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== Demographics == |
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At the time of the 2011 census, Lepa Rada district had a population of 14,490. Scheduled Tribes made up 11,235 (77.54%).<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite journal |title=West Siang |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/12/1206_PART_A_DCHB_WEST%20SIANG.pdf |journal=2011 Census of India |series=District Census Handbooks - Arunachal Pradesh |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref> |
At the time of the 2011 census, Lepa Rada district had a population of 14,490. Scheduled Tribes made up 11,235 (77.54%).<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite journal |title=West Siang |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/12/1206_PART_A_DCHB_WEST%20SIANG.pdf |journal=2011 Census of India |series=District Census Handbooks - Arunachal Pradesh |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref> {{citation needed|reason=the numbers don't add up when you compute for Tirbin, Daring, and Basar alone|date=April 2024}} |
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Lepa Rada district | |
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 Lepa-Rada district Location in Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Established | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Basar |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 791101[1] |
Lepa Rada district, with headquarters at Basar, is one of the 25 districts of Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern India. Lepa Rada falls under 29-Basar Assembly Constituency and 1-West Parliamentary Constituency. The district is centrally located, hence the name Lepa Rada (Lepa means centre and Rada means bulls-eye like in Archery). Basar, Tirbin, Dari and Sago are 4 administrative circles of the district. [2][3] It was created from the West Siang district by bifurcating its southern areas along Assam border into a new district.
History
The district was created in 2018 by bifurcating the Lower Siang district.[4]
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Lepa Rada district had a population of 14,490. Scheduled Tribes made up 11,235 (77.54%).[5] [citation needed]
At the time of the 2011 census, 71.81% of the population spoke Galo, 4.72% Nepali, 3.78% Bengali, 3.60% Adi, 3.27% Hindi, 2.74% Bhojpuri, 2.67% Assamese and 1.08% Boro as their first language.[7]
Culture
People
Lepa Rada is inhabited by the Galo tribe. Mopin being the main festival of harvest.
See also
References
- ^ "Leparada PIN Code". zippinpostal.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Arunachal Assembly Passes Bill For Creation Of 3 New Districts". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "Arunachal Pradesh gets 25th district called Shi Yomi". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Arunachal Assembly passes bill for the creation of 3 new districts: List of Indian states that took birth post-independence, India Today, 30 Aug 2018.
- ^ "West Siang" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. District Census Handbooks - Arunachal Pradesh. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- ^ "C-16 Population By Religion – Arunachal Pradesh". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
- ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
External links
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