1.5 lakh people in 29,521 households across 15 tehsils, as counted by Census 2011. Market size, development indicators and religious composition in one place — every figure from the official tables.
Religious composition · Census 2011, district-level
Out of every 100 residents
- Buddhist34.0%
- Hindu32.2%
- Christian24.3%
- Other religions7.9%
- Muslim1.4%
- Sikh0.1%
- Jain0.1%
- Religion not stated0.1%
- Scheduled Castes (SC)0.0%
- Scheduled Tribes (ST)36.3%
Population, urbanisation and the share of households owning key assets — the starting point for sizing a district market.
Households owning (% of households)
What workers do
Main workers 50,765, marginal workers 12,201. Shares of all workers.
State and India amenity figures are weighted by households from the published district percentages.
Basic-service coverage from the Houselisting & Housing Census 2011, with literacy from the Primary Census Abstract.
Census 2011 counts people by religion and records Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe status. These are district population figures, not voter or constituency figures.
Census 2011, district-level
Population counts from Census 2011 — not voters and not constituency-level figures. There is no official Census data on OBC or General castes. The Census has not published a caste count other than SC and ST since 1931, so this page shows none.Out of every 100 residents
- Buddhist34.0%50,381
- Hindu32.2%47,683
- Christian24.3%35,969
- Other religions7.9%11,738
- Muslim1.4%2,134
- Sikh0.1%94
- Jain0.1%95
- Religion not stated0.1%132
- Scheduled Castes (SC)0.0%
- Scheduled Tribes (ST)36.3%
Sub-district rows from the Primary Census Abstract and table C-01. Tehsil boundaries are as they stood in 2011.
| Tehsils | Population | Households | Urban population | Literacy | Female literacy | SC | ST | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikh | Religious composition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khimiyong | 3,012 | 572 | 0.0% | 36.8% | 27.4% | 0.0% | 96.3% | 35.1% | 0.4% | 28.2% | 0.0% | |
| Yatdam | 2,793 | 496 | 0.0% | 49.2% | 38.2% | 0.0% | 99.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 36.6% | 0.0% | |
| Changlang | 13,731 | 2,944 | 45.4% | 74.0% | 66.2% | 0.0% | 64.0% | 35.0% | 2.3% | 25.4% | 0.2% | |
| Namtok | 3,875 | 774 | 0.0% | 43.9% | 34.0% | 0.0% | 53.2% | 44.9% | 0.6% | 32.7% | 0.0% | |
| Manmao | 2,632 | 569 | 0.0% | 69.8% | 61.3% | 0.0% | 78.6% | 17.0% | 1.7% | 78.8% | 0.0% | |
| Renuk | 715 | 132 | 0.0% | 51.2% | 37.5% | 0.0% | 95.4% | 13.0% | 0.3% | 73.6% | 0.0% | |
| Lyngok-Longtoi | 757 | 146 | 0.0% | 51.1% | 46.6% | 0.0% | 98.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 99.1% | 0.0% | |
| Nampong | 3,636 | 758 | 0.0% | 73.9% | 69.5% | 0.0% | 60.4% | 30.5% | 2.4% | 56.9% | 0.0% | |
| Tikhak Rima Putok | 1,344 | 273 | 0.0% | 51.4% | 36.7% | 0.0% | 92.4% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 56.8% | 0.0% | |
| Jairampur | 9,804 | 2,310 | 72.9% | 79.3% | 71.1% | 0.0% | 29.8% | 60.5% | 2.6% | 27.4% | 0.4% | |
| Vijoynagar | 4,438 | 807 | 0.0% | 78.9% | 71.5% | 0.0% | 55.8% | 38.0% | 0.1% | 57.6% | 0.0% | |
| Miao | 25,921 | 5,336 | 22.5% | 59.9% | 50.4% | 0.0% | 29.5% | 19.2% | 1.9% | 19.6% | 0.0% | |
| Kharsang | 14,516 | 2,837 | 0.0% | 65.8% | 57.1% | 0.0% | 57.9% | 32.5% | 2.3% | 47.2% | 0.0% | |
| Diyun | 32,007 | 5,949 | 0.0% | 52.2% | 40.4% | 0.0% | 9.5% | 20.8% | 0.8% | 2.6% | 0.0% | |
| Bordumsa | 29,045 | 5,618 | 0.0% | 51.8% | 41.9% | 0.0% | 20.4% | 49.7% | 1.0% | 17.7% | 0.0% |
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Seats whose area falls in this Census 2011 district, as drawn by the 2008 delimitation (or the Local Government Directory's ward mapping where that is the only link).
Other districts of Arunachal Pradesh
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Answers use Census of India 2011 tables and NITI Aayog's Aspirational Districts list.
What is the population of Changlang district?
Census 2011 counted 1,48,226 people in Changlang — 76,948 men and 71,278 women (sex ratio 926 women per 1,000 men). 13.0% of them lived in urban areas.
What is the religious composition of Changlang?
By Census 2011, Changlang's population was Buddhist 34.0%, Hindu 32.2%, Christian 24.3%, Other religions 7.9% and Muslim 1.4%. These are population shares for the whole district, not voter figures.
What share of Changlang is SC and ST?
Scheduled Castes were 0.0% and Scheduled Tribes 36.3% of the district's population in Census 2011. There is no official Census count of OBC or General castes.
What is the literacy rate of Changlang?
Census 2011 literacy (age 7 and above) was 59.8%; female literacy was 49.8%.
Why are these 2011 figures?
Census 2011 is the latest completed population census of India. The 2021 Census was postponed; the next Census has been notified with a reference date of 1 March 2027 (1 October 2026 for snow-bound areas), and no results from it have been published yet. Until they are, the 2011 tables remain the official source for district-level population, religion and SC/ST figures.
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census of India 2011, district code 12-253: Primary Census Abstract, C-01 religion table, HH-14 amenities and assets and A-01 area table (censusindia.gov.in). Aspirational Districts: NITI Aayog list. Seat links: 2008 delimitation district of each assembly seat and the Local Government Directory. Percentages are calculated from the published counts; amenity percentages are as published in table HH-14.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- Gram panchayat list, ChanglangEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Bordumsa-Diyun assembly seatConstituency result and history
- Miao assembly seatConstituency result and history
- Nampong assembly seatConstituency result and history
- Changlang South assembly seatConstituency result and history
- Arunachal Pradesh state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Arunachal Pradesh assembly election resultsEvery vidhan sabha seat, ECI results
- Arunachal Pradesh Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Arunachal Pradesh districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, Arunachal PradeshBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in Arunachal PradeshCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
- Urban local bodies in Arunachal PradeshMunicipal corporations, councils, wards