Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 185 m Local time Thursday 1:20 PM | Established 1946 Population 18,184 (2011) | |
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Weather 22°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
Folk dancers of arunachal perform during tamladu puja in tezu
Tezu is a census town and the headquarters of Lohit district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Contents
- Folk dancers of arunachal perform during tamladu puja in tezu
- Map of Tezu Arunachal Pradesh 792001
- Arunachali girls and boys dance at tamladu puja in tezu
- Geography
- Local Cultural Festivals
- Transport
- Demographics
- Tibetan diaspora
- Media and communications
- Educational Institutes
- References
Map of Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh 792001
All important offices of district administration are present in this town. The present Deputy Commissioner & Collector of Lohit is Sh.Danish Ashraf, IAS. The Deputy Commissioner (DC,also known as DM- District Magistrateor Collector), as the head of Lohit District, is in overall charge of the working and establishmentsof various departments. He supervises and controls all aspects of administrative and developmental activities that are carriedon by the departments in the district under his/her administrative jurisdiction.
The ancient inhabitant of this land of valley and rivers are the Mishmi tribes. The Mishmi tribes have traditions and customs dating back to the times of Mahabharata. According to sacred Hindu traditions, Lord Krishna's first queen Rukmini was a Mishmi Damsel. The major Mishmi God is Ringyajabmalu and the major Mishmi festival is known as Tamladu puja. It is celebrated each year on 15 February. People from all communities and all walks of life are invited to join in the celebrations. The Holy Parshuram Kund is also nearby and thousands of Hindu pilgrims from all over India, and also from neighbouring countries, come to take a holy dip and wash away the sins of millions of births. This is accompanied with a fair at Tezu and takes place every year during the month of January. The major agricultural products are mustard, ginger and oranges.
Tezu is one of the 60 constituencies of Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh. Name of current MLA (August-2016) of Tezu constituency is Mohesh Chai.
Arunachali girls and boys dance at tamladu puja in tezu
Geography
Tezu is located at 27.92°N 96.17°E / 27.92; 96.17. It has an average elevation of 185 metres (606 feet).
Local Cultural Festivals
Tamladu, the main festival of the Digaru Mishmi community is celebrated with much gaiety at Tezu and all over the Lohit district. Other festivals such as Mopin (Adi festival), Sangken (Khamti & Singhpo tribe), Reh (Idu Mishmi festival), Losar (Monpa festival), etc. are also celebrated.
Other than this, Durga Puja (Dusshera), Kali Puja, Ganesh Chaturthi, etc. are also celebrated with much gaiety.
Transport
The recently constructed airport at Tezu will be the first civilian airport of Arunachal Pradesh. It is going to be fully operational by the end of this year. Other nearest airports are at Mohanbari (154 km) and Guwahati (Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport). Tezu is linked with the adjacent state Assam by road. Arunachal Pradesh State Transport Services (APSTS) and other privately owned vehicles provide seamless connectivity to Assam. Most of the vehicles provide connectivity to Tinsukia, Assam. The nearest railway station is at Tinsukia (NTSK) which is linked to major parts of country like Guwahati, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, etc. A proposal to connect Tezu through broadgauge line from Murkongselek via Pasighat and extending up to Parshuram Kund was made. A preliminary engineering-traffic survey for this track has been completed.
The newly constructed Lohit Bridge (2.9 KM) over the Lohit River at Alobarighat has also eased the connectivity of Tezu and other nearby towns with Assam. This bridge has helped Tezu in getting directly connected to Guwahati through bus service.
The strategic 2 lane Dhola-Sadiya bridge (9.15 KM) on Brahmaputra, which will reduce travel time between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh by four hours, is likely to be opened at the end of 2017.It is very crucial for defence purposes also and will be the longest river bridge in Asia.
Demographics
As per 2011 Indian census, Tezu had a population of 18,184 of which 9,743 are males while 8,441 are females. Population of children with age 0-6 is 2104 which is 11.57% of total population of Tezu. Tezu has an average literacy rate of 83.98%, higher than the state average of 65.38% and national average of 74.04%. Male literacy rate is around 88.29%, and female literacy rate is 78.94%. The female sex ratio is 866 against state average of 938. Moreover, child sex ratio in Tezu is around 968 compared to the state average of 972.
Hindus consists around 75.57% of the total population while Muslim, Christian and Sikh consists 7.43%, 8.24% and 0.29% respectively. Buddhism is around 5.41% and other religions are 2.91% of the total population.
Tibetan diaspora
Tezu also has a sizeable population of Tibetan community of about 1500 mostly residing in a settlement called by local name as Lama Camp, Tibetans settled here since the 1960s after fleeing Chinese persecution in their homeland Tibet, till date they have maintained their own custom and tradition, they have built monasteries, health centre, nursing homes, schools etc. with funds coming from Govt. and other sources. Lama Camp is located in Tindolong about 6 km (4 mi) from Tezu Bazaar and has 5 camps each camp represent different regions of Tibet mainly Kham, Kongpo, Tsari and Pemako.
Media and communications
State-owned All India Radio has a local station in Tezu which transmits various programs of mass interest. Also, local TV channel - Matai Communication broadcasts local news, shows and programs.