District of Arunachal Pradesh

Tawang: 49,977 people, one story

People
49,977
Area
2,172 km²
Literacy
59.00%
Sex ratio
714
#1 in Arunachal PradeshScheduled Castes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 1 of 16 districts.See the numbers →#1 in Arunachal PradeshHomes with electricity (2011): 65.5 % of households. Rank 1 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Arunachal PradeshSex ratio: 714 females per 1000 males. Rank 16 of 16.See the numbers →Lowest in Arunachal PradeshHousehold industry workers: 0.4 % of workers. Rank 16 of 16.See the numbers →

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TawangArunachal Pradesh

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

Tawang in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population49,977#13/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Area2,172 km²#16/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Population density23 per km²#7/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 17
Sex ratio714 females per 1000 males#16/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 938
Child sex ratio (0–6)986 girls per 1000 boys#4/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 972
Literacy rate59.00%#13/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 65.38
Female literacy46.53%#13/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 57.70
Urban population22.4%#5/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 22.9

People & society

59.0% can read. 714 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
67.572.6
Female literacy
46.557.7
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
69.768.8
Living in towns
22.422.9

Gender literacy gap: 21.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 23.7%
  • Muslim 1.6%
  • Christian 1.6%
  • Sikh 2.3%
  • Buddhist 69.9%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.8%

    Sectors at a glance

    32 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    28,561 workers, 57.1% of all people

    This district
    Arunachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 26.7%
    • Farm labourers 5.5%
    • Household industry 0.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 67.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 66% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      65.545.7
      Latrine at home
      53.343.1
      Tap water
      58.045.6
      LPG / PNG
      28.820.3
      Phone
      30.633.6
      Television
      36.628.6
      Bicycle
      0.813.6
      Two-wheeler
      1.69.8

      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.