Basar, Arunachal Pradesh
| Basar | |
|---|---|
| town | |
  Basar   Basar Location in Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°59′0″N 94°40′0″E / 27.98333°N 94.66667°ECoordinates: 27°59′0″N 94°40′0″E / 27.98333°N 94.66667°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | West Siang |
| Elevation | 578 m (1,896 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 791101 |
| Telephone code | 03795 |
| Vehicle registration | AR |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Nearest city | Along |
Basar is a census town in West Siang District in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Basar is popular, as it is the abode of Galo people. Name of current MLA (August-2016) of Basar constituency is Gojen Gadi.[1]
Geography
Basar is located at 27°59′N 94°40′E / 27.983°N 94.667°E. It has an average elevation of 578 metres above mean sea level and has a pleasantly cold weather.[2]which is near to karlunga darra
Demographics
According to the 2001 India census, Basar has a population of 3834 Galo (Tribe) people. Males make up 56% of the population and females form 44%. Basar has a mean literacy rate of 72%, higher than the country wide mean of 59.5%. 61% of the males and 39% of the females are literate. 16% of the population is made up of children less than 6 years of age. It has a population density of 11 person per km2.
The staple crop of the Galo people of Basar are rice, maize in slash-and-burn agricultural practice. The plains of the Basar valley is famous for its wet rice cultivation. Oranges and Pineapple are grown abundantly and nowadays kiwi and apple are tried in the higher ridges of the mountainous ranges. Basar is the original place of Riba, Basar, and Riram clans of Galo tribe and They live in over 65 hill villages, traditionally each keeping to itself under a selected chief styled Gaon Burra (British-era development) who moderates the village council, which acts even as traditional court. The olden day councils consists of all the village elder and decisions were taken in a dere.
Education
The key academic resource is the Tomi Polythecnic College under Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh which is approved by AICTE, New Delhi and affiliated by APSCTE, DHTE, Government of Arunachal Pradesh. One Government Higher Secondary School, one VKV school and numerous other private schools provide education to the children of nearby villages.
Language
The language spoken by Galo people in Basar is GALO (Lare), which is related to the Chinese and Tibetan languages.
The dress of the Galo people in Basar is worn by both sexes are self woven Beke tied around the bosom and Gale which is wrapped around the body below the naval region to toes completely covering the lower portion in women. The men folks wear a self woven sleeveless shirt called Galuk which is covered by a raw silk cloth Zera wrapped over the shoulder. The lower portion is covered by a loin cloth called Haabe which is passed in between the buttock, folded towards pubis and which hangs on a belt-like deer skin leather embedded with semiprecious stones and corals. The head is covered with a cap-like covering called Bolup hand-crafted from cane, which acted as Helmet during olden warry days.
Tattooing in any form was not practiced in Galo people of Basar area..
The economy of a family is measured on the possession of animal called as "Hobe" or Mithun (Bos frontalis).
Festivals and dances
The mother of festival "MOPIN" an agricultural festival performed before or after the sowing of seeds for bumper crops is celebrated in Basar in wider ways. Popir song and dance of "Mopin" are performed during this festival.a
Religion
The "Donyi-Polo" practice of the Galo people have the majority following, which involves the chanting of rymes to apease the ancestors to invoke the blessings of the sun and the moon, where the Priest called "Nyibu" plays a crucial role as intermediary between the Donyi-polo and the people.
Media
Basar has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Basar. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.
References
- ↑ "Basar MLA". Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ Map and weather of Basar