Situated near the Nao-Dihing river, the township received a major boost when the much-awaited bridge over the river was inaugurated in March 2002. The bridge is 660.37m long and recently it came to the 2nd position in Arunachal Pradesh after the inauguration of Parasuram Bridge, which is 85 km ahead of Namsai. Some 30 km to the east lies the Diyun Town. The road to Diyun takes a turn from the NH52. This road was developed by Oil India Limited which is still functioning although it worsening with each year. Just 75 km from Tinsukia Town, the major railway station, Namsai is fast developing as a township.
Demographicsedit
As per 2011 Indian census,[2] Namsai has a population of 14,246 of which 7,487 are males while 6,759 are females. Population of children age 0-6 is 2,098 which is 14.73% of total population. Female sex ratio is of 903 against state average of 938. Child sex ratio is around 964 compared to state average of 972. Literacy rate is 76.61%, higher than state average of 65.38%. Male literacy is around 82.10% while female literacy rate is 70.45%.
According to Census 2011, Assamese is Spoken by 1,961 people, Bengali at 1,932 people, Hindi by 1,416 people, Bhojpuri at 1,166, Nepali by 1,102 people and Adi at 573.
Tourismedit
Golden Pagodaedit
The Golden Pagoda Monastery at Tengapani in Namsai district is a major tourist destination.[4][5] Known as 'Kongmu Kham' in the local Tai-Khamti language, Golden Pagoda is one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in North East India.
Mediaedit
Namsai has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Namsai. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.
Referencesedit
^. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
^. Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^"C-16 Population by Mother Tongue". Retrieved 20 December 2023.
^"Namsai's Golden Pagoda awes fans in Zubeen's viral Mission China song". The News Mill. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
^Hundred novice monks ordained at the Golden Pagoda 22 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, The Arunachal Times
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namsai, arunachal, pradesh, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Namsai Arunachal Pradesh news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Namsai is the headquarters of Namsai district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh This place is one of the 60 constituencies of Arunachal Name of current MLA August 2016 of Namsai constituency is Zingnu Namchoom 1 NamsaiCityGolden Pagoda at NamsaiNamsaiLocation in Arunachal Pradesh IndiaCoordinates 27 40 08 N 95 52 17 E 27 66894 N 95 87135 E 27 66894 95 87135Country IndiaStateArunachal PradeshDistrictNamsaiPopulation 2011 Total14 246 Density60 46 km2 156 6 sq mi Languages OfficialEnglishTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN792103Telephone code03806Vehicle registrationAR 20 Contents 1 Overview 2 Demographics 2 1 Languages 3 Tourism 3 1 Golden Pagoda 4 Media 5 ReferencesOverview edit nbsp Show zoomed in nbsp Show zoomed mid nbsp Show zoomed out Situated near the Nao Dihing river the township received a major boost when the much awaited bridge over the river was inaugurated in March 2002 The bridge is 660 37m long and recently it came to the 2nd position in Arunachal Pradesh after the inauguration of Parasuram Bridge which is 85 km ahead of Namsai Some 30 km to the east lies the Diyun Town The road to Diyun takes a turn from the NH52 This road was developed by Oil India Limited which is still functioning although it worsening with each year Just 75 km from Tinsukia Town the major railway station Namsai is fast developing as a township Demographics editAs per 2011 Indian census 2 Namsai has a population of 14 246 of which 7 487 are males while 6 759 are females Population of children age 0 6 is 2 098 which is 14 73 of total population Female sex ratio is of 903 against state average of 938 Child sex ratio is around 964 compared to state average of 972 Literacy rate is 76 61 higher than state average of 65 38 Male literacy is around 82 10 while female literacy rate is 70 45 Languages edit Languages spoken in Namsai Town 2011 3 Assamese 13 76 Bengali 13 56 Hindi 9 94 Bhojpuri 8 18 Nepali 7 74 Adi 4 02 Others 42 80 According to Census 2011 Assamese is Spoken by 1 961 people Bengali at 1 932 people Hindi by 1 416 people Bhojpuri at 1 166 Nepali by 1 102 people and Adi at 573 Tourism editGolden Pagoda edit The Golden Pagoda Monastery at Tengapani in Namsai district is a major tourist destination 4 5 Known as Kongmu Kham in the local Tai Khamti language Golden Pagoda is one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in North East India Media editNamsai has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Namsai It broadcasts on FM frequencies References edit Namsai MLA Archived from the original on 19 August 2016 Retrieved 14 August 2016 Census of India 2001 Data from the 2001 Census including cities villages and towns Provisional Census Commission of India Archived from the original on 16 June 2004 Retrieved 1 November 2008 C 16 Population by Mother Tongue Retrieved 20 December 2023 Namsai s Golden Pagoda awes fans in Zubeen s viral Mission China song The News Mill 29 July 2017 Retrieved 18 August 2017 Hundred novice monks ordained at the Golden Pagoda Archived 22 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Arunachal Times Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Namsai Arunachal Pradesh amp oldid 1193259863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
