Daporijo
Daporijo
Dapo | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: Town of sunshiners | |
  Daporijo Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India  Daporijo Daporijo (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°59′10″N 94°13′15″E / 27.98611°N 94.22083°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Upper Subansiri |
| Government | |
| • Type | democratic |
| • Body | district court |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 15,468 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AR |
| Vehicle registration | AR |
Daporijo is a census town in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh in the Northeast of India.
Nomenclature
Originally Dapo refers to "the protection" or "the barrier" against the epidemic or evil sprits and Rijo for "the valley". It is the headquarter of Upper Subansiri district. It is a beautiful town surrounded by greeneries.
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Daporijo had a population of 15,468. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Daporijo has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66% and, female literacy is 51%. In Daporijo, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age. Daporijo is headquarters of Upper Subansiri District, which is homeland of three ethnic groups, the Tagin, Galo and Nyishi tribes. It is a Tagin majority area, with prominent sub-groups or clans Leyu, Tamin, Tasi, Gidu gingu, Reri, Mra, Nah, etc..
Governance
Dikto Yekar is the MLA of 24th Daporijo constituency, (as on August-2016) and the Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate is Danish Ashraf, IAS (as on May 2018). Taru Gusar is the SP(Superintendent of Police) of Daporijo township.
Topography
Daporijo is located at an elevation of 600 m above sea level. It is located beside the river Subansiri, one of the principal rivers of Arunachal Pradesh and a major tributary of the mighty Brahmaputra.Daporijo valley is surrounded by evergreen hills in three corners and Subansiri river in the other. It is one of the most beautiful places in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Most famous places around Daporijo are Menga Mandir, Sippi, etc..
Festivals
Si-Donyi Festival, mopin, bori yullo, nyokum festivals of the different tribes makes much festivity around the year.
See also
List of constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly there is total of 60th contitueancies
References
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.