Prior to 1971 Census, no place of Arunachal was accorded the status of an urban area.
The scheduled tribe population accounts for 64.22 per cent of the total population, as against 88.50 per cent in 1961.Īrunachal Pradesh records an enormous increase of percentage of urban population over the years. is the largest and most celebrated Buddhist monastery of the State.Īs per 2011 Census, Arunachal Pradesh has a total population of 13, 83,727 persons of which 7,13,912 are male and 6,69,815 are female. During the medieval period, a number of Buddhist monuments of Mahayana tradition were constructed at Tawang, Dirang, Kalaktang and Mechuka. found at different places in Arunachal Pradesh bear testimony to its rich cultural heritage and linkages with the rest of the country. The widely scattered archeological remains - Itafort, Malinithan, Bhishmaknagar, Rukmininagar, Bhalukpung, Nakshaparvat, Parsi-Parlo, etc. As such, many believe that the earliest citations about the origin of Arunachal Pradesh are found in the epics of Mahabharata, Ramayana and other Vedic legends. This place is believed to be the Prabhu Mountains, as mentioned in the Puranas. Legend has it that the sage Parashuram atoned for his sin, sage Vyasa meditated, King Bhismaka founded his kingdom and Lord Krishna married his consort Rukmini in this region. The past knowledge about Arunachal Pradesh and its people is known mainly through oral literature and a number of historical ruins found mainly in the foothills. It shares inter-state boundary with Nagaland in the east and south-east and Assam in the south. It is bounded by Bhutan to the west (160 km), China to the north and north-east (1,080 km) and Myanmar to the east (440 km). Geographically, Arunachal Pradesh lies between 26☂8" to 29☃0" N latitudes and 91"30" to 97”30" E longitudes with the total area of 83,743 sq. Arunachal Pradesh - the "Land of dawn-lit mountains", erstwhile North East Frontier Agency (NEFA), is situated at the north-east extremity of the country.
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