Tirap district | |
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.svg) Location in Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Headquarters | Khonsa |
| Town | Deomali |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,170 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 55,022 |
| • Density | 47.0/km2 (122/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 52.2% |
| • Sex ratio | 931 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | tirap |
Tirap district (Pron:/tɪˈɹæp/) is a district located in the southeastern part of the state ofArunachal Pradesh in India. It shares a state border withAssam, an international border withMyanmar and a district border withChanglang andLongding.
Sincetime immemorial, Tirap has been inhabited by the indigenous tribes.
DuringWorld War II, the troops ofIndian National Army, led bySubhash Chandra Bose and assisted byJapanese troops,liberated the area for a brief period in 1945, until the collapse of the Japanese Empire. TheBritish colonialAllies of World War II had their Transit Camp at the Silombhu War Cave.[1]
On 14 November 1987, Tirap was bifurcated to create the newChanglang district. In 2013 Tirap was again split to createLongding district.[2]
Recently, Tirap has also been a major target for theNSCN, aNagarebel group that aims for the creation of GreaterNagaland, using military force.
Tirap district occupies an area of 2,362 square kilometres (912 sq mi),[3] comparatively equivalent to Canada'sCornwall Island.[4]The elevation ranges from 200 meters in the northwest to 4,000 meters in thePatkai Hills. After bifurcation the district occupied an area of 1,170 square km.
There are fourArunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district:Namsang,Khonsa East,Khonsa-West, Borduria-Bogapani. All of these are part ofArunachal East Lok Sabha constituency.[5]
According to the2011 census, Tirap district has apopulation of 111,975,[citation needed] roughly equal to the nation ofGrenada.[6] This gives it a ranking of 613th in India (out of a total of640). The district has a population density of 47 inhabitants per square kilometre (120/sq mi). Itspopulation growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.63%. Tirap has asex ratio of 931females for every 1000 males, and aliteracy rate of 52.23%.[citation needed]
Much of the tribal population consists of the Naga relatedNocte,Konyak, andWancho, who traditionally followed Animism, although most of them have converted to Christianity. Smaller communities of two other Naga tribes,Tutsa andTangsa, besides non-NagaSinghpo can be found in the district as well. Festive fairs and festivals such as the Loku of the Nocte, Oriya, or Ojiyele of the Wancho and the Pongtu festival of the Tutsa are celebrated in full flair. Along with these festivals, Durga Puja is also celebrated here.[7]
| Religion | Per cent | |||
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| Christianity | 56.30% | |||
| Hinduism | 31.65% | |||
| Rangfrah | 9.7% | |||
| Islam | 1.38% | |||
| Buddhism | 0.97% | |||
Most of the educational institutions in Tirap district are located inDeomali.
{{cite book}}:|last1= has generic name (help)Cornwall Island 2,358km2
Grenada 108,419 July 2011 est.
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