Lohit

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

Quick facts

696,200
Population
142,598
Households
913
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
56.38%
Approx. literacy

Lohit has an aggregated population of 696,200. Approximately 41.86% live in rural areas (291,452) and 9.32% live in urban areas (64,860).

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 0 291,452 3
Chongkham 65,985 47
Lathao 25,170 22
Lekang (Mahadevpur) 84,657 57
Namsai 66,349 36
Piyong 31,443 30
Sunpura 16,587 20
Tezu 87,776 54
Wakro 26,781 58

Population summary

Lohit has a population of 696,200 (363,875 males and 332,325 females). The sex ratio is about 913 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population696,200
Male363,875
Female332,325
Rural population291,452 (41.86%)
Urban population64,860 (9.32%)
Households142,598

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 56.38%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates392,500
Total illiterates303,700

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 0 (0%). ST: 229,995 (33.04%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC00%
ST229,99533.04%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 115,303 (16.56%). Workers: 293,683 (42.18%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)115,30316.56%
Total workers293,68342.18%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Lohit 145,726
Lohit 113,296
Tezu 35,320
Lohit 32,430
Lekang (Mahadevpur) 28,219
Lekang (Mahadevpur) 28,219
Namsai 26,865
Chongkham 21,995
Chongkham 21,995
Tezu 18,184