Rani Village | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Official Name: | Village of East Siang |
Pushpin Map: | India Arunachal Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 27.96°N 95.31°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Arunachal Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | East Siang |
Subdivision Type3: | Circle |
Subdivision Name3: | Sille-Oyan |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1949 |
Government Type: | ZPM, MLA, MP |
Leader Title: | ZPM |
Leader Name: | Tajing Taki |
Leader Party: | INC |
Leader Title1: | MLA |
Leader Name1: | Tatung Jamoh & Tangor Tapak |
Leader Title2: | MP |
Leader Name2: | Ninong Ering & Tapir Gao |
Elevation Ft: | 14 |
Population As Of: | Census 2011 |
Population Total: | 1924 |
Population Rank: | 3rd in East Siang District |
Population Note: | As on Census 2011 |
Timezone: | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Postal Code Type: | STD |
Postal Code: | 791102 |
Area Code: | 0368 |
Blank Name: | Students' Union Name |
Blank Info: | All Rani Students' Union (ARSU) |
Rani Village or Rani is a small village located in the Sille-Oyan circle of East Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh with a total of 924 residing families. It is situated 12 km from the district headquarter Pasighat and the 3rd largest village in the East Siang district, after Riga Village and Mirem Village.[1] [2]
The name Rani is assumed to be derived from an archaeological site at Gomsi, where there might have resided a "Rani" (queen) during the medieval period (Probably of the Chutiya Kingdom). The site was excavated from an cultivation field of Rani Village. As per the Archaeological Survey of India it is assumed that the Rani of the Chutiya kingdom was residing there.[3]
It is located 12 km from Pasighat and 20 km from Ruksin.[4]