Outline of Arunachal Pradesh explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Arunachal Pradesh:

Arunachal Pradesh  - northeasternmost state of the Republic of India. Geographically, it is the largest among the North-east Indian states commonly known as the Seven Sister States. As in other parts of Northeast India, the people native to the state trace their origins to the Tibeto-Burman people. Arunachal Pradesh has close to 61,000 square kilometres of forests, and forest products are the next most significant sector of the economy. Among the crops grown here are rice, maize, millet, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, ginger, and oilseeds. Arunachal is also ideal for horticulture and fruit orchards. Its major industries are rice mills, fruit preservation and processing units, and handloom handicrafts. Sawmills and plywood trades are prohibited under law.^[1]

General reference

Names

• Common name: Arunachal Pradesh
  • Pronunciation:
• Previously known as:
  • North-East Frontier Agency
  • Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh (20 January 1972 to 20 February 1987.)
• Official name: Arunachal Pradesh
• Adjectival(s): Arunachali
• Demonym(s): Arunachalis
• Abbreviations and name codes
  • ISO 3166-2 code: IN-AR

Rankings (amongst India's states and union territories)

• by population: 31st
• by area (2011 census): 15th
• by crime rate (2016): 17th
• by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 27th
• by Human Development Index (HDI)(2017)

24th

• by life expectancy at birth

• by literacy rate (2011 census)

34th

Geography of Arunachal Pradesh

Geography of Arunachal Pradesh

• Arunachal Pradesh is: an Indian state, one of the Seven Sister States
• Population of Arunachal Pradesh: 1,382,611
• Area of Arunachal Pradesh: 83,743 km2 (32,333 sq mi)
• Atlas of Arunachal Pradesh

Location of Arunachal Pradesh

• Arunachal Pradesh is situated within the following regions:
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Eastern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Asia
        • South Asia
          • India
            • Northeast India
• Time zone(s): Indian Standard Time (IST)

Environment of Arunachal Pradesh

• Climate of Arunachal Pradesh
• Topography of Arunachal Pradesh
• Biome types in Arunachal Pradesh
  • Tropical and Sub-tropical forests
  • Temperate forest
  • Pine forests
  • Subalpine forest
• Wildlife of Arunachal Pradesh
  • Flora of Arunachal Pradesh

Natural geographic features of Arunachal Pradesh

• Hills in Arunachal Pradesh
  • Patkai
• Mountains in Arunachal Pradesh
  • Himalayas
• Rivers in Arunachal Pradesh
  • Dibang River
  • Kameng River
  • Lohit River
  • Tirap River
  • Subansiri River

Protected areas of Arunachal Pradesh

• Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary
• Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve
• Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
• Kameng Elephant Reserve
• Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary
• Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary
• Mouling National Park
• Namdapha National Park
• Sessa Orchid Sanctuary
• Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

Regions of Arunachal Pradesh

Ecoregions of Arunachal Pradesh

• Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests
• Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests
• Eastern Himalaya subalpine conifer forests
• Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
• Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows

Administrative divisions of Arunachal Pradesh

Districts of Arunachal Pradesh

• Districts of Arunachal Pradesh
  1. Tawang district
  2. West Kameng district
  3. East Kameng district
  4. Pakke-Kessang district
  5. Papum Pare district
  6. Kurung Kumey district
  7. Kra Daadi district
  8. Lower Subansiri district
  9. Upper Subansiri district
  10. West Siang district
  11. Siang district
  12. Upper Siang district
  13. Lower Siang district
  14. Lepa-Rada district
  15. Shi-Yomi district
  16. East Siang district
  17. Lower Dibang Valley district
  18. Upper Dibang Valley district
  19. Lohit district
  20. Anjaw district
  21. Namsai district
  22. Changlang district
  23. Tirap district
  24. Longding district
  25. Kamle district

Municipalities of Arunachal Pradesh

Cities and towns in Arunachal Pradesh

• Capital of Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar
• Along
• Bomdila
• Daporijo
• Naharlagun
• Pasighat
• Seppa
• Tawang
• Tezu
• Ziro

Demographics of Arunachal Pradesh

Demographics of Arunachal Pradesh  - according to the 2011 census of India, the total population of Arunachal Pradesh is 13,82,611, of which 21,201,678 (50.54%) are male and 20,745,680 (49.46%) are female, or 978 females per 1000 males.

Religion demographics of Arunachal Pradesh

Religion demographics of Arunachal Pradesh  - according to the 2011 Indian Census, the religions of Arunachal Pradesh break down as follows:^[2]

• Christian: 418,732 (30.26%)
• Hindu: 401,876 (29.04%)
• Others (mostly Donyi-Polo): 362,553 (26.2%)
• Buddhist: 162,815 (11.76%)
• Muslim: 27,045 (1.9%)
• Sikh: 1,865 (0.1%)
• Jain: 216 (<0.1%)

Language demographics of Arunachal Pradesh

See also: Arunachal languages. Language demographics of Arunachal Pradesh  - Arunachal Pradesh is one of the linguistically richest and most diverse regions in all of Asia, being home to at least 30 and possibly as many as 50 distinct languages in addition to innumerable dialects and subdialects thereof.

Government and politics of Arunachal Pradesh

Politics of Arunachal Pradesh

• Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
• Capital of Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar
• Elections in Arunachal Pradesh
  • 1978 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
  • 1980 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
  • 2004 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
  • 2009 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
  • 2014 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

Union government in Arunachal Pradesh

• Indian general election, 2009 (Arunachal Pradesh)
• Indian general election, 2014 (Arunachal Pradesh)
• Congressional representation of Arunachal Pradesh
  • Rajya Sabha members from Arunachal Pradesh
  • Arunachal East (Lok Sabha constituency)
  • Arunachal West (Lok Sabha constituency)
  • Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee

Indian military in Arunachal Pradesh

• Arunachal Scouts

Branches of the government of Arunachal Pradesh

Government of Arunachal Pradesh

Executive branch of the government of Arunachal Pradesh

• Head of state: Governor of Arunachal Pradesh,
  • Raj Bhavan  - official residence of the Governor
• Head of government: Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh,
• Departments and agencies of Arunachal Pradesh
  • Department of Environment and Forest of Arunachal Pradesh
  • Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission

Legislative branch of the government of Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

• Constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Arunachal Pradesh

• Gauhati High Court

Law and order in Arunachal Pradesh

• Law enforcement in Arunachal Pradesh
  • Arunachal Pradesh Police

History of Arunachal Pradesh

History of Arunachal Pradesh

History of Arunachal Pradesh, by period

Medieval Arunachal Pradesh

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Contemporary Arunachal Pradesh

• North-East Frontier Agency (1951 to 20 January 1972)  - part of Assam
• Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh (20 January 1972 to 20 February 1987.)

History of Arunachal Pradesh, by region

Historical places in Arunachal Pradesh

• Gomsi
• Ita Fort

History of Arunachal Pradesh, by subject

Culture of Arunachal Pradesh

Culture of Arunachal Pradesh

• Architecture of Arunachal Pradesh
• Cuisine of Arunachal Pradesh
• Languages of Arunachal Pradesh
  • Language isolates and independent language families in Arunachal
• Monuments in Arunachal Pradesh
  • Monuments of National Importance in Arunachal Pradesh
  • State Protected Monuments in Arunachal Pradesh
• World Heritage Sites in Arunachal Pradesh

Art in Arunachal Pradesh

• Music of Arunachal Pradesh

People of Arunachal Pradesh

People of Arunachal Pradesh

• People from Arunachal Pradesh

Religion in Arunachal Pradesh

Religion in Arunachal Pradesh

• Christianity in Arunachal Pradesh

Sports in Arunachal Pradesh

Sports in Arunachal Pradesh

• Cricket in Arunachal Pradesh
  • Arunachal Pradesh Cricket Association
• Football in Arunachal Pradesh
  • Arunachal Pradesh Football Association
  • Arunachal Pradesh football team

Symbols of Arunachal Pradesh

Symbols of Arunachal Pradesh

• State Bird: Hornbill
• State Flower: Foxtail Orchid
• State Animal: Gayal (AKA mithun)
• State Tree: Hollong

Economy and infrastructure of Arunachal Pradesh

Economy of Arunachal Pradesh

• Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh
• Transport in Arunachal Pradesh
  • Roads in Arunachal Pradesh
    • Highways in Arunachal Pradesh
    • Proposed roads
      • East-West Industrial Corridor Highway, Arunachal Pradesh

Education in Arunachal Pradesh

Education in Arunachal Pradesh

• Institutions of higher education in Arunachal Pradesh
  • National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh
• All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union

See also

• Outline of India
• Fact about Arunachal Pradesh

External links

• • Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh (Official)
• Arunachal Pradesh Territorial Dispute between India and China, Inventory of Conflict and Environment
• reviewNE – all things North East India
• STD Codes of Arunachal Pradesh
• Languages of Arunachal Pradesh (Roger Blench)

Notes and References

1. http://www.thisismyindia.com/arunachal-pradesh/arunachal-pradesh-economy.html Arunachal Pradesh Economy
2. Web site: Census of India – Religious Composition . Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs . 27 August 2015.