District of Arunachal Pradesh

East Kameng: 78,690 people, one story

People
78,690
Area
4,134 km²
Literacy
60.02%
Sex ratio
1,029
#1 in Arunachal PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 1,001 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshSex ratio: 1,029 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshScheduled Castes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 3 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshScheduled Tribes: 92.0 % of people. Rank 3 of 16 districts.See the numbers →

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East KamengArunachal Pradesh

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

East Kameng in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population78,690#11/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Area4,134 km²#10/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Population density19 per km²#8/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 17
Sex ratio1,029 females per 1000 males#2/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 938
Child sex ratio (0–6)1,001 girls per 1000 boys#1/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 972
Literacy rate60.02%#10/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 65.38
Female literacy51.69%#11/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 57.70
Urban population23.3%#4/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 22.9

People & society

60.0% can read. 1,029 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
68.672.6
Female literacy
51.757.7
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
92.068.8
Living in towns
23.322.9

Gender literacy gap: 17.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 15.7%
  • Muslim 0.8%
  • Christian 47.2%
  • Buddhist 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 35.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    72 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    31,710 workers, 40.3% of all people

    This district
    Arunachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 68.9%
    • Farm labourers 3.4%
    • Household industry 0.9%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 26.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 27% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      27.045.7
      Latrine at home
      23.943.1
      Tap water
      56.745.6
      LPG / PNG
      18.220.3
      Phone
      21.233.6
      Television
      16.128.6
      Bicycle
      3.813.6
      Two-wheeler
      7.09.8

      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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