Чанггланг: География, население и культурное разнообразие района.

the district

The Indian Government resettled many Chakmas and Hajong here permanently. They had fled from East Pakistan, which constructed the Kaptai Dam on their lands displacing hundreds of thousands.

Changlang district occupies an area of , comparatively equivalent to Indonesia's Lombok Island. It falls in a region that receives high rainfall. The region is rich in wildlife with a different kind of flora and fauna. The district has both plains and highlands. Most of the plains are in the valley of Dihing. The area is prone to occasional floods.

The Dihing is the main source of fish for the local people. The freshwater fish are very much in demand they hardly reach major towns nearby like Tinsukia, Doomdooma, Digboi and Dibrugarh.

Trans Arunachal highway connects northern parts of the district with Namsai district in the north. Changlang headquarters is connected to Assam by Changlang Margherita road and to Tirap district by Trans Arunachal Highway. The proposed Mago Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line, (will intersect with the proposed East West Industrial Corridor Highway) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen here and here.

According to the 2011 census Changlang district has a population of 148,226, roughly equal to the nation of Saint Lucia. This gives it a ranking of 598th in India (out of a total of 640 districts). The district has a population density of Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 17.96%. Changlang has a sex ratio of 914 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 61.9%. Scheduled Tribes made up 36.3% of the district's population. Another third is made up of tribal groups, namely Tangsa, Tutsa, Nocte, Chakma, Singpho, Gorkha and the Yobin. Sizeable communities of the Tibetans, and Bodo are also there. The Tibetan people are clustered at Choephelling Tibetan settlement in Miao, which was set up in 1976 hosts a population of 2200.

At the time of the 2011 census, 27.14% of the population spoke Chakma, 20.08% Tangsa, 7.09% Nepali, 3.97% Sadri, 3.50% Assamese, 3.26% Hindi, 3.22% Bengali, 2.22% Monpa, 2.04% Bhojpuri, 1.79% Hajong, 1.65% Nocte and 1.13% Chungli Ao as their first language. Other significant languages in the district not recorded in the census are Singpho, spoken by c. 3900 people.

Buddhism, followed predominantly by the Chakmas and the Singphos and Khamti, is the largest religion in the district and is practiced by around a third of the population. Other non tribal communities, such as the Hajong, Nepalis, Bhojpuris, Assamese and others are Hindus, who make up around 32% of the population. Around half the tribals, including most of the Tangsa, Nocte, and other Naga groups, have converted to Christianity, but a large minority among these groups still practice their traditional animistic faith. Some have attempted to formalize this faith into a new spiritual movement called Rangfrah. Christianity is also practiced among some members of the tea garden tribes like Munda and Kurukh.

Places to visit are World War II cemetery in Jairampur, Indo Myanmar border town Nampong and Pangsau Pass. Another place of interest is Bordumsa where the rich culture of the Tais and Singpho exist. Namdapha National park has many tourist homes & picturesque areas.

The Namdapha Tiger reserve is located in Miao town of this district.

District Hospital is located in Changlang headquarters. Subdivisions and major Administrative circles have Community health Center or Primary health Center to take care of basic health needs.