Upper Siang

This page provides an overview of Upper Siang: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

170,060
Population
35,025
Households
887
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
50.86%
Approx. literacy

Upper Siang has an aggregated population of 170,060. Approximately 41.54% live in rural areas (70,640) and 7.69% live in urban areas (13,080).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 70,640 3
Geku 13,335 16
Gelling 2,340 9
Jengging 9,879 16
Katan 8,832 11
Mariyang 18,780 20
Migging 2,571 8
Mopom ( Adipasi ) 4,080 7
Palling 1,839 8
Singa 2,964 17
Tuting 15,621 23
Yingkiong 19,179 10

Population summary

Upper Siang has a population of 170,060 (90,131 males and 79,929 females). The sex ratio is about 887 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population170,060
Male90,131
Female79,929
Rural population70,640 (41.54%)
Urban population13,080 (7.69%)
Households35,025

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 50.86%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates86,498
Total illiterates83,562

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 0 (0%). ST: 138,370 (81.37%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC00%
ST138,37081.37%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 24,055 (14.15%). Workers: 85,489 (50.27%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)24,05514.15%
Total workers85,48950.27%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Upper Siang 35,320
Upper Siang 28,780
Yingkiong 8,573
Upper Siang 6,540
Yingkiong 6,540
Mariyang 6,260
Mariyang 6,260
Tuting 5,207
Tuting 5,207
Geku 4,445