District of Arunachal Pradesh

West Siang: 1.1 lakh people, one story

People
1,12,274
Area
8,325 km²
Literacy
66.46%
Sex ratio
930
Top 3 in Arunachal PradeshArea: 8,325 km². Rank 2 of 16 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Arunachal PradeshChild sex ratio (0–6): 941 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 15 of 16.See the numbers →Lowest in Arunachal PradeshHousehold industry workers: 0.6 % of workers. Rank 15 of 16.See the numbers →Big number1.1 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 13 to every km².See the numbers →

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West SiangArunachal Pradesh

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

West Siang in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.1 lakh#4/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Area8,325 km²#2/16 in Arunachal Pradesh
Population density13 per km²#11/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 17
Sex ratio930 females per 1000 males#8/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 938
Child sex ratio (0–6)941 girls per 1000 boys#15/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 972
Literacy rate66.46%#7/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 65.38
Female literacy59.63%#6/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▲ state 57.70
Urban population22.2%#7/16 in Arunachal Pradesh▼ state 22.9

People & society

66.5% can read. 930 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
72.872.6
Female literacy
59.657.7
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
82.668.8
Living in towns
22.222.9

Gender literacy gap: 13.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 14.1%
  • Muslim 2.0%
  • Christian 26.7%
  • Sikh 0.5%
  • Buddhist 2.9%
  • Other / not stated 53.7%

    Sectors at a glance

    61 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    49,177 workers, 43.8% of all people

    This district
    Arunachal Pradesh
    • Cultivators 58.7%
    • Farm labourers 2.8%
    • Household industry 0.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 37.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 46% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      46.245.7
      Latrine at home
      51.343.1
      Tap water
      56.545.6
      LPG / PNG
      19.920.3
      Phone
      33.233.6
      Television
      31.228.6
      Bicycle
      6.913.6
      Two-wheeler
      13.19.8

      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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