-workerspeople63,09747,18115,916

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 788, 789, 790; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 21,231 households and 112,274 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 22.24% of this area’s population, compared with 77.76% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.23% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 72.81% and female literacy was 59.63%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 49,177 Census workers, 87.44% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators25,8832,969
Agricultural labourers617767
Household industry workers21385
Other workers16,2872,356

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

These are historical counts, not current market estimates or present-day projections for this district. Read the research guidance before choosing a denominator or adding eligibility, adoption and spending assumptions.

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 801432

Aalo

20,684 people within this district · Town

Census code 801433

Basar

4,284 people within this district · Town