Upper Subansiri district |
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Location of Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh |
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State | Arunachal Pradesh, India |
Headquarters | Daporijo |
Area | 7,032 km2 (2,715 sq mi) |
Population | 83205[1] (2011) |
Literacy | 64.0%[1] |
Sex ratio | 982[1] |
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Upper Subansiri is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India.
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The district was formed when Subansiri district was bifurcated into Upper and Lower Subansiri districts in 1987.[2]
The district headquarters are 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 Daporijo, Dumporijo, Taliha, Nacho, Siyum, Maro etc.
In 2006 the Indian government named Upper Subansiri one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[5] It is the only district in Arunachal Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]
There are five Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Nacho, Taliha, Daporijo, Raga, and Dumporijo. All of these are part of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency.[6]
According to the 2011 census Upper Subansiri district has a population of 83,205 ,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Andorra.[7] This gives it a ranking of 621st in India (out of a total of 640).[1] The district has a population density of 12 inhabitants per square kilometre (31 /sq mi) .[1] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 50.34 %.[1] Upper Subansiri has a sex ratio of 982 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 63.96 %.[1]
Members of the Tagin, Hill Miri and Galo are found in the district.
Languages spoken include Tagin, the dominant language, Hills Miri (now Nyishi) and Galo, also in the Sino-Tibetan language family and spoken in the western part of the district.[8]
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