Upper Subansiri district
Upper Subansiri (Pron:/su:bənˈsɪɹi/) is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. History. The district was formed when Subansiri district was bifurcated into Upper and Lower Subansiri districts in 1987. Geography. The district headquarters are located at Daporijo. Upper Subansiri district occupies an area of , comparatively equivalent to the United Kingdom's East Falkland. The important towns are Chetam, Giba, Taksing, Limeking, Nacho, Siyum, Payeng, Taliha, Gite Ripa, Gussar, Dumporijo, Daporijo, Maro, Baririjo and Puchigeku, each of which is the headquarters of a circle. Transport. The proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh  Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line, (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. Economy. In 2006 the Indian government named Upper Subansiri one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is the only district in Arunachal Pradesh currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF). Divisions. There are four Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies in this district: Nacho, Taliha, Daporijo and Dumporijo. All of these are part of Arunachal West  Lok Sabha constituency. Demographics. According to the 2011 census, Upper Subansiri district has a population of 83,448, roughly equal to the nation of Andorra. This gives it a ranking of 621st in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 50.34%. Upper Subansiri has a sex ratio of 982 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 63.96%. Scheduled Tribes make up 93.86% of the population. At the time of the 2011 census, 69.17% of the population spoke Tagin, 14.30% Gallong, 9.30% Nyishi , 1.14% Bhojpuri and 1.05% Nepali as their first language. Education. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Megdong for Upper Subansiri district is located at a distance of about 10 km east from administrative headquarter Daporijo Tourism. Tourist sites in the area include: Also, there is trekking from Siyum to Mechuka through the snow-laden Tikuk pass in the Tikuk mountain (during November). This trade route was part of the established barter practice between Tibet and the tribes in the region during 20th C.