Upper Subansiri district
District of Arunachal Pradesh in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Upper Subansiri (Pron:/su:bənˈsɪɹi/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India.
Upper Subansiri district | |
|---|---|
.svg) Location in Arunachal Pradesh | |
 Upper Subansiri district with administrative circles and other labels | |
| Coordinates (Daporijo): 28°18′N 94°00′E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Headquarters | Daporijo |
| Government | |
| • District collector | Danish Ashraf, IAS |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,032 km2 (2,715 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 83,448 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 64.0%[1] |
| • Sex ratio | 982[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | uppersubansiri |
The district was formed when Subansiri district was bifurcated into Upper and Lower Subansiri districts in 1980.[2]
The district headquarter is located at Daporijo. Upper Subansiri district occupies an area of 7,032 square kilometres (2,715 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to the United Kingdom's East Falkland.[4] The important towns are Chetam, Giba, Taksing, Limeking, Nacho, Siyum, Payeng, Taliha, Gite Ripa, Gussar, Dumporijo, Daporijo, Maro, Baririjo and Puchigeku, each of which is the headquarters of a circle.
The 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line,[5][6][7][8] (will intersect with the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen here and here.[9]
In 2006 the Indian government named Upper Subansiri one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[10] It is the only district in Arunachal Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[10]
There are four Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Nacho, Taliha, Daporijo and Dumporijo. All of these are part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency.[11]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,481 | — |
| 1971 | 32,014 | +2.72% |
| 1981 | 39,410 | +2.10% |
| 1991 | 50,086 | +2.43% |
| 2001 | 55,346 | +1.00% |
| 2011 | 83,448 | +4.19% |
| source:[12] | ||
According to the 2011 census, Upper Subansiri district has a population of 83,448,[13] roughly equal to the nation of Andorra.[14] This gives it a ranking of 621st in India (out of a total of 640).[13] The district has a population density of 12 inhabitants per square kilometre (31/sq mi) .[13] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 50.34%.[13] Upper Subansiri has a sex ratio of 982 females for every 1000 males,[13] and a literacy rate of 63.96%. Scheduled Tribes make up 93.86% of the population.[13]
| Religions in Upper Subansiri district (2011)[15] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Per cent | |||
| Donyi-Polo | 71.24% | |||
| Hinduism | 16.15% | |||
| Christianity | 10.52% | |||
| Islam | 0.62% | |||
| Other or not stated | 1.47% | |||
At the time of the 2011 census, 69.17% of the population spoke Tagin, 14.30% Gallong, 9.30% Nyishi, 1.14% Bhojpuri and 1.05% Nepali as their first language.[16]
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Megdong for Upper Subansiri district is located at a distance of about 10 km east from administrative headquarter Daporijo
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[clarification needed] 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.[17]
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