Anjaw District Population, Caste, Religion Data (Arunachal Pradesh) - Census 2011

Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh has total population of 21,167 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 11,507 are males while 9,660 are females. In 2011 there were total 4,612 families residing in Anjaw district. The Average Sex Ratio of Anjaw district is 839.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 4.6% people lives in Urban areas while 95.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.3% while that in the rural areas is 55.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Anjaw district is 571 while that of Rural areas is 855.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Anjaw district is 3472 which is 16% of the total population. There are 1744 male children and 1728 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Anjaw is 991 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (839) of Anjaw district.

The total literacy rate of Anjaw district is 56.46%. The male literacy rate is 56.69% and the female literacy rate is 35.89% in Anjaw district.

Population
21,167
Families
4,612
Literacy
56.46%
Sex Ratio
839

To facilitate the administration, Anjaw district is further divided into 8 Circles (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting sub-districts. Circles consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Anjaw Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Anjaw district.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 3,472 1,744 1,728
Literacy 56.46% 56.69% 35.89%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 16,451 8,208 8,243
Illiterate 11,177 4,984 6,193

Caste-wise Population - Anjaw district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 77.7% of total population in Anjaw district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 16,451 8,208 8,243

Religion-wise Population - Anjaw district

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,088 (61.83%) 7,150 5,938
Muslim 655 (3.09%) 392 263
Christian 271 (1.28%) 155 116
Sikh 273 (1.29%) 268 5
Buddhist 644 (3.04%) 338 306
Jain 12 (0.06%) 5 7
Other Religion 6,137 (28.99%) 3,151 2,986
No Religion Specified 87 (0.41%) 48 39

Literacy Rate - Anjaw district

The total literacy rate of Anjaw district was 56.46% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 65.38% of Arunachal Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 9,990 literates, males were 6,523 while females were 3,467. Also the male literacy rate was 66.81% and the female literacy rate was 43.71% in Anjaw district.

  Anjaw district Arunachal Pradesh
Female 43.71% 57.7%
Male 66.81% 72.55%
Total 56.46% 65.38%

Sex Ratio - Anjaw district

The Sex Ratio of Anjaw district is 839 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 839 females in Anjaw district. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 991 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 839 ) of Anjaw district.

Population Density - Anjaw district

The total area of Anjaw district is 6,190 km2. Thus the density of Anjaw district is 3 people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of Census 2011, around 0 sq. km. area is under urban region while 0 sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Anjaw district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Anjaw, 4.64% people lived in urban regions while 95.36% in rural areas. The total figure of population of urban population was 982 out of which 625 were males while remaining 357 were females. In rural areas of Anjaw, male population was 10,882 while female population was 9,303.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Anjaw was 571 females per 1000 males. Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Anjaw was 1,128 girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Anjaw were 83 which is 8.45% of total urban population. Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Anjaw was 855 females per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Anjaw was 988 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Anjaw for urban regions was 80.31 percent in which males were 76.79% literate while female literacy stood at 86.9%. The total literate population of Anjaw was 9,990. Similarly in rural areas of Anjaw, the average literacy rate was 55.18 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females stood at 66.18% and 41.93% respectively. Total literates in rural areas of Anjaw were 9,268.

Rural Urban
Population % 95.36% 4.64%
Total population 20,185 982
Male population 10,882 625
Female population 9,303 357
Sex ratio 855 571
Child sex ratio (0-6 age) 988 1,128
Child population 3,389 83
Literates 9,268 722
Average literacy 55.18% 80.31%
Male literacy 66.18% 76.79%
Female literacy 41.93% 86.9%

Child Population - Anjaw district

According to Census 2011, there were 3,472 children between age 0 to 6 years in Anjaw district. Out of which 1,744 were male while 1,728 were female.

Working Population - Anjaw district

In Anjaw district out of total population, 10,501 were engaged in work activities. 88.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,501 workers engaged in Main Work, 5,444 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 83 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,264 5,715 3,549
Cultivators 5,444 2,676 2,768
Agriculture Labourer 83 41 42
Household Industries 75 38 37
Other Workers 3,662 2,960 702
Marginal Workers 1,237 509 728
Non Working 10,666 5,283 5,383

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