Dirang Circle Population, Caste, Religion Data - West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh
Dirang Circle of West Kameng district has total population of 18,401 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 9,704 are males while 8,697 are females. In 2011 there were total 4,144 families residing in Dirang Circle. The Average Sex Ratio of Dirang Circle is 896.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 20.4% people lives in Urban areas while 79.6% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 80.5% while that in the rural areas is 51.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Dirang Circle is 945% while that of Rural areas is 884.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dirang Circle is 2618 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1299 male children and 1319 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dirang Circle is 1,015 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 896 ) of Dirang Circle.
The total literacy rate of Dirang Circle is 57.44%. The male literacy rate is 55.94% and the female literacy rate is 41.82% in Dirang Circle.
To facilitate the administration, Dirang Circle is further divided into 1 town and 88 villages.
Dirang Circle Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dirang Circle.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children (Age 0-6) | 2,618 | 1,299 | 1,319 |
| Literacy | 57.44% | 55.94% | 41.82% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 13,669 | 6,612 | 7,057 |
| Illiterate | 9,336 | 4,276 | 5,060 |
Caste-wise Population - Dirang Circle
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 74.3% of total population in Dirang Circle of .
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schedule Tribe | 13,669 | 6,612 | 7,057 |
Religion-wise Population - Dirang Circle
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 3,534 | (19.21%) | 2,379 | 1,155 |
| Muslim | 317 | (1.72%) | 234 | 83 |
| Christian | 374 | (2.03%) | 206 | 168 |
| Sikh | 24 | (0.13%) | 17 | 7 |
| Buddhist | 14,024 | (76.21%) | 6,798 | 7,226 |
| Jain | 25 | (0.14%) | 11 | 14 |
| Other Religion | 85 | (0.46%) | 46 | 39 |
| No Religion Specified | 18 | (0.1%) | 13 | 5 |
Literacy Rate - Dirang Circle
Average literacy rate of Dirang Circle in 2011 were 57.44% in which, male and female literacy were 64.58% and 49.3% respectively. Total literate in Dirang Circle were 9,065 of which male and female were 5,428 and 3,637 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Dirang Circle
The Sex Ratio of Dirang Circle is 896 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 896 females in Dirang Circle. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,015 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 896 ) of Dirang Circle.
Child Population - Dirang Circle
According to Census 2011, there were 2,618 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dirang Circle. Out of which 2,618 were male while 2,618 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Dirang Circle
As per Census 2011, there are total 966 families under Dirang Circle living in urban areas while 966 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 20.4% of total population of Dirang Circle lives in Urban areas while 79.6% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 466 while that in rural region is 2,152.
| Total | Urban | Rural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 18,401 | 3,750 | 14,651 |
| Children (0 - 6 years) | 2,618 | 466 | 2,152 |
| Schedule Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schedule Tribe | 13,669 | 1,923 | 11,746 |
| Literacy | 57.44% | 80.51% | 51.37% |
| Sex Ratio | 896 | 945 | 884 |
Working Population - Dirang Circle
In Dirang Circle out of total population, 9,972 were engaged in work activities. 79.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,972 workers engaged in Main Work, 3,747 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 147 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 7,887 | 5,252 | 2,635 |
| Cultivators | 3,747 | 1,939 | 1,808 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 147 | 85 | 62 |
| Household Industries | 74 | 43 | 31 |
| Other Workers | 3,919 | 3,185 | 734 |
| Marginal Workers | 2,085 | 874 | 1,211 |
| Non Working | 8,429 | 3,578 | 4,851 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dirang, Arunachal Pradesh - Wikipedia