Upper Subansiri district

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Upper Subansiri district
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| map_caption = Location in Arunachal Pradesh
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| coor_pinpoint = Daporijo
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Daporijo]]
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| area_total_km2 = 7032
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| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 83,448
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| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 64.0%<ref name=districtcensus />
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 982<ref name=districtcensus />
| leader_title = [[District collector]]
| leader_name = Danish Ashraf, IAS
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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'''Upper Subansiri district''' (Pron:/su:bənˈsɪɹi/) is an administrative district in the state of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] in India.

==History==
The district was formed when Subansiri district was bifurcated into Upper and [[Lower Subansiri district]]s in 1980.<ref name='Statoids'>{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 2011-10-11 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2011 | work = Statoids | archive-date = 29 November 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101129043227/http://statoids.com/yye.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

==Geography==
Upper Subansiri district occupies an area of {{convert|7032|km2|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Arunachal Pradesh: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1113 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref> comparatively equivalent to the United Kingdom's [[East Falkland]] island.<ref name="Islands">{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 2011-10-11 | date = 18 February 1998 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = East Falkland 7,040km2 | archive-date = 20 February 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180220003634/http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | url-status = live }}</ref>

The district headquarter is located at [[Daporijo]]. The important towns are [[Chetam]], [[Giba]], [[Taksing]], [[Limeking]], [[Nacho, Arunachal Pradesh|Nacho]], Siyum, [[Payeng]], [[Taliha]], [[Gite Ripa]], [[Gussar]], [[Dumporijo]], [[Daporijo]], [[Maro, Arunachal Pradesh|Maro]], [[Baririjo]] and [[Puchigeku]], each of which is the headquarters of a [[tehsil|circle]].

==Transport==
The proposed {{convert|2000|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} Mago-[[Thingbu]] to [[Vijaynagar, Changlang|Vijaynagar]] [[Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Border Road|Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway]] along the [[McMahon Line]],<ref name=BR1>{{cite web|title=Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Top-officials-to-meet-to-expedite-road-building-along-China-border/articleshow/44831871.cms|author=Dipak Kumar Dash|work=The Times of India|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018192037/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Top-officials-to-meet-to-expedite-road-building-along-China-border/articleshow/44831871.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=BR2>{{cite web|title=Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-narendra-modi-government-to-provide-funds-for-restoration-of-damaged-highways-2020106|publisher=www.dnaindia.com|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-date=27 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027082007/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-narendra-modi-government-to-provide-funds-for-restoration-of-damaged-highways-2020106|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=BR3>{{cite web|title=Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border|url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/indian-government-plans-highway-along-disputed-china-border/|work=Ankit Panda|publisher=thediplomat.com|access-date=27 October 2014|archive-date=18 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018054055/https://thediplomat.com/2014/10/indian-government-plans-highway-along-disputed-china-border/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=BR4>{{cite web |url= http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nqEwdXxkIgrSHPpTSzsFRN/Govt-planning-road-along-McMohan-line-in-Arunachal-Pradesh.html |title= Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju |date= 14 October 2014 |publisher= Live Mint |access-date= 2014-10-26 |archive-date= 2 December 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141202035956/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/nqEwdXxkIgrSHPpTSzsFRN/Govt-planning-road-along-McMohan-line-in-Arunachal-Pradesh.html |url-status= live }}</ref> (will intersect with the proposed [[East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh|East-West Industrial Corridor Highway]]) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nat7.jpg here] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306112247/http://arunachalpradesh.nic.in/images/state_map.jpg here].<ref name=BR5>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nation.htm|title=China warns India against paving road in Arunachal|work=Ajay Banerjee|publisher=tribuneindia.com|access-date=2014-10-26|archive-date=27 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027064234/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141016/nation.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Divisions==
There are four [[Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] constituencies in this district: [[Nacho (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Nacho]], [[Taliha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Taliha]], [[Daporijo (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Daporijo]] and [[Dumporijo (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dumporijo]]. All of these are part of [[Arunachal West (Lok Sabha constituency)|Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="ceo1">{{cite web|url=http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm|title=Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website|access-date=21 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813085549/http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm|archive-date=13 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|23=1961|24=24,481|25=1971|26=32,014|27=1981|28=39,410|29=1991|30=50,086|31=2001|32=55,346|33=2011|34=83,448|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html |title=Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901 |access-date=12 August 2019 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226150601/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A-2_Data_Tables/10%20A-2%20Bihar.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]], Upper Subansiri district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 83,448,<ref name=district_census>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in | archive-date = 11 June 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110611224943/http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | url-status = live }}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of [[Andorra]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote =198 Andorra 84,825 July 2011 est.
}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 621st in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=district_census/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 12 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=district_census/> The [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] in the 2001–2011 decade was 50.34%.<ref name=district_census/> Upper Subansiri has a [[sex ratio]] of 982 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=district_census/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 63.96%. Scheduled Tribes make up 93.86% of the population.<ref name=district_census/>

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|title=Religions in Upper Subansiri district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web|title=C-16 Population By Religion – Arunachal Pradesh|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|website=census.gov.in|publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=20 March 2022|archive-date=25 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825155850/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{Pie chart
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| caption = Languages of Upper Subansiri District (2011)<ref name="Census of India">{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1200.XLSX |title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |website=www.censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>
| label1 = [[Taginlanguage|Tagin]]
| value1 = 78.71
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| label2 = Galo
| value2 = 14.95
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| label3 = [[Hindi]]
| value3 = 2.26
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| label4 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| value4 = 1.05
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At the time of the 2011 census, 69.17% of the population spoke [[Bangni-Tagin language|Tagin]], 14.30% [[Galo language|Galo]], 9.30% [[Nishi language|Nyishi]], 1.14% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] and 1.05% [[Nepali language|Nepali]] as their first language.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |title=2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue |access-date=20 March 2022 |archive-date=15 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815035759/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Education==
[[Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Megdong]] for Upper Subansiri district is located about 10 km east from the administrative headquarter [[Daporijo]].

== Tourism ==
Tourist sites in the area include:
* '''Aato Topo statue''' at Dumporijo; Ato Topo is the forefather of the Topo clan. Topo welfare society based in Dumporijo built a statue of Ato Topo at Dumporijo in Feb 2004. Dumporijo is located about 15 kilometers far, easterly to Daporijo, the district head-quarters.<ref>https://www.arunachaltimes.in/archives/feb14%2004.html</ref>
* '''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{{clarify|date=July 2018}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.echoofarunachal.in/newsdetails.php?nid=ECHO20150512000627|title = Exploring the unexplored: A case of tourism development for Upper Subansiri dist: By Nyatum Doke|access-date = 4 September 2015|archive-date = 4 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002713/http://www.echoofarunachal.in/newsdetails.php?nid=ECHO20150512000627|url-status = live}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://uppersubansiri.nic.in/ Official site]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Upper Subansiri district
|North = ''China''
|Northeast =
|East = [[West Siang district]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Lower Subansiri district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Kurung Kumey district]]
|Northwest =
}}

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