Tirap District
| Total Population : 100,326 |
| Total literate : 33,404 |
| Rural : 85,032 |
Urban : 15,294 |
| Male : 52,537 |
Female : 47,789 |
Collectorate
Deputy
Commissioner
Shri Talem Tapok
Khonsa - 786 630
Office : 03786-222 222, 222 223
Home : 03786 222 225 / Fax : 03786 222 224
Addl.
Deputy Commissioner
Shri W. Lowang
Khonsa - 786 630
Office : 03786-222 291 / Home : 03786 222 811
Social
and Developmental Challenges
Talem Tapok - Deputy Commissioner
Economic backwardness - no major income generation
opportunities
Hilly area - Land not proper for cultivation
Naga insurgency
Twin born children are killed
Social taboo for girl child
Brief
about District
THE
LAND
Tirap District derives its name from the river Tirap
which originates in the district and flows through
Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh. The entire
area of Tirap District is covered with high hills
and deep gorges. There is hardly a few plots of plain
land in the villages lying close to the plains of
Assam.
Topography
of the area
Tirap
District lies between the latitude 26º 38º N and 27º
47º N and the longitude 96º 16º E and 95º 40º E. The
total area of the district is situated in a peculiar
geographical setting bounded towards south of Myanmar.
In the north there is the state of Assam and in the
west, it is bounded by the state of Nagaland and on
the east by Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh
Climate
The
climate is largely influence by the terrain marked
high hills, deep ravines and valleys through which
the streams and rivers flow. Generally, the elevation
of land varies from about 200 metres in the north-west
to about 4,000 metres over the mountains. The climate
vary considerably from place to place due to the mountains
nature of the terrain. The climate is cool and highly
humid in lower elevations and in the valleys. The
cold season prevailing from the later part of November
to February is followed by frequent thunderstorms
in the pre-monsoon season from March to May. The monsoon
continues from June to about the middle of October.
THE
PEOPLE :
The
major portion of the people inhabiting the district
is the tribal group which constitutes 80% of the total
district population. The major tribes inhabiting in
the district are the Nocte, Wancho and Tutsa.
Most
of the people live in the villages. They are ever
willing to share their problems and cooperative in
nature. Most of them earn their livelihood through
farming and allied activities such as govt. employment,
govt. contract works, contract work in forest products,
trade in local products, agricultural labour etc.
The
table below give the distribution of workers for last
three decades.
| Particulars |
1971 |
1981 |
1991 |
| Cultivators |
83.33
% |
81.32
% |
73.01
% |
| Agricultural
labour |
0.71
% |
0.10
% |
0.44 % |
| Other
workers |
15.25
% |
18.44
% |
24.41
% |
| Household
industry |
-- |
0.09
% |
0.14
% |
Chieftanship is an important feature of their society.
Both the Noctes and the Wanchos have chiefs in their
villages. Above the village chiefs there exist major
chiefs who receive tribute from the subordinate villages.
Although with the introduction of panchayati raj system
the role of the chiefs have changed to great extent
but they still ebjoy privileges in their community.
The people do not have any particular place of worship
or god. They believe in nature worship. The Noctes,
however, came under the influence of hinduism many
years ago. Recently christianity spread into some
areas of the district and more and more people are
converting to christians.
Although,
the district is the second smallest in area among
the districts of Arunachal Pradesh, it has the highest
density of population (42 persons per sq. km.); the
corresponding figure of Arunachal Pradesh is 10 persons
per sq. km.
Population
— 1,00,227
Male – 52,461
Female – 47,766
Density of population : 42/Sq.Km.
Literacy Rate – 42.01%
No. of Sub-Divisions — 2
No. of Blocks — 6
No. of Circles — 8
No. of Villages — 161
No. of Assembly Constituencies-7
Languages:
Assamese, Hindi, Nocte, Wancho and English.
How
To Reach Tirap District :
By
Train : There is no direct train service to Tirap.
The nearest railway station is at Dibrugarh/Tinsukia/
Naharkatia (Assam). From these places, daily bus/taxi
service is available to the district headquarter,
KHONSA.
By
Bus :
From
Guwahati daily via Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia,
Private night super buses are available. Then from
Tinsukia/Dibugarh Arunachal Pradesh State Transport
Corporation (APSTC) and many other private bus/Taxi
available.
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