West Siang district
West Siang district | |
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District of Arunachal Pradesh | |
Country | India |
State | Arunachal Pradesh |
Headquarters | Aalo |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 58,182 |
Demographics | |
• Literacy | 67.6%[1] |
• Sex ratio | 916[1] |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Website | westsiang |
West Siang district (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India.
History
In 1989, territory was given from West Siang to the
Geography
The district headquarters is located at
Transport
The 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-
Divisions
There are seven
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1961 | 42,222 | — |
1971 | 53,779 | +2.45% |
1981 | 68,320 | +2.42% |
1991 | 89,936 | +2.79% |
2001 | 103,918 | +1.46% |
2011 | 112,274 | +0.78% |
source:[13] |
Population
According to the
After bifurcation the residual West Siang district has a population of 58,182. Scheduled Tribes make up 46,204 (79.41%).[1]
Various tribal groups of the
Languages
Languages spoken include
70.41% of the population spoke Galo, 6.65% Hindi, 3.18% Nepali, 2.75% Adi, 2.63% Bengali, 2.34% Assamese, 2.17% Bhojpuri and 1.68% Miniyong as their first language.[19]
Flora and fauna
The district is rich in wildlife. Rare mammals such as Mishmi takin, Snow leopards, Red pandas, and Musk deer occur while among birds there is the rare Blyth's Tragopan.[20] A flying squirrel, new to science, has been recently discovered from this district. It has been named as Mechuka Giant Flying Squirrel.[21]
In 1991, West Siang became home to the Kane
References
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- ^ "History | District Shi Yomi, Government of Arunachal Pradesh | India". Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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- United Nations Environment Program. 18 February 1998. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
Crete 8,350km2
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- ^ "Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901
- ^ a b c d e f "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Grenada 108,419 July 2011 est.
- ^ "C-16 Population By Religion – Arunachal Pradesh". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Adi: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Galo: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
- ^ Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2008) Survey of mammals and birds in Dihang-Dibang biosphere reserve, Arunachal Pradesh. Final report to Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. The Rhino Foundation for Nature in NE India, Guwahati, India. 70pp.
- ^ Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2007).A new flying squirrel of the genus Petaurista Link from Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India. The Newsletter and Journal of the RhinoFoundation for nat. in NE India 7: 26–34, plates.
- ^ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Arunachal Pradesh". Retrieved 25 September 2011.