Roing

Roing
Roing
Town
	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-AR
Vehicle registration	AR-16
Climate	Cwa
Website	Official website

Roing is the district headquarter of

state of Arunachal Pradesh

. It is the last major township at the north-eastern frontier of India.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,^[1] Roing had a population of 11,389 of which 6,064 are males while 5,325 are females. Roing has an average literacy rate of 88.39%, higher than the national average of 65.38%: male literacy is 91.94%, and female literacy is 84.35%. The population of Children age 0-6 is 1157 which is 10.16% of the total population of Roing.

The female Sex Ratio is 878 against the state average of 938. Moreover, the Child Sex Ratio in Roing is around 875 compared to the Arunachal Pradesh state average of 972.

Roing has total administration over 2,617 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

Both

Upper Dibang Valley District

and the adjoining Villages under it.

Unlike other rough terrain towns of Arunachal Pradesh, Roing is geographically plain with a lot of land for farming and cultivation.

It is under the 43rd assembly constituency [ST] of the 60 constituencies in Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. Current MLA (23-05-2019 to till date) of Roing constituency is Mutchu Mithi^[2]

Languages

Languages spoken in Roing Town (2011)^[3]

Hindi

(7.02%)

Others (15.08%)

According to Census 2011, Nepali is Spoken by 2,216 people, Bengali at 1,694 people, Adi language by 1,424, Mismi by 1,358 people, Bhojpuri by 1,307 people, Assamese at 866 and Hindi at 799.

Transport

Roing is connected to

Tinsukia, a major town of Assam, separated by the mighty Brahmaputra river which is the major route. During summer the river floods which takes a three-hour journey via ferry-boat which is quite an experience to have. The recently inaugurated Dhola-Sadiya bridge (Dr. Bhupen Hazarika setu) over the Brahmaputra river has made the route to Roing much easier. Another route connecting Tinsukia is via Tezu-Chowkham-Namsai circuit which has two possible routes between Tezu and Chowkham-Namsai, they are all-season road links, one is the bridge over Lohit river at Parshuram Kund and another bridge at Alubari Ghat over the same Lohit River in Chowkham

.

Road

Bus Routes Operated by APSTS, Roing and Private Transport Services:

Roing – Anini (only Taxis)
Dambuk - Paglam

Railway

Nearest Railway Station:

• Tinsukia (New Tinsukia Junction railway station) : (113 km Approx.)^[4]

Airport

Nearest Airport:

Tezu(Tezu) (59 km Approx.)^[4]
Chabua (138 km Approx.)^[4]
Mohanbari (Dibrugarh) (148 km Approx.)^[4]
Guwahati (500 km Approx.)
Pasighat (97 km Approx.)

Bazaar

The Roing Bazaar is the market where most residents buy and sell supplies and food. The proposed highway of the Special Accelerated Road Development Programme (SARDP) will run through the bazaar, possibly increasing customers.

Media

Roing has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Roing. It broadcasts on FM frequencies. The town also offers few local newspapers like Dawnlit post, The Roing Times.

Gallery

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^ "Roing Elected representatives".
^ "C-16: Population by mother tongue, Arunachal Pradesh - 2011". Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "District at glance".

External links

Official website

[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[2] "Roing Elected representatives".

[censusindia.gov.in-3] "C-16: Population by mother tongue, Arunachal Pradesh - 2011". Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[:0-4] "District at glance".

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