Seppa


Seppa is the headquarters of the East Kameng district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. Sapla means 'marshy' land in the local dialect. It lies on the bank of Kameng River and there is a helipad there. It is located from Itanagar and from Tezpur connected by motorable road. The village of Seppa has 2 out of the 60 Vidhan Sabha Constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh. They are Seppa East and Seppa West.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Seppa had a population of 14,965; males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%; 21% of the population was under 6 years of age; the average literacy rate was 53%—lower than the national average of 59.5%, with 64% male literacy and 41% female literacy.

Media

Seppa has an All India Radio Relay station known as Akashvani Seppa. It broadcasts on FM frequencies.