Tirap District, Arunachal Pradesh

Tirap is an administrative district in Arunachal Pradesh, India. The district is located about 540 km from Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is in Khonsa. Nocte and Wancho are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,362 km².

List of Circles in Tirap District

Tirap District is divided into 8 Circles for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 113 villages under these circles. The table below lists each circle along with village count and area.

Sl. No.CircleVillagesArea (km²)
1Bari Basip Circle17
2Borduria Circle20
3Dadam Circle1253.50
4Deomali Adc16310.84
5Khonsa Hq6545.35
6Laju Sdo19273.32
7Longo Circle9
8Soha Circle1499.25

Population of Tirap District

According to the 2011 Census, Tirap District had a population of 1,11,975 people living in 20,611 households. The population comprised 57,604 males and 54,371 females, with an average population density of 47 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population1,11,97591,16520,810
Male Population57,60446,18511,419
Female Population54,37144,9809,391
Total Households20,61115,9784,633
Population Density47 / km²0 / km²0 / km²

Tirap District had 47,974 literate people and 20,045 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Tribe (ST) population was 98,372. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)20,04517,3982,647
Literate Population47,97433,29914,675
Illiterate Population64,00157,8666,135
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population000
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population98,37287,50910,863

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.