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About Upper Subansiri District

Upper Subansiri is a district in Arunachal Pradesh , India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Upper Subansiri was 83,448 with a growth rate of 50.78%. Upper Subansiri covers 7,032 Km2 area. Sex ratio of Upper Subansiri's population is 998 females for every 1000 males, while child sex ratio is 970 females out of 1000 males.

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For easier reading, details are categorized in four sections i.e. Population of Upper Subansiri, Urban/Rural population of Upper Subansiri, Literacy data of Upper Subansiri and Religion wise data of Upper Subansiri. Below are the full details and list of tehsils in Upper Subansiri,Arunachal Pradesh, India. Select any of these to know detailed information about them.

Area, population and sex ratio of Upper Subansiri

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Population 83,448 Growth (%) 50.78
Male Population 41,758 Sex Ratio 998
Female Population 41,690 Child Sex Ratio 970
Area ( In Km. Square ) 7,032

Upper Subansiri has a total population of 83,448 people. Out of this, the male population stands at 41,758 while the female population 41,690. The state area is 7,032 square kilometers.

In terms of demographic statistics, Upper Subansiri has sex ratio of 998 females per 1000 males and a child sex ratio of 970 girls per 1000 boys.

Urban/Rural Population of Upper Subansiri

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Urban Population 13,405 Rural Population 70,043
Urban Population (%) 16.06 Rural Population (%) 83.94
Urban male Population 6,918 Rural Male Population 34,840
Urban Female Population 6,487 Rural Female Population 35,203
Urban Sex Ratio 938 Rural Sex Ratio 1,010

Upper Subansiri urban population is 13,405 (16.06% of the total), while the rural population is 70,043 (83.94% of the total). Across the decade to 2011 the district grew by 50.78% overall.

Among the urban population 6,918 are males, and 6,487 are females, resulting in an urban sex ratio of 938 females per 1000 males. In the rural population 34,840 are males and 35,203 are females, resulting in an rural sex ratio of 1,010 females per 1000 males.

Literacy data of Upper Subansiri

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Total Literate 45,278 Literacy (%) 63.80
Male Literate 24,807 Male Literacy (%) 70.02
Female Literate 20,471 Female Literacy (%) 57.59
Urban Literate 9,219 Rural Literate 36,059
Urban Male Literates 5,192 Urban Male Literacy (%) 86.03
Rural Male Literates 19,615 Rural Male Literacy (%) 66.74
Urban Female Literates 4,027 Urban Female Literacy (%) 72.36
Rural Female Literates 16,444 Rural Female Literacy (%) 54.85

The literacy data of Upper Subansiri highlights a total literacy rate stands at 63.80% with 45,278 literate individuals. Male literacy is 70.02% while female literacy is lower at 57.59% among them, 24,807 males and 20,471 females are literate, highlighting a gender gap.

Urban areas show higher literacy rate with 9,219 people being literate, with men at 86.03% and female at 72.36%, compared to rural areas whereas 36,059 people are literate, with male at 66.74% and female at 54.85%. Highlights a gap between urban and rural literacy rates.

Religion Wise Data of Upper Subansiri

DESCRIPTION VALUE DESCRIPTION VALUE
Hindu 13,474 Hindu (%) 16.15
Muslim 521 Muslim (%) 0.62
Sikh 28 Sikh (%) 0.03
Christian 8,779 Christian (%) 10.52
Jain 11 Jain (%) 0.01
Buddhist 297 Buddhist (%) 0.36
Other 59,449 Other (%) 71.24
Not Avaiable 889 Not Avaiable (%) 1.07

Upper Subansiri population is mostly hindu (16.15%) with a total 13,474 people. Muslim(0.62%) with a total 521 people. Sikh are (0.03%) with a total 28 people. Smaller communities include Christian (10.52% with 8,779 people). Jain (0.01% with 11 people) Buddhist (0.36% with 297 people) and Other (71.24% with 59,449 people). Around (1.07% with 889 people) did not specify their religion. See the full religion breakdown for Upper Subansiri.

List of Tehsils in Upper Subansiri

15

Baririjo

Area: 414 Km2

Population

2,475

Male

1,271%

Females

1,204

Chetam

Area: 280 Km2

Population

6,603

Male

3,303%

Females

3,300

Daporijo

Area: 300 Km2

Population

19,699

Male

10,002%

Females

9,697

Dumporijo

Area: 129 Km2

Population

4,907

Male

2,434%

Females

2,473

Giba

Area: 463 Km2

Population

5,013

Male

2,383%

Females

2,630

Gite Ripa

Area: 204 Km2

Population

2,623

Male

1,293%

Females

1,330

Gussar

Area: 203 Km2

Population

4,017

Male

2,036%

Females

1,981

Limeking

Area: 1,041 Km2

Population

1,683

Male

868%

Females

815

Maro

Area: 138 Km2

Population

3,153

Male

1,614%

Females

1,539

Nacho

Area: 1,449 Km2

Population

5,151

Male

2,586%

Females

2,565

Payeng

Area: 258 Km2

Population

2,246

Male

1,103%

Females

1,143

Puchi Geko

Area: 248 Km2

Population

4,418

Male

2,181%

Females

2,237

Siyum

Area: 602 Km2

Population

6,866

Male

3,434%

Females

3,432

Taksing

Area: 661 Km2

Population

1,295

Male

640%

Females

655

Taliha

Area: 642 Km2

Population

13,299

Male

6,610%

Females

6,689

Common questions about Upper Subansiri

As recorded in the Census of India 2011, Upper Subansiri district had a population of 83,448. That figure has not been revised since, because no later census has been completed.

Upper Subansiri is divided into 15 tehsils. Each one is listed on this page, and opening a tehsil shows every village recorded inside it.

The sex ratio of Upper Subansiri is 998 females for every 1000 males. A figure below 1000 means women are outnumbered in the district.

The child sex ratio of Upper Subansiri is 970 girls for every 1000 boys, counting only children aged 0 to 6.

The literacy rate of Upper Subansiri is 63.80 per cent. That works out to 45,278 literate people.

Upper Subansiri covers an area of 7,032 square kilometres.

70,043 people in Upper Subansiri live in rural areas and 13,405 live in urban areas, so the district is counted as largely rural in character.

The population of Upper Subansiri grew by 50.78 per cent between the 2001 and 2011 censuses.

Upper Subansiri is a district of Arunachal Pradesh. You can open Arunachal Pradesh from this page to see all of its other districts.

A tehsil is the administrative level between a district and a village. Some states call the same unit a taluka, mandal, block or circle, but it sits in the same place in the hierarchy.

Every figure on this page is from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. We present the published data and do not alter it.