Tirap district

Since time immemorial, Tirap has been inhabited by the indigenous tribes.

{{ anchor| Silombhu }}During World War II, the troops of Indian National Army, led by Subhash Chandra Bose and assisted by Japanese troops, liberated the area for a brief period in 1945, until the collapse of the Japanese Empire. The British colonial Allies of World War II had their Transit Camp at the Silombhu War Cave.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cave-discovery-allied-forces-transit-camp-in-arunachal-myanmar-border/articleshow/107589898.cms Trekkers stumble upon WWII stone cave near Arunachal-Myanmar border], Times of India, 11 Feb 2024.

On 14 November 1987, Tirap was bifurcated to create the new Changlang district. In 2013 Tirap was again split to create Longding district.{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 2011-10-11 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 25 September 2011 | work = Statoids}}

Recently, Tirap has also been a major target for the NSCN, a Naga rebel group that aims for the creation of Greater Nagaland, using military force.

Tirap district occupies an area of {{convert|2362|km2|sqmi}},{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Arunachal Pradesh: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Government of India | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1113 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}} comparatively equivalent to Canada's Cornwall Island.{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 2011-10-11 | date = 18 February 1998 | publisher = United Nations Environment Program | quote = Cornwall Island 2,358km2 | archive-date = 1 December 2015 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20151201081219/http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | url-status = dead }}

The elevation ranges from 200 meters in the northwest to 4,000 meters in the Patkai Hills. After bifurcation the district occupied an area of 1,170 square km.

There are four Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly constituencies located in this district: Namsang, Khonsa East, Khonsa-West, Borduria-Bogapani. All of these are part of Arunachal East Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web|url=http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm|title=Assembly Constituencies allocation w.r.t District and Parliamentary Constituencies|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Arunachal Pradesh website|access-date=21 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813085549/http://ceoarunachal.nic.in/Information/ACwiseDistrictwisePCwise.htm|archive-date=13 August 2011}}

According to the 2011 census, Tirap district has a population of 111,975,{{citation needed|date=June 2019}} roughly equal to the nation of Grenada.{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote =Grenada 108,419 July 2011 est.

}} This gives it a ranking of 613th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of {{convert| 47 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 11.63%. Tirap has a sex ratio of 931 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 52.23%.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

Much of the tribal population consists of the Naga related Nocte, Konyak, and Wancho, who traditionally followed Animism, although most of them have converted to Christianity. Smaller communities of two other Naga tribes, Tutsa and Tangsa, besides non-Naga Singhpo 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.{{Cite web |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1200.XLSX |title=C-16 population by mother tongue |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331094131/https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1200.XLSX |archive-date=31 March 2022 |url-status=dead}}

{{Pie chart

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| caption = Languages of Tirap (2011)

| label1 = Nocte

| value1 = 48.00

| color1 = Firebrick

| label2 = Tangsa

| value2 = 10.90

| color2 = Indianred

| label3 = Garo

| value3 = 10.62

| color3 = Limegreen

| label4 = Hindi

| value4 = 7.30

| color4 = Orange

| label5 = Wancho

| value5 = 5.26

| color5 = Red

| label6 = Bengali

| value6 = 3.77

| color6 = Yellow

| label7 = Nepali

| value7 = 3.00

| color7 = sienna

| label8 = Assamese

| value8 = 2.36

| color8 = Peru

| label9 = Chang

| value9 = 1.37

| color9 = Firebrick

| label10 = Phom

| value10 = 1.16

| color10 = Crimson

| label11 = Adi

| value11 = 1.11

| color11 = Deepskyblue

| label12 = Nyishi

| value12 = 1.07

| color12 = Darkblue

| label13 = Others

| value13 = 4.08

| color13 = Grey

}}

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{{bar percent|Buddhism|gold|0.97}}}}

Most of the educational institutions in Tirap district are located in Deomali.

• Wangcha Rajkumar Government College, Deomali. It is the sole college in Tirap & Longding districts.

• Ramakrishna Mission School, Narottam Nagar, Deomali.

• St. George School, Deomali.

• Ramakrishna Sarada Mission School

{{see also | Tourism in Northeast India | Tourism in India }}

Tirap District Museum, is the museum of history of the area.[https://www.holidify.com/places/tirap/ Tirap], accessed 12 Feb 2024.

Khonsa Museum in Khonsa shows the history of local tribal bamboo and cane artifacts.

Khonsa Waterfall lies near Khonsa in the forested hills.

Silombhu War Cave, south of Khonsa and 7 km from Thinsa village via forested hills, on the

2,119 metre-high (6,952ft) "Longpongka" hilltop (locally known as the "Silombhu" hilltop) near the India-Myanmar border was used as a transit camp by the colonial British forces during the World war II, remnants of which can still be seen. Military supplies were brought from Assam and stored here.

• List of districts of Arunachal Pradesh

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• [http://tirap.nic.in/ Official Website]

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Tirap district

|North = Dibrugarh district, Assam

|Northeast = Tinsukia district, Assam

|East = Changlang district

|Southeast =

|South = Myanmar

|Southwest =

|West = Mon district, Nagaland

|Northwest = Sibsagar district, Assam

}}

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{{Minority Concentrated Districts in India}}

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