Namsai is the headquarters of Namsai district in the

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. This place is one of the 60 constituencies of Arunachal. Name of current MLA (August-2016) of Namsai constituency is Zingnu Namchoom.

Overview

Situated near the Nao-Dihing river, the township received a major boost when the much-awaited bridge over the river was inaugurated in March 2002. The bridge is 660.37m long and recently it came to the 2nd position in Arunachal Pradesh after the inauguration of Parasuram Bridge, which is 85 km ahead of Namsai. Some 30 km to the east lies the

Diyun Diyun a small township or small city on the rise, is located in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh. It got its name from a very small seasonal river by the same name. It is located at 27°31'28"N and 96°8'33"E, geographically. It is surro ...

Town. The road to Diyun takes a turn from the NH52. This road was developed by

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which is still functioning although it worsening with each year. Just 75 km from Tinsukia Town, the major railway station, Namsai is fast developing as a township.

Demographics

As per 2011 Indian

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, Namsai Town has population of 14,246 of which 7,487 are males while 6,759 are females. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2098 which is 14.73% of total population of Namsai. Female Sex Ratio is of 903 against state average of 938. Child Sex Ratio in Namsai is around 964 compared to state average of 972. Literacy rate of Namsai city is 76.61% that is higher than state average of 65.38%. Male literacy is around 82.10% while female literacy rate is 70.45%.

Languages

According to Census 2011, Assamese is Spoken by 1,961 people, Bengali at 1,932 people, Hindi by 1,416 people, Bhojpuri at 1,166, Nepali by 1,102 people and Adi at 573.

Tourism

Golden Pagoda

The Golden Pagoda Monastery at Tengapani in Namsai district is a major tourist destination.Hundred novice monks ordained at the Golden Pagoda
, ''The Arunachal Times'' Known as 'Kongmu Kham' in the local Tai-Khamti language, Golden Pagoda is one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in North East India.

Media

Namsai has an

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Relay station known as Akashvani Namsai. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.

References

{{reflist Cities and towns in Namsai district