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{{About|the municipality in India|its namesake district|Changlang district}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2008}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Changlang
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.12|N|95.71|E|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Changlang district|Changlang]]
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| population_total = 6236
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 792120<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pincodearea.in/Changlang-Pin-Code-792120|title=Changlang Pin Code, Changlang District (Arunachal Pradesh)|work=pincodearea.in}}</ref>
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 03808
| registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of India|AR]]
| blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info = Tropical rainforest climate (Af).
| website = {{URL|www.changlang.nic.in}}
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-AR]]
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'''Changlang''' is a [[census town]] and headquarters of the [[Changlang district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]].
It has become one of the major districts in the area owing to the presence of crude oil, coal and mineral resources other than tourism and hydro power.

Changlang is located at the co-ordinates {{coord|27.12|N|95.71|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=27.1202&lon=95.70938&zoom=14&q1=Changlang%252C%2520Arunachal%2520Pradesh
|title = Yahoo maps for Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh
|publisher = Yahoo maps
|accessdate = 16 December 2008
}}</ref>

==Etymology==
According to legend the name Changlang owes its origin to the local word ''changlangkan'', which means hilltop where people discovered the poisonous herb which is used for poisoning fish in the river.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://changlang.nic.in/about-district/ | title=About District | Changlang District, Government of Arunachal Pradesh | India }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Changlang had a population of 6,394. Males constitute 56% of the population and females 44%. Changlang has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 65%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

===Languages===

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Changlang (2011)<ref name="censusindia.gov.in">{{cite web| url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10194 | title=C-16: Population by mother tongue, Arunachal Pradesh - 2011 | access-date=2024-03-14 | website=censusindia.gov.in }}</ref>
|label1 = [[Tangsa language|Tangsa]]
|value1 = 21.26
|color1 = yellow
|label2 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
|value2 = 13.19
|color2 = teal
|label3 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value3 = 10.86
|color3 = red
|label4 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|value4 = 9.70
|color4 = green
|label5 = [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
|value5 = 9.25
|color5 = gold
|label6 = [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]]
|value6 = 5.72
|color6 = silver
|label7= Others
|value7 = 30.02
|color7 = blue
}}
According to Census 2011, Tangsa language is Spoken by 1,326, Nepali is Spoken by 823 people, Bengali at 677 people, Hindi by 605 people, Assamese at 577 and Bhojpuri at 357.

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Additional Reading==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050909064756/http://in.news.yahoo.com/031219/58/2ah53.html Rebels eye Arunachal alternative to Bhutan - Army sees possible Red Cross intervention in Himalayan kingdom as advantage to banned group]

[[Category:Changlang| ]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Changlang district]]

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