BASIC STATISTICS

 

AREA :

83,743   Sq. Km. 
POPULATION (2001Census) :
10,97,968
Males :
5,79,941
Females 
5,18,027
Density of Population : 
13.096

Sex Ratio : 

901 ( Female per 1000 male )
Literacy rate : 
54.74 %
Districts : 

16 { Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Kurung Kumey, Upper Subansiri, Lower Subansiri, Papum Pare, West Siang, East Siang, Upper Siang,  Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit, Anjaw, Chanlang, Tirap} 

ADC (Ind) : 
5 
Sub-division : 
22 
EAC : 
17 
Circles : 
108
No. of villages : 
3863

Member of Parliament

Rajya Sabha                          One

Lok Sabha                             Two
Member of Legislative Assembly
60
Places of Historical & Tourist Interest

Tawang, Bhismaknagar, Malinithan, Parashuram Kund, Itanagar, Namdapha, Tippi Orchid Centre, Akashiganga, Bomdila, Ziro, Along, Tezu.
Major Tribes

Monpa, Sherdukpen, Bogun, Sajalang, Nyishi, Tagin, Apatani, Adi, Galo, Memba, Khamba, Mishmi, Khamti, Singpho, Tangsa, Nocte, Wangcho

Important Festivals

Lossar, Nichido, Nyokum, Mopin, Solung,  Si-Donyi, Boori-boot, Dree, Reh, Chalo-loku, Tamladu, Sangken, Oriah.

Main Rivers

Siang, Kameng, Subansiri, Kamla, Siyum, Dibang, Lohit, Noa - Dihing, Kamlang, Tirap.

Highest Peak in the State

Kangte (7090 mts), West Kameng District.

 

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State Bird

Hornbill

Horn Bill.JPG (39810 bytes)

State Animal

Mithun
(Bos Frontails)

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State Flower

Rhynchostylis Retusa
(Fox tail orchid)

Fox Tail.JPG (27709 bytes)

State Logo

Sunrise between two mountains and two hornbills with Ashoka Emblem on the top and Mithun head in the middle.

State Logo Final.JPG (31591 bytes)

 

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DISTRICT WISE POPULATION
District  Population       Males Females Literacy Rate
Tawang   
38924
 21846  17078  47.3
West Kameng  74599   42542   31942   60.8 
East Kameng  57179   28802   28377   40.16 
Papum Pare  122003   64184   57819   69.3 
Lower Subansiri including Kurung Kumey 98244   49542   48702   44.8 
Upper Subansiri  55346   28170   27186   50.3 
West Siang  103918   54349   49569   59.5 
East Siang  89397  45265   42132   60. 7 
Upper Siang  33363   18057   15306   49.8 
Dibang Valley including Lower Dibang Valley 57720   31442   26278   68.9 
Lohit including Anjaw  143527  77314   66213   56 .1 
Changlang  125422    65821 59601   51. 3 
Tirap  100326   52537   47789   41.7


Note : Kurung Kumey, Lower Dibang Valley and Anjaw District created after census operation

 

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Principal Agricultural produce Rice, Maize, Potato, Horticultural Products Apples, Oranges, Pineapples, Pears etc.
Major Mineral Resources : Limestone, Dolomite, Graphite, Coal and Oil, Quartzite, Brine Oil, Yellow Ochre, Marble
Wildlife : Animals :  Elephant, Tiger, Leopard, Jungle Cat, White Browed Gibbon, Red Panthos, Musk Deer and Mithun (Bos Frontails)
Wildlife : Birds :  Hornbill, White Winged Wood Duck,Green Pigeon etc.
Wildlife Sanctuaries :  Itanagar, Pakhui, Laki Mehao
National Parks :  Namdapha, Mouling
Higher Educational Institutions University : 1
Science & Technology Institute : 2
Colleges (Govt.) : 7
NGOs run Colleges : 3
Major Health Centres General Hospital (Govt.) : 2
General Hospital (NGO) : 1
District Hospital : 13
Major Industries : Oil, Sericulture activities-
weaving & handicrafts.
Power Generation Micro Hydel Projects Commissioned : 26 Nos.
Installed Capacity : 24.06 MW
Tourist Travel Circuits (a) Tezpur-Bomdila-Tawang
(b) Tinsukia-Tezu-Roing-Parashuram Kund
(c) Margherita-Miao-Namdapha
(d) Itanagar-Tezu-Daporijo-Along-Yingkiong/Pasighat
(e) Tezu-Roing-Anini

 

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