West Kameng

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

Quick facts

403,803
Population
86,705
Households
815
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
57.31%
Approx. literacy

West Kameng has an aggregated population of 403,803. Approximately 41.58% live in rural areas (167,894) and 7.89% live in urban areas (31,864).

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 0 167,894 3
Balemu 2,448 16
Bhalukpong 15,126 10
Bomdila 21,006 5
Dirang 51,453 91
Jamiri 14,994 16
Kalaktang 19,866 27
Kamengbari-Doimara 948 11
Nafra 22,209 37
Rupa 16,435 23
Shergaon 9,231 13
Singchung 43,602 34
Thembang 4,002 15
Thrizino 14,589 24

Population summary

West Kameng has a population of 403,803 (222,429 males and 181,374 females). The sex ratio is about 815 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population403,803
Male222,429
Female181,374
Rural population167,894 (41.58%)
Urban population31,864 (7.89%)
Households86,705

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 57.31%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates231,431
Total illiterates172,372

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 0 (0%). ST: 224,366 (55.56%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC00%
ST224,36655.56%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 56,384 (13.96%). Workers: 205,814 (50.97%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)56,38413.96%
Total workers205,81450.97%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
West Kameng 83,947
West Kameng 68,015
Dirang 18,401
West Kameng 15,932
Dirang 14,651
Singchung 14,534
Singchung 14,534
Bomdila 9,792
Bomdila 8,370
Nafra 7,403