Lower Siang district

Lower Siang district
District of Arunachal Pradesh
Malini Than, a ruined temple
Malini Than, a ruined temple
Lower Siang district
Location in Arunachal Pradesh
Country India
StateArunachal Pradesh
HeadquartersSiji
Population
 (2011)[1][2]
 • Total22,630
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)

Lower Siang (Pron:/ˈsjæŋ or ˈsɪæŋ/) is one of the 25 administrative districts in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The new district was carved out of West Siang and East Siang districts and declared operational on 22 September 2017 and became the 22nd district of Arunachal Pradesh.

History

The creation of Lower Siang district was approved by the Arunachal Pradesh government of Nabam Tuki on 21 March 2013.[3]

The Government of Arunachal Pradesh approved creation of Lower Siang along with three other new districts in January 2013. Its territory was carved out of West Siang and East Siang districts.[4]

The official formation of Lower Siang was delayed over disagreement upon the location of its headquarters.[5] On 22 September 2017 the commencement of operation of Lower Siang district, with Likabali as the temporary headquarters, was approved by the government led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu.[6][7] On 16 March the Arunachal assembly selected Siji as the headquarters.[8]

Administration

The Lower Siang District is composed of Likabali and Nari-Koyu Assembly Constituencies.

Demographics

Lower Siang had a population of 22,630. Scheduled Tribes make up 17,865 (78.94%).[1][2]

Religions in Lower Siang district (2011)[9]
Religion Percent
Christianity
 
 41.81%
Donyi-Polo
 
 37.46%
Hinduism
 
 19.05%
Islam
 
 0.99%
Other or not stated
 
 0.69%

Languages

At the time of the 2011 census, 71.98% of the population spoke Galo, 5.14% Nepali, 3.84% Bodo, 3.60% Adi, 3.23% Bengali, 2.55% Assamese, 2.26% Hindi, 2.23% Adi Miniyong and 1.25% Mishing as their first language.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "West Siang" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. District Census Handbooks - Arunachal Pradesh. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  2. ^ a b "East Siang" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. District Census Handbooks - Arunachal Pradesh. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  3. ^ "Arunachal clears bill for four new districts". The Times of India. 22 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Arunachal to get four new districts". The Times of India. 16 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  5. ^ "New district". The Telegraph. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  6. ^ Lepcha, Damien (23 September 2017). "Lower Siang starts functioning". The Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Khandu Cabinet approves Operation of Lower Siang District with HQ Likabali". Arunachal24.in. 22 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Arunachal: Siji is selected for permanent dist hq of Lower Siang". arunachal24.in. 16 March 2022.
  9. ^ "C-16 Population By Religion – Arunachal Pradesh". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  10. ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue