Upper Subansiri (Pron:/su:bənˈsɪɹi/) 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.

History

The district was formed when Subansiri district was bifurcated into Upper and

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 ...

s in 1980.

Geography

The district headquarter is located at

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. Upper Subansiri district occupies an area of , comparatively equivalent to the United Kingdom's

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island. The important towns are Chetam,

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, Taksing,

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, Nacho, Siyum, Payeng, Taliha, Gite Ripa, Gussar, Dumporijo,

, Maro, Baririjo and Puchigeku, each of which is the headquarters of a

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Transport

The proposed Mago-

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to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line, (will intersect with the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be see
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Economy

In 2006 the Indian government named Upper Subansiri one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of

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). It is the only district in Arunachal Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).

Divisions

There are four

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constituencies in this district: Nacho, Taliha,

and Dumporijo. All of these are part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Upper Subansiri district has a

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of 83,448, roughly equal to the nation of

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. This gives it a ranking of 621st in India (out of a total of

). The district has a population density of . The

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in the 2001–2011 decade was 50.34%. Upper Subansiri has a

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of 982

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for every 1000 males, and a

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of 63.96%. Scheduled Tribes make up 93.86% of the population. At the time of the 2011 census, 69.17% of the population spoke Tagin, 14.30% Gallong, 9.30% Nyishi, 1.14%

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and 1.05% Nepali as their first language.

Education

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Megdong for Upper Subansiri district is located about 10 km east from the administrative headquarter

Tourism

Tourist sites in the area include: * Aato Topo statue at Dumporijo; * Menga mandir: a cave mandir with a huge Shiva Linga inside. The cave has two caves within, which goes down about 8 meters. * Jalang waterfall at Timba village * Keba Somara village where there is Yechung Gambung in the Subansiri river, which is believed to be linked to a cave/large crack in the mountain, 2 km away and has an associated history. * Lingpi ligne at Dupit village has a huge Shiva Linga shaped stone (Lingpi coming out from earth) which has a * Achin Muri is a historical place associated with the massacre of Indian Army in 1953 * Sher-e-Thappa statue commemorating an engagement with the Chinese for 72 hours in 1962 Indo-China war Also, there is trekking from Siyum to Mechuka through the snow-laden Tikuk pass in the Tikuk mountain (during November). This trade route was part of the established barter practice between Tibet and the tribes in the region during 20th C.

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control Districts of Arunachal Pradesh 1987 establishments in Arunachal Pradesh