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Chaglagam
Chaglagam | |
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Village | |
  Chaglagam Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India  Chaglagam Chaglagam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 28°19′05″N 96°36′16″E / 28.3180°N 96.6044°ECoordinates: 28°19′05″N 96°36′16″E / 28.3180°N 96.6044°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Anjaw |
| Elevation | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AR |
| Vehicle registration | AR |
Chaglagam is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous circle in the Anjaw district in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India.[1]
Chaglagam is situated on the bank of the Chaglagam River, which is a headwater of the Delei River, which in turn is a tributary of the Lohit River joining it near Hayuliang.[2] Hayuliang is the nearest town to Chaglagam and the headquarters of the subdivision of which Chaglagam is a part.
The Chaglagam Circle is a border region of Arunachal Pradesh, with the Zayul County of China's Tibet Autonomous Region across the border. It had a population of 1,681 people, distributed in 18 villages, as per the 2011 census.[3]
Geography[edit]
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Chinese incursions[edit]
In August 2013, China's People's Liberation Army troops had invaded 20 to 30 km inside the Indian territory and stayed there for 4 days before being sent back by India's Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBF).[4]
Transportation[edit]
Chaglagam is located on the 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line,[5][6][7][8] alignment map of which can be seen here and here.[9]
Demographics[edit]
As per the 2011 Census of India, it has 192 residents across 29 households. 155 are male, and 37 are female.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2011 Census of India: Chaglagam
- ↑ Map of Anjaw, Anjaw District website, retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ↑ Anjaw District Census Handbook, Part A, Census of India, 2012, p. 20.
- ↑ "Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border". NDTV India. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border". Dipak Kumar Dash. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "Indian Government Plans Highway Along Disputed China Border". Ankit Panda. thediplomat.com. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "Govt planning road along McMohan line in Arunachal Pradesh: Kiren Rijiju". Live Mint. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "China warns India against paving road in Arunachal". Ajay Banerjee. tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
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