# Lower Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh – Sub-districts > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/ District · Arunachal Pradesh # Lower Subansiri district Lower Subansiri is a district of Arunachal Pradesh, 10th of 16 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **83,030 people** in 8 sub-districts, 1 town and 578 villages; 15% lived in towns. The largest town is [Ziro](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/ziro/ziro/) (12,806). - 83,030people (2011) - 8sub-districts - 1towns - 74.3%literacy ## Who lives in Lower Subansiri? Lower Subansiri had **83,030 people** at the 2011 Census — 6.0% of Arunachal Pradesh's population and 10th of 16 districts of Arunachal Pradesh by population. There were 984 women for every 1,000 men (above the Arunachal Pradesh figure of 938; 4th of 16 districts of Arunachal Pradesh). Among children under 7 the ratio was 966 girls per 1,000 boys (the Arunachal Pradesh figure is 972). An average household had 5.4 people, against 5.1 across Arunachal Pradesh. ## How literate is Lower Subansiri? 74.3% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (above Arunachal Pradesh's 65.4%), 2nd of 16 districts of Arunachal Pradesh. Men were at 80.5% and women at 68.1% — a gap of 12.5 points (it is 14.9 points across Arunachal Pradesh). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Ziro](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/ziro/) (82.4%) and lowest in [Kamporijo](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/kamporijo/) (49.4%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Lower Subansiri do for a living? 36.4% of people worked in 2011 (women: 31.2%). Of all workers, 32% farmed their own land, 3% were farm labourers, 1% worked in household industry and 40% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 25% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 34% of workers here, against 46% across Arunachal Pradesh. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Kamporijo](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/kamporijo/) (76% of workers in farming) and the least is [Ziro](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/ziro/) (12% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (40%) · **■** Marginal 25 (25%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Lower Subansiri 15.4% of people lived in towns and cities (below Arunachal Pradesh's 22.9%), 13th of 16 districts of Arunachal Pradesh. The Census counted 1 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 0 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Ziro](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/ziro/ziro/) with 12,806 people, home to 100% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Lower Subansiri Lower Subansiri had 578 census villages, 536 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 131 people; 0 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Yazali](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/yazali/yazali/) (1,768), [Raga](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/raga/raga/) (1,281), [Hong - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/ziro/hong-i/) (1,197), [Boa-Simla](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/kamporijo/boa-simla/) (1,156) and [Nenchalya](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/old-ziro/nenchalya/) (1,110). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Lower Subansiri compared with Arunachal Pradesh ■ Lower Subansiri · ■ Arunachal Pradesh Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **972 Working population ****36.4%** **42.5% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Lower Subansiri Of every 100 households in Lower Subansiri in 2011, 82 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Lower Subansiri · ■ Electricity for lighting ****82%** Toilet within the home ****74%** No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** Tap water ****85%** Drinking water within premises ****52%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** Use banking services ****66%** Television ****48%** Mobile phone ****60%** Computer with internet ****2%** Two-wheeler ****20%** Car / jeep / van ****13%** None of these assets ****23%** Own their home ****74%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Lower Subansiri Sub-district People Villages Towns [Ziro](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/ziro/) 22,747 144 1 [Old Ziro](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/old-ziro/) 19,605 88 0 [Yachuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/yachuli/) 8,566 58 0 [Yazali](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/yazali/) 9,663 69 0 [Pistana](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/pistana/) 7,170 57 0 [Kamporijo](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/kamporijo/) 6,951 96 0 [Dollungmukh](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/dollungmukh/) 2,944 21 0 [Raga](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lower-subansiri/raga/) 5,384 45 0 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Lower Subansiri - Ziro · 12,806 ## Largest villages in Lower Subansiri - Yazali · 1,768 - Raga · 1,281 - Hong - I · 1,197 - Boa-Simla · 1,156 - Nenchalya · 1,110 - Hija - I · 1,087 - Old Ziro - II · 1,047 - Mudang Tage - II · 1,021 - Hong - II · 936 - Hari - II · 894 - Tajang · 891 - Reru - I · 872 - Old Ziro - III · 837 - Neepco Complex · 793 - Kalong · 792 - Yachuli H.Q. · 703 - Reru - II · 663 - Hari - I · 637 - Hija - III · 637 - Tasso · 630 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Lower Subansiri?8: Ziro, Old Ziro, Yachuli, Yazali, Pistana, Kamporijo, Dollungmukh, Raga - What is the population of Lower Subansiri district?83,030 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Lower Subansiri?Ziro