Outline of Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh is the 15th largest, 28th most populous and 33rd most literate state of the 29 states of the democratic Republic of India. Arunachal Pradesh's gross state domestic product was estimated at US$706 million at current prices in 2004 and USD 1.75 billion at current prices in 2012. Agriculture primarily drives the economy. Jhum, the local term used for shifting cultivation is being widely practised among the tribal groups, though owing to the gradual growth of other sources of income in the recent years, it is not being practised as prominently as it was earlier. Arunachal Pradesh has close to 61,000 square kilometres of forests, and forest products are the next most significant sector of the economy. Among the crops grown here are rice, maize, millet, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, ginger, and oilseeds. Arunachal is also ideal for horticulture and fruit orchards. Its major industries are rice mills, fruit preservation and processing units, and handloom handicrafts. Sawmills and plywood trades are prohibited under law.^[1]

General reference

• Names
  • Common name: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Originally known as :
    • Pronunciation:
  • Official name: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • ISO 3166-2 code:
    • Vehicle registration code: [[Vehicle registration plates of India#States|]]

Administrative divisions

Arunachal Pradesh has 19 districts.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, the total population of Arunachal Pradesh is 13,82,611, of which 21,201,678 (50.54%) are male and 20,745,680 (49.46%) are female, or 978 females per 1000 males.

Population Growth
Census	Pop.		%±
1961	337,000		—
1971	468,000		38.9%
1981	632,000		35.0%
1991	865,000		36.9%
2001	1,098,000		26.9%
2011	1,382,611		25.9%
Source:Census of India[2] First ever census was carried out in 1961.

Religion

According to the 2011 Indian Census, the religions of Arunachal Pradesh break down as follows:^[3]

• Christian: 418,732 (30.26%)
• Hindu: 401,876 (29.04%)
• Others (mostly Donyi-Polo): 362,553 (26.2%)
• Buddhist: 162,815 (11.76%)
• Muslim: 27,045 (1.9%)
• Sikh: 1,865 (0.1%)
• Jain: 216 (<0.1%)

Languages

Arunachal Pradesh is one of the linguistically richest and most diverse regions in all of Asia, being home to at least 30 and possibly as many as 50 distinct languages in addition to innumerable dialects and subdialects thereof.

Languages of Arunachal Pradesh in 2001^[4][5][6]

  Nyishi (18.94%)

  Adi (17.57%)

  Bengali (8.8%)

  Nepali (8.5%)

  Hindi (7.3%)

  Assamese (4.6%)

  Monpa (5.1%)

  Wancho (4.3%)

  Tangsa (3.1%)

  Mishmi (3.1%)

  Mishing (3.0%)

  Nocte (2.9%)

  Other (11.5%)

See also

References

1. Arunachal Pradesh Economy, This Is My India
2. "Census Population" (PDF). Census of India. Ministry of Finance India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
3. "Census of India – Religious Composition". Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
4. "Distribution of the 22 Scheduled Languages". Census of India. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2001. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
5. "Census Reference Tables, A-Series - Total Population". Census of India. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2001. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
6. Census 2011 Non scheduled languages