Demographics of Arunachal Pradesh
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 337,000 | — |
| 1971 | 468,000 | +38.9% |
| 1981 | 632,000 | +35.0% |
| 1991 | 865,000 | +36.9% |
| 2001 | 1,098,000 | +26.9% |
| 2011 | 1,484,000 | +35.2% |
| First ever census was carried out in 1961. Source: Census of India | ||
The Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh has a total population of roughly 1.4 million (as of 2011) on an area of 84,000 km2, amounting to a population density of about 17 km2 (far below the Indian average of 370 km2 but significantly higher than similarly mountainous Ladakh). The "indigenous groups" account for about two thirds of population, while immigrants, mostly of Bengali/Hindi belt origin, account for the remaining third. Arunachal Pradesh is one of the states that have many important tribes