District of Arunachal Pradesh

Tirap: 1.1 lakh people, one story

People
1,11,975
Area
2,362 km²
Literacy
52.19%
Sex ratio
944
Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshPopulation density: 47 per km². Rank 2 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshWorkers in farming: 75.3 % of workers. Rank 2 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshHomes with electricity (2011): 64.3 % of households. Rank 2 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Arunachal PradeshFemale literacy: 41.89%. Rank 16 of 16.See the numbers →

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TirapArunachal Pradesh

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

Tirap in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.1 lakh#5/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Area2,362 km²#15/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Population density47 per km²#2/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 17
Sex ratio944 females per 1000 males#7/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 938
Child sex ratio (0–6)961 girls per 1000 boys#12/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 972
Literacy rate52.19%#15/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 65.38
Female literacy41.89%#16/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 57.70
Urban population18.6%#10/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 22.9

People & society

52.2% can read. 944 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
61.972.6
Female literacy
41.957.7
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
87.968.8
Living in towns
18.622.9

Gender literacy gap: 20.0 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 18.5%
  • Muslim 1.0%
  • Christian 74.4%
  • Buddhist 0.7%
  • Other / not stated 5.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    75 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    50,169 workers, 44.8% of all people

    This district
    Arunachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 71.7%
    • Farm labourers 3.6%
    • Household industry 1.7%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 23.0%

      Schemes & development

      Only 64% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      64.345.7
      Latrine at home
      68.043.1
      Tap water
      47.945.6
      LPG / PNG
      12.520.3
      Phone
      28.833.6
      Television
      24.628.6
      Bicycle
      3.913.6
      Two-wheeler
      5.59.8

      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.