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district · Census 2011 · code 258

Lower Dibang Valley 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.
Population54,080people
Households11,600PCA households
Literacy rate69.13%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.28%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople54,08042,69111,389
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds11,6008,9832,617
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,0096,8521,157
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.81%16.05%10.16%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males928941878
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6948961875
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+31,84922,8059,044
Literacy rate%69.13%63.63%88.39%
Male literacy rate%75.55%70.72%91.94%
Female literacy rate%62.19%56.07%84.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople25,97422,5793,395
Total workersCensus workers22,32618,5023,824
Work participation rate%41.28%43.34%33.58%
Main workersworked at least 6 months19,82916,1233,706
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4972,379118
Non-workerspeople31,75424,1897,565

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 812, 813, 814; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 11,600 households and 54,080 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 21.06% of this area’s population, compared with 78.94% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 14.81% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 75.55% and female literacy was 62.19%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 22,326 Census workers, 88.82% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8,808879
Agricultural labourers2,559795
Household industry workers16271
Other workers8,300752

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 801446

Roing

11,389 people within this district · Town