Kra Daadi
Kra Daadi district | |
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State | Arunachal Pradesh |
Administrative headquarters : | Jamin |
Area : | 2202 km² |
Residents : | 46,704 (2011) |
Population density : | 21.2 inhabitants / km² |
Website : | http://kradaadi.nic.in/ |
The Kra Daadi district is a district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh . The administrative seat is in Jamin .
geography
The Kra Daadi district is located in the north of Arunachal Pradesh near the border with China . Neighboring districts are Upper Subansiri in the north, northeast and east, Lower Subansiri in the east and southeast, Papum Pare in the southwest, and Kurung Kumey in the west.
history
In 2013 the government published the Arunachal Pradesh (Re-Organization of Districts) (Amendment) Bill . It mentioned the creation of new districts. The district then emerged in 2015 from the seven eastern circles of the Kurung Kumey district . The seven circles are Chambang, Gangte, Palin, Pipsorang (also Longding Koling), Tali, Tarak Lengdi and Yangte.
population
According to the 2011 census, the Kra Daadi district has 46,704 inhabitants. The district is rural. There are no urban parishes.
The Kra Daadi district is one of those areas of India that are almost entirely populated by members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). They included (2011) 46,123 people (98.76 percent of the district's population). In 2011, not a single resident belonged to the Dalit ( scheduled castes ).
Population development
As everywhere in India, the population in the Kra Daadi district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001–2011 was almost 162 percent (161.76%). In those ten years the population increased by almost 29,000 people. The following table illustrates the development:
Significant places
There are only small villages in the district and not a single urban settlement. The only place with more than 1000 inhabitants is Palin (1217 inhabitants).
District population by gender
The district had - unusual for India - more female than male residents.
Distribution of the population by gender in the Kra Daadi district | ||||||||||||||
2001 census | 2011 census | |||||||||||||
number | proportion of | number | proportion of | |||||||||||
TOTAL | 17,842 | 100% | 46,704 | 100% | ||||||||||
Men | 8,907 | 49.92% | 22,848 | 48.92% | ||||||||||
Women | 8,935 | 50.08% | 23,856 | 51.08% |
District population by language
The population of the Kra Daadi district is very uniform. The strongest language group Nissi / Dafla belongs to over 98 percent of the population. The main languages are:
year | Nissi / Dafla | Miri / Mishing | Nepali | Hindi | Bhotia | Bengali | Assami | Total | ||||||||
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number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
2011 | 45,920 | 98.32 | 119 | 0.25 | 95 | 0.20 | 70 | 0.15 | 67 | 0.14 | 62 | 0.13 | 59 | 0.13 | 46,704 | 100.00% |
Source: 2011 census result |
Population of the district by confession
The majority of the residents have converted to Christianity in the past 100 years. The most important communities within Christianity are the Presbyterians (Reformed), Baptists, Lutherans, and Catholics. A significant part of the population (almost 29 percent) have so far remained true to their original religion (Donyi-Polo; meaning: sun and moon). A minority of around 5 percent converted to Hinduism. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:
year | Buddhists | Christians | Hindus | Jainas | Muslims | Sikhs | Other | not specified | Total | |||||||||
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number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
2011 | 77 | 0.16 | 29,856 | 63.93 | 2420 | 5.18 | 64 | 0.14 | 245 | 0.52 | 18th | 0.04 | 13,536 | 28.98 | 488 | 1.04 | 46,704 | 100.00% |
Source: 2011 census result |
education
Literacy is low. Less than 60 percent of men and only four in nine women can read and write.
Literacy in the Kra Daadi district | ||||||
unit | 2011 census | |||||
number | proportion of | |||||
TOTAL | 19,717 | 51.43% | ||||
Men | 10,938 | 58.69% | ||||
Women | 8,779 | 44.56% | ||||
TOTAL CITY | 0 | - | ||||
City men | 0 | - | ||||
City women | 0 | - | ||||
TOTAL COUNTRY | 19,717 | 51.43% | ||||
Country men | 10,938 | 58.69% | ||||
Country women | 8,779 | 44.56% | ||||
Source: 2011 census result |