Tirap

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

Quick facts

539,065
Population
98,422
Households
949
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
41.78%
Approx. literacy

Tirap has an aggregated population of 539,065. Approximately 41.54% live in rural areas (223,950) and 7.72% live in urban areas (41,620).

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 0 223,950 3
Dadam 15,222 13
Kanubari 21,456 18
Khonsa 68,957 55
Laju 27,339 22
Lawnu 14,838 20
Longding 46,457 17
Namsang 27,726 23
Pangchao 35,424 16
Pumao 14,802 8
Soha 9,246 15
Wakka 33,648 16

Population summary

Tirap has a population of 539,065 (276,601 males and 262,464 females). The sex ratio is about 949 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population539,065
Male276,601
Female262,464
Rural population223,950 (41.54%)
Urban population41,620 (7.72%)
Households98,422

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 41.78%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates225,195
Total illiterates313,870

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 0 (0%). ST: 480,997 (89.23%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC00%
ST480,99789.23%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 97,578 (18.1%). Workers: 243,435 (45.16%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)97,57818.1%
Total workers243,43545.16%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Tirap 111,975
Tirap 91,165
Khonsa 26,295
Tirap 20,810
Longding 16,897
Khonsa 16,367
Longding 12,663
Pangchao 11,808
Pangchao 11,808
Namsang 11,458