Papum Pare district (Pron:/ˌpæpəm ˈpæɹɪ, ˈpɑ:ɹeɪ/) is an administrative district in the state of

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeast India. It was formed from the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and India declared it as a state on 20 February 1987. Itanagar is its capital and la ...

in India. As of 2011, it is the most populous district of Arunachal Pradesh (out of 20).

History

The district was formed in 1999 when it was split from

Lower Subansiri district Lower Subansiri district (Pron:/su:bənˈsɪɹi/) is one of the 25 administrative districts of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. History The district was formed when Subansiri district was bifurcated into Upper and Lower Su ...

Geography

The district headquarters are located at

Yupia Yupia is a town that serves as the headquarters of Papum Pare district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. Yupia is about 20 km from Itanagar, the state capital. Education National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh ...

. Papum Pare district occupies an area of . The capital of the state is

Itanagar Itanagar () is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The seat of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, the seat of government of Arunachal Pradesh, and the seat of Gauhati High Court permanent bench at Nahar ...

Subdivisions

The district is divided into three subdivisions: Itanagar capital complex,

, and

Sagalee Sagalee is a town in Papum Pare district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Sagalee is located 25 km towards West from District headquarters, Yupia. It is one of the 60 constituencies of Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. A ...

. The district is further divided into 15 administrative circles, namely, Balijan,

Naharlagun Naharlagun is a town situated in the foothills of the Himalayas in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It falls in and is administered as a part of Itanagar Capital Complex. Geography It is at an altitude of from sea level. Surrounded by ...

Doimukh Doimukh is a small town in Papum Pare district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It is located 18 km south of Yupia, the district headquarters. Its PIN code is 791112. It is one of the 60 constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of ...

, Toru,

, Leporiang, Mengio, Kimin, Banderdewa, Tarasso, Kakoi, Gumto, Parang, and Sangdupota. There are 3

Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Arunachal Pradesh state in north-eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Itanagar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprise ...

constituencies in this district: Itanagar, Doimukh and Sagalee. All of these are part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency.

Itanagar capital complex

is administered by its own Deputy Commissioner, and contains the three circles of

, and Banderdewa. In January 2013 the Arunachal Pradesh government approved the creation of a "Capital district". The capital complex is currently treated as its own district by some government departments, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for example, and the Arunachal Pradesh State portal in particular. But The Arunachal Pradesh reorganization of district Act of 1980 with the latest amendments does not list Itanagar capital complex as a district.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Papum Pare district has a

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of 176,573, roughly equal to the nation of

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. This gives it a ranking of 594th in India (out of a total of

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). The district has a population density of . Its

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over the decade 2001–2011 was 44.57%. Papum Pare has a

sex ratio A sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. However, many species deviate from an even sex ratio, ei ...

of 950

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for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 82.14%. Papum Pare is inhabited by members of the

Nyishi The Nyishi community is the largest ethnic group in Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India. The Nyishi language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family, however, the origin is disputed. Their population of around 300,000 makes them the most populo ...

, who are traditionally followers of

Donyi-Polo Donyi Polo is the designation given to the indigenous religion, of animistic and shamanic type, of the Tani and other Indo-Tibetan and Sino-Tibetan peoples of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in Northeast India. The name "Donyi-Polo" means "Sun- ...

. Some members of the Nyishi tribe are followers of Christianity.

Religion

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...

is the largest religion in the district, followed by over 47% of people.

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Hypernymy and hyponymy, umbrella term for a range of Indian religions, Indian List of religions and spiritual traditions#Indian religions, religious and spiritual traditions (Sampradaya, ''sampradaya''s) that are unified ...

is the second-largest religion in the district with over 32.3% adherents. Other religions such as

Islam Islam is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the Quran, and the teachings of Muhammad. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number Islam by country, 2 billion worldwide and are the world ...

and

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are followed by 3.48% and 0.18% people respectively.

Flora and fauna

In 1978 Papum Pare district became home to the Itanagar

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, which has an area of .

References

External links

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Itangar Capital Complex
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