Christianity in Arunachal Pradesh

Christianity is the dominant religion in the Northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, which borders China. According to the census of 2011 Christians constitute 30.26% of the state's population. The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian denomination in the state with around 180,000 adherents.Diocese Itanagar Miao The Arunachal Baptist Church Council is the second largest denomination with 150,000 baptized members in about 1,200 churches and Arunachal Pradesh Christian Revival Church Council (APCRCC) which was started in 1987 at Naharlagun also growing fast.

The state belongs to the area of the diocese of North East India of the Church of North India. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Itanagar and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Miao have their seat in the state. The state is an area of rapid growth of Roman Catholicism in recent years.

Among the Christians in the state there is a literacy rate higher than the rate in the state population at large.

Although the state has prohibited bribery or coercion for conversion since 1978, but it has not been implemented yet.

Demography + Christians in Arunachal Pradesh Year Number Percentage 2001 2011

Trends Percentage of Christians in Arunachal Pradesh by decades Year Percent Increase 1971 0.79% - 1981 4.32% +3.53% 1991 10.3% +5.98% 2001 18.72% +8.42% 2011 30.26% +11.54%

Tribes Percentage of Christians in the Scheduled Tribeshttps://blog.cpsindia.org/2016/11/religion-data-of-census-2011-xxxii.html www.cpsindia.org › Christianity among the Scheduled Tribes of the Northeast: Arunachal Pradesh Tribe Christians Percent Nyishi 180,60963.3% Adi 65,69127.60% Wancho 54,16595.22% Nocte 23,09366.62% Tangsa 21,29158.95% Apatani 9,513 21.73% Tagin 7,63412.13% Miji 3,419 42.07% Yobin 2,965 99.03% Aka 2,788 34.38% Sulung 2,085 46.14% Mishmi 1,864 4.24%

Christianity in Arunachal Pradesh

Bron en licentie