The Lower Dibang Valley at a Glance

Administrative Setup
General Administration
Police Setup
General Features
District Profile
Educational Institution
Tribes & Festivals
Rivers
Communication
Bus Routes
Main Products
Medical Setup
Circlewise Data
Map of Dibang Valley

At a Glance

The Lower Dibang Valley district, with the its headquarter at Roing is the youngest of the fifteen districts of Arunachal Pradesh. It forms a part of eastern Arunachal Pradesh. It is named after the River Dibang-one of the important tributaries of mighty Brahmaputra. The district is bounded on the north by the Dibang Valley district, on the East by the Lohit district and Mc Mohan Line, on the west by the eastern and Upper Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh and on the south by the Tinsukia district of Assam.

The district rises from the Himalayan foothills to the middle ranges with the highest point of Mayudia at a height of 2655 meters from mean sea level. Snow-capped peaks, turbulent rivers, mystic valleys and abundance of rich flora & fauna are a few attraction of the district. The district is well known for its largest cover of thick green forest with almost 80% of the area being notified as reserved forest, wild life sanctuaries or unclassified state forests.

Lower Dibang Valley Map

The Dibang, Ithun, Ason, Chipu, Aba, Iphi, Sisiri, Datung, Deopani river systems nourish this area making it a lovely place.

The abundance of natural beauty…..colorful and charming tribes…..ancient archeological sites make the place a perfect destination for nature lovers, adventurous tourists, archeologists and anthropologists……

Administrative Setup:

Sub-Division	Circle	Year of Opening	Rank of Officer In charge.
Roing	Roing	1951	DC/EAC/CO
	Dambuk	1954	SDO
	Koronu	2000	CO
Hunli	Hunli	1987	SDO
	Desali	1959	CO
Dambuk	Dambuk	1954	SDO
	Paglam	2002	CO

General Administration:

          (a) Administrative Sub-Division        :         3(Three) nos.
          (b) Administrative Circle                   :         6(Six)     nos.
          (c) Police Station                              :         3(Three) nos.
          (d) W.T. Station                                :         3(Three) nos.

Police Setup:

            (a) Police Station                               :         3(Three) nos.
          (b) Police Outpost                              :         2(Two) nos.
          (c) Police Checkgate                          :         2(Two) nos.
          (d) W.T. Net                                       :         3(Three) nos.
          (e) Fire Station                                  :         1(One) no.
          (f) Strength of Police Personnel
              (including BN)                               :         262 nos.

General Features:

Area                                                            : 3900 sq. km

Boundary                      : In North              : Dibang Valley District.
                                      : In North-East      : China . Assam .

Altitude : Roing HQ. : 390 mtrs.

District Profiles:

Total population as per Census 2001 : 50,438

(a) Male : 27,173
(b) Female : 23,265

Density of Population per sq. km : 13

Sex ratio Female per 1000 Male : 856

Decennial growth rate (1991-2001) : 41.38

Literacy rate (Percentage) :	60.34
(a) Male :	69.2
(b) Female :	49.73

Total Rural population (Provisional):

                                      (a) Total person     :         40,332
                                      (b) Male person    :         21,437
                                      (c) Female person :         18,895

Total Urban Population:

                                      (a) Total person     :         10,106
                                      (b) Male person    :           5,736
                                      (c) Female person :           4,370

Rainfall:

(a) Total Annual Rainfall
during 2001-2002 at Roing : 3418.80 mm.

(b) Average number of rainy days
at Roing : 170 days.

No. of town : 01 (Roing).

No. of Sub-Division : 03

No. of Circles : 06

No. of Villages : 127

No. of CD Block : 03

Educational/Training Institution:

Colleges : 00

Higher Secondary School : 03

Secondary School : 05

Middle School : 13

Primary School : 25

Pre-Primary School : 02

Middle School (Private) : 01

Primary School (Private) : 05

Central School : 01

Vivekanada Kendra Vidyalaya : 01

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya : 01

Industrial Training Institute : 01

A.P. Forest Training School : 01

Dist. Institute for Educational Training : 01


Name of Indigenous Tribes: (a) Idu-Mishmis	(b) Adi
(c) Mishings	(d) Galo


Main Festivals:
	(a) Reh (2^nd February)
	(b) Solung (1^st September)
	(c) Ke-Meh-Ha (24^th September)
	(d) Ali-Aa-Ligang (2^nd February)
	(e) Mopin (5^th April)

Important Rivers:

1) Dibang 2) Deopani 3) Iphi-pani 4) Eze 5) Diphu Nallah 6) Abha-pani
7) Dotung 8) Sisiri

Road and Communication: Total length of Road (in kms): (a) APPWD : 245.98 (b) RWD : 5.44 (c) Forest : 50.56 (d) BRTF (BRO) : 118.75

Bus Routes Operated by APSTS, Roing and Private Transport Services:

     (a)   Roing – Tezu
(b) Roing – Sadiaghat
(c)   Roing – Hunli
(d) Roing – Dello
(e)   Roing – Rukmo
(f)     Roing – Koronu
(g)   Roing – Chidu
(h) Roing – Old Abali
(i)     Roing – Balek
(j)     Roing – Tinsukia
(k) Roing – Anini (Tata Sumo)
(l)     Dambuk - Paglam

Nearest Railway Station:

Tinsukia : 113 kms (Approx.)

Nearest Airport:

    1)     Chabua                         :         138 kms (Approx.)
    2)     Mohanbari(Dibrugarh) :         148 kms (Approx.)
    3)     Guwahati                      :         500 kms (Approx.)

Helipads:

1)     Roing.
2)     Dambuk.
3)     Hunli.

Main Agricultural Products:

     1)     Paddy
2)     Maize
3)     Mustard
4)     Millet

Main Horticultural Products:

     1)     Orange
2)     Banana
3)     Ginger
4)     Pears
5)     Pineapple
6)     Papaya

Medical & Public Health:

District Hospital                  :         01
Community Health Centre :         01
Primary Health Centre       :         04
Health Sub-Centre             :         11
Health Unit                         :         01
Dispensaries                       :         02
Homeopathy Dispensaries :         02
Leprosy Unit                       :         02

Circle wise Data:

Circle	No. of Village	Male	Female	Total	Main tribes	Distance from Roing kms.
Roing Rural Urban	45 -	13,065 5,736	11,448 4,370	24,513 10,106	Idu-Mishmi and Adi-Padam	00
Koronu	11	1,872	1,652	3,524	Idu-Mishmis	21
Total ROING Sub-Divn.	56	20,673	17,470	38,143
Dambuk	10	2,809	2,471	5,280	Adi-Padam	45
Paglam	08	2,692	2,471	5,163	Mishing, Adi-padam and Galo	105
Total DAMBUK Sub-Divn.	18	5,501	4,942	10,443
Hunli	28	583	447	1,030	Idu-Mishmis	90
Desali	25	416	406	822	Idu-Mishmis	110
Total HUNLI Sub-Divn.	53	999	853	1,852

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