West Siang

District in Arunachal Pradesh

Population

8.9k

State: 12.9 Lakh

Area

1,294 km²

Literacy Rate

54.5%

State: 55.4%

Sex Ratio

990

State: 938

Density

7 /km²

State: 16 /km²

West Siang is a district in Arunachal Pradesh with a population of 8.9k spread across 1,294 sq km. Its literacy rate of 54.5% is below the state average of 55.4% and below the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 990 females per 1,000 males, above the state average of 938. Some values for this district are area-proportional estimates based on parent district data.

Demographics

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Population Density

7 /km²

▼

16 /km²

379 /km²

Sex Ratio

990

▲

938

943

Literacy Rate

54.5%

▼

55.4%

63.0%

SC Population

0.0%

—

0.0%

16.6%

ST Population

91.1%

▲

67.6%

8.7%

Worker Participation

51.0%

▲

42.5%

39.8%

Health & Development

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Stunting

24.5%

▼

27.5%

33.2%

Child Wasting

15.1%

▲

13.6%

18.4%

Underweight Children

16.2%

▲

13.9%

29.1%

Child Anaemia

45.6%

▼

54.7%

65.2%

Women Anaemia

30.5%

▼

37.1%

55.3%

Full Vaccination

55.4%

▼

64.8%

77.4%

Institutional Delivery

84.6%

▲

81.0%

88.5%

Improved Sanitation

87.7%

▲

84.1%

72.4%

Clean Cooking Fuel

57.1%

▲

53.2%

54.6%

Health Insurance

26.6%

▼

27.6%

41.3%

Safe Drinking Water

99.1%

▲

95.0%

93.6%

Electricity Access

88.2%

▼

93.7%

97.0%

Women & Gender

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Marriage

18.9%

▲

18.7%

20.6%

Teen Pregnancy

4.7%

▼

5.3%

6.6%

Female Literacy Gap

7.8%

▼

12.7%

14.1%

Female Work Gap

7.2%

▼

11.8%

23.9%

Economy & Infrastructure

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

MSME Density

129.4 per 1k pop

▲

33.5 per 1k pop

42.6 per 1k pop

Total MSMEs

1.2k

▼

1.2k

61.7k

Manufacturing Share

24.6%

▼

28.8%

24.9%

Governance

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Pending Cases

5607 per lakh

▲

1867 per lakh

3585 per lakh

Cases Delayed (%)

0.4%

▼

6.8%

35.5%

Monthly Disposal Ratio

1.31

▲

1.23

0.81

Safety & Crime

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

SC/ST Atrocities

0.0 per lakh

—

0.0 per lakh

17.4 per lakh

Domestic Violence

1.0 per lakh

—

1.0 per lakh

12.6 per lakh

Child Abuse (POCSO)

0.0 per lakh

▼

4.4 per lakh

89.0 per lakh

Cyber Crime

2.0 per lakh

▼

2.8 per lakh

55.7 per lakh

All Indicators

Indicator	District	State Avg	National Avg	Source
Population	4,490	24,570.852	8 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Households	1,473	9,348.481	3.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Literacy	2,623	15,151.185	5.6 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Children	628	3,715.481	1.1 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Castes	—	—	1.4 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Tribes	4,022	15,820.556	73,030.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Worker Participation	2,449	12,086.852	4.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Cultivators	1,250	4,421.296	94,025.601	Census 2011 (2011)
Agricultural Laborers	57	423.963	71,160.644	Census 2011 (2011)
Other Workers	604	5,455.444	1.7 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Sex Ratio	989.755	947.896	949.448	Census 2011 (2011)
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	1,014.331	972.024	925.852	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Literacy Gap	7.8	12.7	14.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Work Gap	7.2	11.8	23.9	Census 2011 (2011)
Hospitals & Health Centres	—	3.1	26.8	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Schools	—	24.7	448.822	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Banking	—	3.7	81.1	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Child Stunting	24.5%	27.5%	33.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Wasting	15.1%	13.6%	18.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Underweight	16.2%	13.9%	29.1%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Anaemia	45.6%	54.7%	65.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Anaemia	30.5%	37.1%	55.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Full Vaccination	55.4%	64.8%	77.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Institutional Births	84.6%	81.0%	88.5%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Improved Sanitation	87.7%	84.1%	72.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Clean Cooking Fuel	57.1%	53.2%	54.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Health Insurance	26.6%	27.6%	41.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Drinking Water	99.1%	95.0%	93.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Electricity Access	88.2%	93.7%	97.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Iodized Salt	99.5%	99.3%	95.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Literacy	76.1%	70.7%	73.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women 10+ Yr Schooling	46.3%	40.0%	40.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Marriage	18.9%	18.7%	20.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Teen Pregnancy	4.7%	5.3%	6.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Menstrual Hygiene	94.2%	91.4%	78.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
4+ Antenatal Visits	30.4%	34.9%	60.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
C-Section Rate	17.8%	14.7%	23.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Exclusive Breastfeeding	69.1%	63.7%	66.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
ORS for Diarrhoea	—	74.1%	61.8%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Hypertension	41.1%	34.2%	25.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Diabetes	11.2%	12.0%	14.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Tobacco Use	44.3%	48.5%	40.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Pending Cases per Lakh	5,607.163	1,866.783	3,585.273	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases Delayed in Disposal	0.4%	6.8%	35.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr)	10.8%	12.9%	19.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Monthly Disposal Ratio	1.3	1.2	0.8	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Case Density	501	889.071	64,978.341	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Women's Court Cases	14.8%	10.3%	9.4%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases at Evidence Stage	41.5%	34.3%	39.0%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Climate Vulnerability Index	—	0.5	0.6	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
MGNREGA Days per Household	20.2	14.8	43.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Food Grain Yield Variability	0.1	0.2	0.3	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021)	—	—	56.4	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
Average Holding Size	3.3	3.6	1.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Marginal Farmers (%)	18.6%	23.7%	59.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Agricultural Intensity	14.5%	9.8%	49.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Fallow Ratio	0.3	0.2	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
SC/ST Land Equity Gap	7.8	25.6	11.3	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Holdings per 1,000 People	1,274.874	266.08	157.705	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Cultivated Land per Capita	2.1	0.5	0.2	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Leased Area Share	—	—	0.0	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Land Gini Coefficient	0.5	0.5	0.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Sowing Efficiency	0.7	0.8	0.9	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Uncultivated Ratio	0.5	0.3	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
MSME Density	129.379	33.5	42.6	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Total MSMEs	1,156	1,229.852	61,725.66	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Manufacturing Share	24.6%	28.8%	24.9%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Small Enterprise Share	1.6%	1.2%	0.8%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
POCSO Cases	—	4.4	89.0	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
SC/ST Atrocities	—	—	17.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Domestic Violence	1	1	12.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Dowry Crimes	—	—	51.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Drug Crimes (NDPS)	4	11.6	147.763	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Cybercrime	2	2.8	55.7	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Environmental Crimes	1	1	10.4	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Safety-Relevant Crime Rate	—	4.3	93.6	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Blood Banks per Lakh ~	—	1.1	4.1	eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024)
Biogas Plants per Lakh	—	1	1.3	GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026)

~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of West Siang district?

West Siang has a population of 8.9k according to the Census 2011, with a density of 7 people per sq km across 1,294 sq km.

What is the literacy rate of West Siang?

West Siang has a literacy rate of 54.5%, which is below the Arunachal Pradesh average of 55.4% and below the national average of 63.0%.

How does West Siang compare to Arunachal Pradesh?

West Siang has a sex ratio of 990 (above state average of 938) and a literacy rate of 54.5% (below state average of 55.4%).

What data sources are used for West Siang?

Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.

Data Sources

Census 2011

NFHS-5 (2019–21)

NJDG (2024)

CVI (2021)

Ag Census 2015–16

Udyam/MSME (2026)

NCRB SLL (2022)

eRaktKosh (2024)

GOBARdhan (2026)

Town Amenities (2011)

RBI BSR (2026)