Upper Siang District

Arunachal Pradesh

Upper Siang district is one of the districts of Arunachal Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is at Yingkiong. It covers 6,188 sq km and had a population of 33,146 at the 2011 census, a density of 5 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 2 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Yingkiong
Area
6,188 sq km
Population
33,146
(2011)
Population Density
5 /km²
Literacy Rate
59.9%
Sex Ratio
905
per 1,000 males
OverviewAdministrationLok SabhaAssemblyRepresentativesElection HistoryPolitical GeographyKey Facts

Upper Siang District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Upper Siang district.

Total Population
33,146
Male Population
17,398
Female Population
15,748
Rural Population
26,500
Urban Population
6,646
Scheduled Caste
0
Scheduled Tribe
26,180
Literacy Rate
59.9%
Population Density
5 /km²
Sex Ratio
905
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 68.1%Female literacy 50.8%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Upper Siang district.

11
Tehsils
4
Blocks
12
Nyay Panchayats
52
Gram Panchayats
124
Villages
Headquarters
Yingkiong
Languages
Adi, Memba, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
28.62° N, 95.05° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Upper Siang

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Arunachal East

Constituency No. 2 · General
Partial
Tapir Gao
Tapir Gao
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Tuting-Yingkiong
  • Mariyang-Geku
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Upper Siang

(2)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Your Representatives from Upper Siang

(3)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Upper Siang district.

  • Tapir Gao
    Tapir Gao
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Arunachal East · No. 2
  • AL
    Alo Libang
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Tuting-Yingkiong · No. 34
  • OP
    Oni Panyang
    National People's Party
    MLA
    Mariyang-Geku · No. 40

Election History

Lok Sabha

Arunachal East · No. 2

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPTapir Gao
    Votes 1,45,419Vote share 48.13%Margin 30,421
    1. 1. Tapir Gao · BJP1,45,419 (48.13%)
    2. 2. Bosiram Siram · INC1,14,998 (38.06%)
    3. 3. Bandey Mili · Independent22,104 (7.32%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Arunachal Pradesh
State
Upper Siang
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 2
2 Assembly
No. 34, 40

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Upper Siang District at a Glance

State
Arunachal Pradesh
Headquarters
Yingkiong
Area
6,188 sq km
Population
33,146
Population density
5 per km²
Sex ratio
905 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
59.9%
Languages
Adi, Memba, Hindi
Tehsils
11
Blocks
4
Gram panchayats
52
Villages
124
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
2
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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