Upper Siang district
Upper Siang district | |
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District of Arunachal Pradesh | |
Coordinates (Yingkiong): 28°36′37″N 95°02′51″E / 28.61037°N 95.047531°E | |
Country | India |
State | Arunachal Pradesh |
Headquarters | Yingkiong |
Area | |
• Total | 6,188 km2 (2,389 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 35,320 |
• Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 60.0%[1] |
• Sex ratio | 891[1] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | uppersiang |
Upper Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is an administrative district in the state of
History
The majority of the people are of the Adi tribe while the Memba, Khamba tribe also exists there. Part of the area was controlled by the Tibetan
The district was formed in 1999 when it was split from East Siang district.[3]
Geography
The district headquarters are located at Yingkiong. Upper Siang district occupies an area of 6,118 square kilometres (2,362 sq mi),[4]
The district is the location of the massive Upper Siang Hydroelectric Project.
Transport
The 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-
Divisions
There are two
Administrative circles include Yingkiong, Jengging, Mariyang, Geku, Katan, Mopom, Tuting, Gelling, Singa, Palling, Migging.[11]
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1961 | 9,790 | — |
1971 | 21,330 | +8.10% |
1981 | 21,125 | −0.10% |
1991 | 27,779 | +2.78% |
2001 | 33,363 | +1.85% |
2011 | 35,320 | +0.57% |
source: 640).[13] The district has a population density of 5 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi) .[13] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 5.77%.[13] Upper Siang has a sex ratio of 891 females for every 1000 males,[13] and a literacy rate of 59.94%. Scheduled Tribes make up 80.60% of the population.[13]
Various tribal groups of the Adi people and the Memba tribe live in the district. The Adi tribe generally follows Donyi-Polo, and the Memba are followers of Tibetan Buddhism. LanguagesLanguages spoken include Adi, a Sino-Tibetan tongue with approximately 140 000 speakers, and Tshangla and Khampa Tibetan languages both belonging to the Bodish group, these languages are written in both the Tibetan and Latin scripts.[16]
At the time of the 2011 census, 72.01% of the population spoke Adi, 6.54% Bhotia, 4.44% Nepali, 3.93% Hindi, 1.91% Odia, 1.78% Assamese, 1.42% Bengali and 1.25% Bhojpuri as their first language.[17] Flora and faunaIn 1986 Upper Siang district became home to Mebo giant flying squirrel (Petaurista siangensis) has been reported from this district.[19]
VillagesBanking facilities in Upper SiangList of banks functioning in Upper Siang. References
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