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| Settlement type | District of Arunachal Pradesh |
| Country | India |
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Lepa Rada district, with headquarters at Basar, is one of the 28 districts of Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern India. Lepa Rada falls under 29-Basar Assembly Constituency and 1-West Parliamentary Constituency. The district is centrally located, hence the name Lepa Rada (Lepa means centre and Rada means bulls-eye like in Archery). Basar, Tirbin, Dari and Sago are 4 administrative circles of the district. [1][2] It was created from the West Siang district by bifurcating its southern areas along Assam border into a new district.
History
The district was created in 2018 by bifurcating the Lower Siang district.[3]
Demographics
At the time of the 2011 census, Lepa Rada district had a population of 14,490. Scheduled Tribes made up 11,235 (77.54%).[4] Template:Citation needed
At the time of the 2011 census, 71.81% of the population spoke Galo, 4.72% Nepali, 3.78% Bengali, 3.60% Adi, 3.27% Hindi, 2.74% Bhojpuri, 2.67% Assamese and 1.08% Boro as their first language.[5]
Culture
People
Lepa Rada is inhabited by the Galo tribe. Mopin being the main festival of harvest.
See also
References
- ↑ Arunachal Assembly Passes Bill For Creation Of 3 New Districts. NDTV.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- ↑ Arunachal Pradesh gets 25th district called Shi Yomi. www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ↑ Arunachal Assembly passes bill for the creation of 3 new districts: List of Indian states that took birth post-independence, India Today, 30 Aug 2018.
- ↑ West Siang. 2011 Census of India.
- ↑ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue