District of Arunachal Pradesh

Lohit: 1.5 lakh people, one story

People
1,45,726
Area
5,212 km²
Literacy
68.18%
Sex ratio
912
Lowest in Arunachal PradeshScheduled Tribes: 32.5 % of people. Rank 16 of 16.See the numbers →Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshPopulation: 1,45,726. Rank 3 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Arunachal PradeshScheduled Castes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 15 of 16.See the numbers →Big number1.5 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 28 to every km².See the numbers →

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LohitArunachal Pradesh

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

Lohit in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.5 lakh#3/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Area5,212 km²#8/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Population density28 per km²#4/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 17
Sex ratio912 females per 1000 males#11/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 938
Child sex ratio (0–6)966 girls per 1000 boys#11/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 972
Literacy rate68.18%#5/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 65.38
Female literacy60.04%#5/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 57.70
Urban population22.3%#6/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 22.9

People & society

68.2% can read. 912 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
75.572.6
Female literacy
60.057.7
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
32.568.8
Living in towns
22.322.9

Gender literacy gap: 15.5 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 67.9%
  • Muslim 2.6%
  • Christian 7.3%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Buddhist 16.8%
  • Other / not stated 5.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    62 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    60,945 workers, 41.8% of all people

    This district
    Arunachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 49.1%
    • Farm labourers 12.8%
    • Household industry 1.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 36.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 38% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      38.245.7
      Latrine at home
      38.543.1
      Tap water
      18.945.6
      LPG / PNG
      14.620.3
      Phone
      29.733.6
      Television
      27.228.6
      Bicycle
      36.513.6
      Two-wheeler
      8.69.8

      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.