Daporijo

Daporijo is a census town in the Upper Subansiri district in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Daporijo Dapo
Town
Nickname:  Town of sunshiners
Daporijo Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India Show map of Arunachal Pradesh Daporijo Daporijo (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°59′10″N 94°13′15″E
Country	India
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Upper Subansiri
Government
• Type	democratic
• Body	district court
Population  (2001)
• Total	15,468
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-AR
Vehicle registration	AR

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,^[1] Daporijo had a population of 15,468. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Daporijo has an average literacy rate of 59%, marginally lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66% and, female literacy is 51%. In Daporijo, 19% of the population is under 6 years of age. Daporijo is the headquarters of the Upper Subansiri District.

Governance

Taniya Soki is the MLA of 24th Daporijo constituency (as of April-2019), and the Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate was Kanto Dangen APCS as of January 2021.

Topography

Daporijo is located at an elevation of 600 m above sea level. It is located beside the river Subansiri, one of the principal rivers of Arunachal Pradesh, and a major tributary of the Brahmaputra.

See also

List of constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly there is a total of 60th constituencies