Kurung Kumey district (Pron:/kʊˈɹʌŋ kʊˈmi/) is one of the 26
districts
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of the northeastern
India
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n state of
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...
, with its district headquarters in
Koloriang
Koloriang is a hilly district headquarters town of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh, India, bordering Tibet. It has an altitude of North East Frontier Tracts in 1914. In 1954, it became part of Subansiri Frontier Division, which was later renamed as
Lower Subansiri district
Lower Subansiri district (Pron:/su:bənˈsɪɹi/) is one of the 25 administrative districts of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.
History
The district was formed when Subansiri district was bifurcated into Upper and Lower Sub ...
. On 1 April 2001, this district was created by bifurcating
Lower Subansiri district
Lower Subansiri district (Pron:/su:bənˈsɪɹi/) is one of the 25 administrative districts of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India.
History
The district was formed when Subansiri district was bifurcated into Upper and Lower Sub ...
.
Divisions
The following are the sub-divisions and circles of Kurung Kumey district:
* Nyapin Sub-Division: Circles of Nyapin, Phassang
* Koloriang Sub-Division: Circles of Parsi-Parlo,
Koloriang
Koloriang is a hilly district headquarters town of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh, India, bordering Tibet. It has an altitude of Sangram
* Damin Sub-Division: Circles of Sarli,
Damin
Damin ( in the practical orthography of Lardil) was a ceremonial language register used by the advanced initiated men of the aboriginal Lardil ( in the practical orthography) and Yangkaal peoples of northern Australia. Both inhabit island ...
There are two
Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is the unicameral state legislature of Arunachal Pradesh state in north-eastern India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Itanagar, the capital of the state. The Legislative Assembly comprise ...
Koloriang
Koloriang is a hilly district headquarters town of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh, India, bordering Tibet. It has an altitude of Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency
Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency is one of the two Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) constituencies in Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern India. This constituency covers the entire Tawang district, Tawang, West Kameng d ...
.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census Kurung Kumey district has a
population
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of 92,076, roughly equal to the nation of
Seychelles
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. This gives it a ranking of 617th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its
population growth rate
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over the decade 2001–2011 was 111.01%. Kurung Kumey has a
sex ratio
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of 1029
females
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A female has larger gametes than a male. Females a ...
for every 1000 males, and a
literacy rate
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of 50.67%.
After bifurcation the district has a population of 45,372. Scheduled Tribes are 44,641 (98.39%).
At the time of the 2011 census, 93.62% of the population spoke
Nyishi
The Nyishi community is the largest ethnic group in Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India. In Nyishi, ''Nyi'' refers to "a human" and the word ''shi'' denotes "highland".The Nyishis are mentioned as the Daflas in the contemporary Ahom docu ...
and 4.09% Puroik as their first language.2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue /ref>
Hiya village under the Nyapin circle is the largest village in the Kurung Kumey district in terms of the total population and geographical extent. The village is mostly inhabited by Tame Clan (Now Tarh) besides clans like Takio, Tai, Hillang, Kipa, Bakey, etc. which compromise with a few populations. Tarh is a clan-based society mixed of several clans like Hura, Tam, Takio, Tame, Tayeng, Hina, Tarak, and many more some of them settled in Kra Daadi, Lower Subansiri, Papum Pare, East Kameng, etc. There are many Societies base clans (Mixed of clans) in Kurung Kumey but Tadar a clan (not society) is the largest clan of Kurung Kumey district closely followed by Bengia, Kipa, Lokam & Tai followed by many other clans.
The main tribes inhabiting the district are Nyishi, Bangru, and Puroik. Bangru as a distinct cultural and linguistic group is hardly known by outsiders; who still consider them as part of the Nyishi tribe. But according to recent research, they are distinct from Nyishi in terms of their language and origin. They are considered to be more similar to the Miji (Sajolang) of the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh in terms of their language and traditional customs.