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Besang Population - West Siang, Arunachal Pradesh

Besang is a small village located in Pidi Circle of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh with total 19 families residing. The Besang village has population of 108 of which 50 are males while 58 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Besang village population of children with age 0-6 is 9 which makes up 8.33 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Besang village is 1160 which is higher than Arunachal Pradesh state average of 938. Child Sex Ratio for the Besang as per census is 800, lower than Arunachal Pradesh average of 972.

Besang village has lower literacy rate compared to Arunachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Besang village was 10.10 % compared to 65.38 % of Arunachal Pradesh. In Besang Male literacy stands at 15.56 % while female literacy rate was 5.56 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Besang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Besang village.

Besang Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 19 - -
Population 108 50 58
Child (0-6) 9 5 4
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 105 47 58
Literacy 10.10 % 15.56 % 5.56 %
Total Workers 54 23 31
Main Worker 53 - -
Marginal Worker 1 0 1

Caste Factor

In Besang village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 97.22 % of total population in Besang village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Besang village of West Siang.

Work Profile

In Besang village out of total population, 54 were engaged in work activities. 98.15 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.85 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 54 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.