District of Arunachal Pradesh

Anjaw: 21,167 people, one story

People
21,167
Area
6,190 km²
Literacy
56.46%
Sex ratio
839
Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 991 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Arunachal PradeshScheduled Castes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 16 of 16.See the numbers →Lowest in Arunachal PradeshPopulation density: 3 per km². Rank 15 of 16.See the numbers →Lowest in Arunachal PradeshUrban population: 4.6%. Rank 15 of 16.See the numbers →

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AnjawArunachal Pradesh

The history, places and schemes of Anjaw are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Anjaw in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population21,167#15/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Area6,190 km²#6/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Population density3 per km²#15/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 17
Sex ratio839 females per 1000 males#13/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 938
Child sex ratio (0–6)991 girls per 1000 boys#2/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 972
Literacy rate56.46%#14/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 65.38
Female literacy43.71%#14/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 57.70
Urban population4.6%#15/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 22.9

People & society

56.5% can read. 839 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
66.872.6
Female literacy
43.757.7
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
77.768.8
Living in towns
4.622.9

Gender literacy gap: 23.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 61.8%
  • Muslim 3.1%
  • Christian 1.3%
  • Sikh 1.3%
  • Buddhist 3.0%
  • Other / not stated 29.4%

    Sectors at a glance

    62 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    10,501 workers, 49.6% of all people

    This district
    Arunachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 60.1%
    • Farm labourers 1.7%
    • Household industry 0.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 37.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 30% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      30.245.7
      Latrine at home
      18.643.1
      Tap water
      56.245.6
      LPG / PNG
      7.420.3
      Phone
      19.233.6
      Television
      17.928.6
      Bicycle
      0.813.6
      Two-wheeler
      5.69.8

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.