Daporijo
Daporijo
Dapo | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Nickname: Town of sunshiners | |
  Daporijo Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India  Daporijo Daporijo (India) | |
| Coordinates: 27°59′10″N 94°13′15″E / 27.98611°N 94.22083°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Upper Subansiri |
| Government | |
| • Type | democratic |
| • Body | district court |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 15,468 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AR |
| Vehicle registration | AR |
Daporijo is a census town in the Upper Subansiri district in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2001 India census,[1] Daporijo had a population of 15,468. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Daporijo has an average literacy rate of 59%, marginally lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66% and, female literacy is 51%. In Daporijo, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age. Daporijo is the headquarters of the Upper Subansiri District.
Governance
[edit]Taniya Soki is the MLA of 24th Daporijo constituency (as of April-2019), and the Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate was Kanto Dangen APCS as of January 2021.
Topography
[edit]Daporijo is located at an elevation of 600 m above sea level. It is located beside the river Subansiri, one of the principal rivers of Arunachal Pradesh, and a major tributary of the Brahmaputra.
See also
[edit]List of constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly there is a total of 60th constituencies
References
[edit]- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
External links
[edit]- [1] Archived 20 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine