Tezu is a census town and the headquarters of

Lohit district Lohit () is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. The district headquarters is located at Tezu. As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Arunachal Pradesh, after Papum Pare and Changlang. Etymology ...

in the

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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 ...

. It is the fifth largest town in Arunachal Pradesh and one of its most developed. Tezu is one of the 60 constituencies of Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. The current MLA (May 2019) of Tezu constituency is Karikho Kri. He is an independent candidate.

Geography

Tezu is located at . It has an average elevation of 185 metres (606 feet). It is situated on the bank of River Lohit.

Agriculture

The major agricultural products are mustard, ginger and oranges.

Climate

Transport

The recently constructed airport at Tezu will be the first civilian airport of

. On Sep 22, 2017 the first successful test flight was conducted. Other nearest airports are at

Mohanbari Dibrugarh (pron: ˌdɪbru:ˈgɑ:) is an industrial city in Upper Assam with sprawling tea gardens. It is located 435 kms East from the state capital of Dispur. It serves as the headquarters of Dibrugarh district in the state of Assam in ...

(154 km) and

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(

Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport , also known as Guwahati International Airport and formerly as 'Borjhar Airport', is an international airport serving Guwahati, the largest city of North-East India in Assam, India, and is als ...

). Tezu is linked with the adjacent state

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

by road.

Arunachal Pradesh State Transport Services Arunachal Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (or APSRTC) is the state-owned road transport corporation in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Its headquarters are located at APST Bus Station of Itanagar. APSTS is running daily bus se ...

(APSTS) and other privately owned vehicles provide seamless connectivity to Assam. Most of the vehicles provide connectivity to

Tinsukia Tinsukia (Pron: ˌtɪnˈsʊkiə) is an industrial town. It is situated north-east of Guwahati and away from the border with Arunachal Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Tinsukia District of Assam, India. History During th ...

, Assam. The nearest railway station is at

(NTSK) which is linked to major parts of country like Guwahati, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, etc. 227 km Murkongselek-Pasighat-Tezu-Rupai line is being undertake as a strategic project.India to construct strategic railway lines along border with China
Hindustan Times, 30 Nov 2016.2019 target to survey 3 strategic rail lines along China border
Arunachal Observer, January 5, 2019. As part of this project, a proposal to connect Tezu through broadgauge line from Murkongselek via

Pasighat Pasighat is the headquarters of East Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Situated at the eastern foothills of the Himalayas at above mean sea level, Pasighat is Arunachal's oldest town. The Government of India included Pa ...

and extending up to

Parshuram Kund Parshuram Kund is a Hindu pilgrimage sites situated on the Brahmaputra plateau in the lower reaches of the Lohit River and 21 km north of Tezu in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Dedicated to sage Parshuram, the popular site a ...

was made. A preliminary engineering-traffic survey for this track has been completed, and land is being acquired as of 2020. The newly constructed ''Lohit Bridge (2.9 KM)'' over the

Lohit River The Lohit River, also known as the Zayul Chu by the Tibetans and Tellu by the Mishmis, is a river in China and India, which joins the Brahmaputra River in the state of Assam. It is formed in the Zayul County of the Tibet Autonomous Region, ...

at Alobarighat has also eased the connectivity of Tezu and other nearby towns with

. This bridge has helped Tezu in getting directly connected to

through bus service. The strategic 2 lane '' Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Setu or Dhola-Sadiya bridge (9.15 KM)'' on Brahmaputra, which has reduced travel time between

and

by four hours, has been operational since May 26, 2017.It is very crucial for defence purposes and is the longest river bridge in India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Indian

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, Tezu had a population of 18,184 of which 9,743 are males while 8,441 are females. Population of children with age 0-6 is 2104 which is 11.57% of total population of Tezu. Tezu has an average literacy rate of 83.98%, higher than the state average of 65.38% and national average of 74.04%. Male literacy rate is around 88.29%, and female literacy rate is 78.94%. The female sex ratio is 866 against state average of 938. Moreover, child sex ratio in Tezu is around 968 compared to the state average of 972. Golden Pagoda (Kongmu Kham)

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

s consists around 75.57% of the total population while Muslim, Christian and Sikh consists 7.43%, 8.24% and 0.29% respectively.

Buddhism Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religions, Indian religion or Indian philosophy#Buddhist philosophy, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha. ...

is around 5.41% and other religions are 2.91% of the total population.

Languages

According to Census 2011,

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

is Spoken by 3,373 people, Nepali at 3,371 people, Bhojpuri by 2,197 people,

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

at 1,884, Mismi by 1,790 people and Assamese at 1,561.

Tibetan diaspora

Tezu also has a sizeable population of

Tibetan Tibetan may mean: * of, from, or related to Tibet * Tibetan people, an ethnic group * Tibetan language: ** Classical Tibetan, the classical language used also as a contemporary written standard ** Standard Tibetan, the most widely used spoken dial ...

community of about 1500 mostly residing in a settlement called by local name as Lama Camp, Tibetans settled here since the 1960s after fleeing Chinese persecution in their homeland

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Taman ...

, till date they have maintained their own custom and tradition, they have built monasteries, health centres, nursing homes, schools etc. with funds from the government and other sources. Lama Camp is located in Tindolong about from Tezu Bazaar and has 5 camps each camp represent different regions of Tibet mainly Kham,

Kongpo Kongpo () is a region of central-eastern Tibet, centered in modern Gongbo'gyamda County, Nyingchi Prefecture. It is situated on the Nyang River, a northern tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River. Kongpo Drula Gonpa is the oldest and largest monast ...

, Tsari and Pemako.

Media and communications

State-owned

All India Radio All or ALL may refer to: Language * All, an indefinite pronoun in English * All, one of the English determiners * Allar language (ISO 639-3 code) * Allative case (abbreviated ALL) Music * All (band), an American punk rock band * ''All'' (All ...

has a local station in Tezu which transmits various programs of mass interest. Also, the local TV channel - Matai Communication broadcasts local news, shows and programs.

Local cultural festivals

The major Mishmi God is Ringyajabmalu and the major Mishmi festival is known as Tamladu puja. It is celebrated each year on 15 February. People from all communities and all walks of life are invited to join in the celebrations. The Holy

is also nearby and thousands of Hindu pilgrims from all over India, and also from neighbouring countries, come to take a holy dip and wash away the sins of millions of births. This is accompanied with a fair at Tezu and takes place every year during the month of January.{{Citation needed, date=January 2010 Tamladu, the main festival of the Digaru and

Miju Mishmi In in Northeastern India, the Miju Mishmi, also known as Kaman or Kammaan, are one of the three tribes of the Mishmi people of Tibet and Arunachal Pradesh. Members of this tribe are located in Anjaw and Lohit districts. The Miju clans claim to ha ...

community is celebrated with much gaiety at Tezu and all over the

. Other festivals such as

Mopin The 'Mopin' or 'Moopin' Festival is an agricultural festival celebrated by the Galo tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, India in particular of the Galo group of tribes which resides in East Siang and West Siang districts. It is a celebration of the h ...

(Adi festival),

Sangken The Sangken festival is celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Assam, India, as the traditional New Year's Day from 14 to 16 April by the Theravada Buddhist Communities. It coincides with the New Year of many calendars. The Sangken festi ...

(Khamti & Singhpo tribe), Reh (Idu Mishmi festival), and

Losar Losar (; "new year"William D. Crump, "Losar" in ''Encyclopedia of New Year's Holidays Worldwide'' (McFarland & Co.: 2008), pp. 237-38.) also known as Tibetan New Year, is a festival in Tibetan Buddhism. The holiday is celebrated on various d ...

(Monpa festival) are also celebrated. Other than this,

Durga Puja Durga Puja ( bn, দুর্গা পূজা), also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated ...

(Dusshera),

Kali Puja Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, is a festival originating from the Indian subcontinent, dedicated to the Hinduism, Hindu goddess Kali. It is celebrated on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu calendar month ...

, Ganesh Chaturthi, etc. are also celebrated with much gaiety.

Educational institutions

* Government Higher School, Tezu * Government Secondary School, Tezu * Kendriya Vidyalaya, Tezu * Krick & Boury Memorial School * Indira Gandhi Government College * Teacher's Training Institute ''(B.Ed College)'' * Vivekananda Kendriya Vidyalaya, Tezu * VKV Tafragam, Tezu * Arun Jyoti school * Lohit Valley School * Government secondary school Telluliang

References

External links

*http://friends-of-ziro.blogspot.com Cities and towns in Lohit district