Deomali is a

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in Tirap district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The small sub-divisional town has scenic beauty and is surrounded by hills, tea gardens, forests and rivers.

Geography

Deomali is located at 27.15857'N 95.47816'E .

Demographics

Deomali had a population of 6,648. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Deomali has an average literacy rate of 81.86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86.77% and, female literacy is 76.71%. In Deomali, 12.20% of the population is under 6 years of age. In 2001 Tirap Government College was shifted to Deomali from

Khonsa Khonsa is the headquarters of Tirap district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It also houses Ramakrishna Sarada Mission School, Christ The King ICSE School. The Noctes, a Wancho tribe, are the indigenous population, although the town i ...

and the present name of the college is Wangcha Rajkumar Government College.

Languages

According to Census 2011, Nocte is Spoken by 2,090 people, Bengali by 762, Assamese at 573, Nepali by 551 people, Bhojpuri by 462 people, Hindi at 452 people and Wancho at 316.

Tribes

Nocte The Nocte are an ethnic Naga people, Naga tribe primarily living in Arunachal. They number about 111,679 (Census 2011), mainly found in the Patkai hills of Tirap District, Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Ethnically related to the Kon ...

is the major tribe in Deomali and its nearby villages, some small population of Wancho,

Tutsa The Tutsa are a Naga tribe living in the western parts of Changlang and Khimiyong circles and the eastern part of Tirap districts of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Ethnically, the Tutsa are closely related to the Tangsa and were classifi ...

, Adi,

Nyishi The Nyishi community is the largest ethnic group in Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India. In Nyishi, ''Nyi'' refers to "a human" and the word ''shi'' denotes "highland".The Nyishis are mentioned as the Daflas in the contemporary Ahom docu ...

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Assamese Assamese may refer to: * Assamese people, a socio-ethnolinguistic identity of north-eastern India * People of Assam, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious people of Assam * Assamese language, one of the easternmost Indo-Aryan language ...

, Bengali and Bihari are also present here.

Governance and Politics

Deomali is under 54th Namsang Assembly Constituency and it is one of the 60 Assembly Constituency of Arunachal Pradesh. The current Member of legislative assembly is Wangki Lowang (February, 2019). Deomali is part of Arunachal East Lok Sabha Constitiency.

Media

Deomali has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Deomali. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.

Festivals

Festivals like Christmas, Durga Puja,

Diwali Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali ( IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is ...

, Magh Bihu, Shivratri, Holi etc. are celebrated with joy in Deomali but the main festival is Chalo Loku, the festival of

tribe and it is celebrated on 25 November every year.

Education

There are many Government and Private educational institutions in Deomali Town, which are:

Schools

* Ramakrishna Mission School, Narottam Nagar. * Government Higher Secondary School. * Government Middle School, NTC Colony. * Government Upper Primary School, NCI Colony. * Government Primary School, Natun Basti Colony. * St. George School. * Sun Hum Primary School. * Ang Kids School. * Good Sepherd School. * Maa Sarada School, Narottam Nagar. * Dayanand Arya Vidyapeeth. * Arunachal Vikas Parishad Balwadi School.

Colleges

* Wangcha Rajkumar Government College, Deomali.

Attractions

There are only few tourists sites like Chatjo River, Ramakrishna Mission Campus,

St. George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...

Catholic Church and nearby villages are the best attractions in Deomali. In then the month of November, tourists can witness the Chalo Loku festival which is celebrated with great joy in Deomali.

Transport

Buses and cars operating from Deomali to other places are: *Deomali-

(Tata Sumo) 50 km *Deomali- Longding (Tata Sumo) 90 km *Deomali- Miao (APSTS Bus) 90 km *Deomali- Itanagar (Network Travels Bus & Deep Travels Bus) 290 km *Deomali- Tinsukia (APSTS Buses, Private Buses & Hired Cars) 60 km *Deomali-

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(APSTS Buses, Private Bus & Hired Cars) 20 km *Deomali- Dibrugarh (APSTS Buses & Hired Cars) 75 km *Deomali- Guwahati (Private Buses) 490 km Direct buses and cars are available from Itanagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia to Deomali, but people travelling from other places via Guwahati can also reach Deomali through connecting buses or wingers which ply on daily basis from Tinsukia and Dibrugarh. The town of Deomali is connected to the closest state of Assam through Naharkatia in Dibrugarh district and also through

in Tinsukia district. Both the towns Naharkatia and Margherita in Assam are at a distance of 20 km from Deomali, and these two towns cater Indian Railway services to the people of Deomali as well as to the people of Khonsa the district headquarters of Tirap. The nearest domestic airport is

Mohanbari Airport Dibrugarh Airport , is located at Mohanbari, which is situated at a distance of 15 km (9 mi) east from Dibrugarh, Assam, India. The airport covers an area of 386 acres. There are 2 aerobridges linked with the terminal. The runway of t ...

at Dibrugarh which is 75 km away and can be travelled via Naharkatia- Duliajan route. Private cars travel in this area all day but regular bus or any other service to Deomali from Tinsukia and Dibrugarh are not available after 12 noon, and hence travelling in morning hours is a wise option. Recently the Ministry of Railway has sanctioned eight new railway lines : Itakhola–Seijosa (18 km),

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– Namsai–

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(96 km), Dangri – Roing (60 km), Naharkatia – Deomali (20 km), Lekhapani- Nampong – New Khamlang – Deben (75 km), Tinsukia – Pasighat via

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(300 km).

References

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