District of Arunachal Pradesh

Changlang: 1.5 lakh people, one story

People
1,48,226
Area
4,662 km²
Literacy
59.80%
Sex ratio
926
Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshPopulation: 1,48,226. Rank 2 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshPopulation density: 32 per km². Rank 3 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Arunachal PradeshScheduled Tribes: 36.3 % of people. Rank 15 of 16.See the numbers →Big number1.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 32 to every km².See the numbers →

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ChanglangArunachal Pradesh

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

Changlang in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.5 lakh#2/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Area4,662 km²#9/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Population density32 per km²#3/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 17
Sex ratio926 females per 1000 males#10/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 938
Child sex ratio (0–6)979 girls per 1000 boys#6/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 972
Literacy rate59.80%#12/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 65.38
Female literacy49.84%#12/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 57.70
Urban population13.0%#14/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 22.9

People & society

59.8% can read. 926 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
68.972.6
Female literacy
49.857.7
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
36.368.8
Living in towns
13.022.9

Gender literacy gap: 19.1 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 32.2%
  • Muslim 1.4%
  • Christian 24.3%
  • Buddhist 34.0%
  • Other / not stated 8.0%

    Sectors at a glance

    70 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    62,966 workers, 42.5% of all people

    This district
    Arunachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 63.1%
    • Farm labourers 6.7%
    • Household industry 0.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 29.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 37% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      36.645.7
      Latrine at home
      49.143.1
      Tap water
      30.845.6
      LPG / PNG
      11.920.3
      Phone
      26.633.6
      Television
      23.328.6
      Bicycle
      33.313.6
      Two-wheeler
      6.19.8

      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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