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Lepa Rada district
Map
Lepa-Rada district
Location in Arunachal Pradesh
Country India
StateArunachal Pradesh
Established2018
HeadquartersBasar
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN
791101[1]

Lepa Rada district, with headquarters at Basar, is one of the 25 districtsofArunachal 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. [2][3] It was created from the West Siang district by bifurcating its southern areas along Assam border into a new district.

History

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The district was created in 2018 by bifurcating the Lower Siang district.[4]

Demographics

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At the time of the 2011 census, Lepa Rada district had a population of 14,490. Scheduled Tribes made up 11,235 (77.54%).[5] [citation needed]

Religions in Lepa Rada district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Donyi-Polo

51.51%
Christianity

27.38%
Hinduism

18.27%
Islam

1.85%
Buddhism

0.81%
Other or not stated

0.18%

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.[7]

Culture

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People

Lepa Rada is inhabited by the Galo tribe. Mopin being the main festival of harvest.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Leparada PIN Code". postal.codesofcountry.com. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  • ^ "Arunachal Assembly Passes Bill For Creation Of 3 New Districts". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  • ^ "Arunachal Pradesh gets 25th district called Shi Yomi". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  • ^ 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" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. District Census Handbooks - Arunachal Pradesh. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  • ^ "C-16 Population By Religion – Arunachal Pradesh". census.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India.
  • ^ 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue
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