District of Arunachal Pradesh

East Siang: 99,214 people, one story

People
99,214
Area
3,603 km²
Literacy
72.54%
Sex ratio
980
Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 988 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 3 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshLiteracy rate: 72.54%. Rank 3 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshFemale literacy: 66.49%. Rank 3 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshUrban population: 27.9%. Rank 3 of 16 districts.See the numbers →

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East SiangArunachal Pradesh

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

East Siang in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population99,214#6/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Area3,603 km²#12/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Population density28 per km²#5/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 17
Sex ratio980 females per 1000 males#6/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 938
Child sex ratio (0–6)988 girls per 1000 boys#3/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 972
Literacy rate72.54%#3/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 65.38
Female literacy66.49%#3/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 57.70
Urban population27.9%#3/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 22.9

People & society

72.5% can read. 980 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
78.572.6
Female literacy
66.557.7
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
70.568.8
Living in towns
27.922.9

Gender literacy gap: 12.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 28.1%
  • Muslim 2.3%
  • Christian 18.4%
  • Buddhist 0.8%
  • Other / not stated 50.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    59 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    40,222 workers, 40.5% of all people

    This district
    Arunachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 50.2%
    • Farm labourers 8.9%
    • Household industry 1.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 39.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 49% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      49.045.7
      Latrine at home
      40.443.1
      Tap water
      44.645.6
      LPG / PNG
      16.820.3
      Phone
      43.933.6
      Television
      32.328.6
      Bicycle
      22.013.6
      Two-wheeler
      15.79.8

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.