Gelling, Arunachal Pradesh

Gelling, or Geling, is a village and the headquarters of an eponymous circle in the Upper Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Brahmaputra River (called "Siang" in Arunachal Pradesh) enters India near Gelling. Gelling village is located around 35 km upstream from Tuting.

Gelling
Village and administrative circle
Gelling Circle in the Upper Siang district
Gelling
Gelling village in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Gelling
Gelling (India)
Coordinates: 29°08′04″N 94°58′39″E
CountryIndia
StateArunachal Pradesh
DistrictUpper Siang district
Sub-divisionTuting
Gelling, Arunachal Pradesh
Simplified Chinese更仁

The Gelling Circle contains the basin of the Siang river on both the sides, on the border of the Medog County of China's Tibet Autonomous Region. It has a population of 742 people living in six villages. The other villages in the Circle are Bishing, Bona, Kopu, Mayum and Norbudling. The Geling Circle along with the Singa Circle is organised as a community development block with 19 villages in total.

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