State · Northeast

Arunachal Pradesh

State profile

🌅Fun factDong village in Arunachal Pradesh is the first place in India to see the sunrise each day.

Factsheet

Capital: Itanagar
Language(s): English
Formed: 1987
Area: 83,743 km²
Districts: 28
Head (2025): Pema Khandu
State animal: 🐾 Mithun (Gayal)
State bird: 🐦 Great hornbill
State flower: 🌸 Foxtail orchid
State tree: 🌳 Hollong

Report Card

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SDG India Index

65

#30 of 36India: 71

NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP

₹2.00 L

#18 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Unemployment Rate

6.1%

#27 of 36India: 3.2%

Labour Force Participation

73.0%

#5 of 36India: 60.1%

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate

No verified data yet for this indicator.

Life Expectancy at Birth

No verified data yet for this indicator.

Total Fertility Rate

1.8

#13 of 35India: 2.0

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Institutional Births

67.5%

#33 of 35India: 88.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Child Stunting (under 5)

28.0%

#13 of 35India: 35.5%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)

47.8%

#30 of 31India: 76.4%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate

65.4%

#34 of 35India: 74.0%

Census 2011· 2011

Female Literacy Rate

57.7%

#29 of 34India: 65.5%

Census 2011· 2011

Higher Education GER

36.5%

#11 of 36India: 28.4%

AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate

148.8 per lakh

#13 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh

Crimes Against Women Rate

44.4 per lakh

#16 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio

55.3%

#31 of 31India: 28.1%

Demographics

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Population

13,83,727

#28 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977

Census 2011· 2011

Sex Ratio

938 per 1,000 men

#20 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men

Census 2011· 2011

Urban Population Share

22.7%

#29 of 35India: 31.2%

Census 2011· 2011

Decadal Population Growth

26.0%

#3 of 34India: 17.7%

Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access

92.4%

#29 of 31India: 96.8%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Improved Sanitation

86.7%

#14 of 31India: 70.2%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Clean Cooking Fuel

60.5%

#19 of 31India: 58.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA

37.2%

#2 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Foodgrain Yield

1,656 kg/ha

#29 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha

DA&FW· 2022-23

Net Irrigated Area

25.3%

#22 of 30India: 56.4%

DA&FW· 2022-23

Average Landholding Size

3.36 ha

#3 of 34India: 1.08 ha

Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals

3

#26 of 33

Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits

10,41,000

#27 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023

Foreign Tourist Visits

4,000

#30 of 36India: 1,92,46,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023