Daporijo
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| name = Daporijo
| native_name = Dapo
| native_name_lang = Tagin
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| nickname = Town of sunshiners
| settlement_type = Town
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Arunachal Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Upper Subansiri
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| established_date = 19 June 1991
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| government_type = democratic
| governing_body = district court
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| population_total = 15468
| population_as_of = 2001
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Daporijo is a census town in the Upper Subansiri district in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Demographics
As of the 2001 India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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
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
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
List of constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
there is a total of 60th constituencies
References
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External links
- [http://www.arunachaltourism.com/daporijo.php] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720200804/http://www.arunachaltourism.com/daporijo.php |date=20 July 2020 }}