Changlang
Changlang district (Pron:/tʃæŋˈlæŋ/) is located in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, located south of Lohit district
Lohit district and north of Tirap district. As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh (out of 16), after Papum Pare.[1]

Contents

1 History

1.1 Post-independence

2 Geography

2.1 National protected area

3 Economy 4 Administrative divisions 5 Transport 6 Demographics

6.1 Languages

7 Culture 8 Tourism 9 Flora and fauna 10 Health services 11 Chakma and Hajong refugees 12 References 13 External links

History[edit] Post-independence[edit] The district was created on 14 November 1987, when it was split from Tirap district.[2] Geography[edit] Changlang
Changlang district occupies an area of 4,662 square kilometres (1,800 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Lombok Island.[4] It falls in a region that receives high rainfall. The region is rich in wildlife with different kind of flora and fauna. The district has both plains and highlands. Most of the plains are in the valley of Dihing. The area is prone to occasional floods. National protected area[edit]

Namdapha
Namdapha National Park

Economy[edit] The Dihing is the main source of fishes for the local people.The fresh water fishes are very much in demand they hardly reach major towns nearby like Tinsukia, Doomdooma, Digboi
Digboi and Dibrugarh. Administrative divisions[edit] There are 5 Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district: Bordumsa, Miao, Nampong, Changlang
Changlang South and Changlang
Changlang North. All of these are part of Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency.[5] The Changlang
Changlang district has five Sub-Divisions namely Changlang, Manmao, Jairampur, Bordumsa
Bordumsa and Miao. Changlang
Changlang Sub-Divisions (Chanlang Block) covers four circles, namely Changlang
Changlang (14,718 people), Khimiyang (3,506 people), Namtok (3,085 people) and Yatdam. Manmao Sub-Division (Manmao Block) covers three Circles, namely Manmao (3,814 people), Renuk, and Lyngok-Longtoi. Jairampur
Jairampur Sub-Division ( Nampong
Nampong Block) covers three Circles, namely Nampong
Nampong (4,424 people), Jairampur
Jairampur (7,836 people) and Rima-Putak. Bordumsa
Bordumsa Sub-Division ( Bordumsa-Diyun Block) has got only two circles Bordumsa
Bordumsa (25,369 people) and Diyun
Diyun (28,907 people). And Miao Sub-Division (Khagam-Miao Block) covers three circles namely Miao (20,266 people), Kharsang
Kharsang (9,509 people) and Vijoynagar (3,988 people). Total, there are fifteen Circles, five Blocks and five Subdivisions in Changlang
Changlang district. There are two municipalities Changlang
Changlang (6,469 people) and Jairampur (5,919 people). The administrative setup is based on single line administration which aims to keep close co-operation amongst various developmental departments with the district administration and thus, to work together for the speedy development of the area. The district has four Sub-Divisions and a total of 12 circles as shown in Table 2.1 below. The Deputy Commissioner being the overall in-charge of the district administration maintains law and order with the help of administrative officers and police forces. Moreover, the villagers have their own customary administrative systems in the form of traditional village councils consisting of the Gaon Buras and members. Transport[edit] There is no good road transport in the region. The people are commuting on the roads that Oil India Limited
Oil India Limited build some decades back. The 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago- Thingbu
Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line,[6][7][8][9] (will intersect with the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen here and here.[10] Demographics[edit] According to the 2011 census Changlang
Changlang district has a population of 147,951,[11] roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia.[12] This gives it a ranking of 598th in India (out of a total of 640 districts). The district has a population density of 32 inhabitants per square kilometre (83/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.96%. Changlang
Changlang has a sex ratio of 914 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 61.9%.[11] Changlang
Changlang is populated by tribal groups, namely Tutsa, Tangsa, Nocte, Chakma, Singpho and the Lisu. Sizeable communities of the Tibetans,[13] Hajong and Bodo. The Tibetan people
Tibetan people are clustered at Choephelling Tibetan settlement in Miao, which was set up in 1976 hosts a population of 2200.[14] Languages[edit] Languages spoken are of endangered Sino-Tibetan tongue with 30 000 speakers, spoken in the northeastern part of the district.[15] Culture[edit]

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Tourism[edit] Places to visit are World War II cemetery in Jairampur, Indo-Myanmar border town Nampong
Nampong and Pangsau Pass. Another place of interest is Bordumsa
Bordumsa where the rich culture of the Tais and Singpho exist. Flora and fauna[edit] The Namdapha
Namdapha Tiger reserve is located in Miao town of this district. Health services[edit] Although the region is one of the most populous in Arunachal Pradesh, there are hardly any hospitals. It is a great challenge to travel to good hospitals in Assam. Chakma and Hajong refugees[edit] The Chakma and Hajong refugees in Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh came from East Pakistan in 1964 to 1969. During that period the refugees — 2,902 families (14,888 persons), took refuge in the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA). The present[when?] population of Chakma and Hajong in Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is 54,203 people (9,341 families). In Changlang district it is 47,703 people.[16] The only political developmental step that is taken by the Government of India
Government of India is inclusion of 1497 population in the voter list in 2004 by the Election Commission of India.[17] References[edit]

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Arunachal Pradesh website. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2011.  ^ "Top officials to meet to expedite road building along China border". Dipak Kumar Dash. timesofindia. Retrieved 27 October 2014.  ^ "Narendra Modi government to provide funds for restoration of damaged highways". 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 2014-10-26.  ^ "China warns India against paving road in Arunachal". Ajay Banerjee. tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2014-10-26.  ^ a b "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.  ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Retrieved 2011-10-01. Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia 161,557 July 2011 est.  ^ Tibetans in Miao Elect Settlement Officer Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine.. Tibet.net (24 October 2003). ^ Choepheling Tibetan Settlement, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh, India Archived 4 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine. ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Galo: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.  ^ Summary: Chakma and Hajong Population Survey report (CCRCHAP, New Delhi, September, 2012) 10 & 3 ^ Deepak K Singh, Stateless in South Asia: The Chakmas between Bangladesh and India (SAGE Publication India Pvt. Ltd 2010) 15-16

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