East Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh

East Kameng is an administrative district in Arunachal Pradesh, India. The district is located about 180 km from Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Seppa. Nyishi, Aka and Bugun are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 4,134 km².

List of Circles in East Kameng District

East Kameng District is divided into 10 Circles for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 267 villages under these circles. The table below lists each circle along with village count and area.

Sl. No.CircleVillagesArea (km²)
1Bameng Adc39206.99
2Chayangtajo Adc35197.13
3Debeyar Co Circle11
4Gyawe Purang Circle17166.10
5Khenawa Circle33
6Pakoti Circle23
7Pipu Dipu Circle34173.24
8Richukrong Circle19
9Sawa Circle26911.64
10Seppa Hq30513.00

Population of East Kameng District

According to the 2011 Census, East Kameng District had a population of 78,690 people living in 14,508 households. The population comprised 38,775 males and 39,915 females, with an average population density of 19 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population78,69060,34018,350
Male Population38,77529,5069,269
Female Population39,91530,8349,081
Total Households14,50810,8983,610
Population Density19 / km²0 / km²0 / km²

East Kameng District had 38,449 literate people and 14,626 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Tribe (ST) population was 72,400. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)14,62611,2383,388
Literate Population38,44926,91411,535
Illiterate Population40,24133,4266,815
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population000
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population72,40057,79714,603

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.