It is located 137 kilometres (85 mi) from Likabali, which is at the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

The Yomgo River Festival, held every year during peak tourist season, and lasting 3–4 days, is celebrated from 05-9 April.

The low sex ratio – 916 girls for every 1000 boys in 2001 – is cause for concern, even though it is not typical of the region.

According to 2011 census, Adi was the most spoken language with 11,199 speakers followed by Hindi at 3,572, Bengali at 1,128, Bhojpuri at 989, Nepali at 956 and Assamese at 781.

Arunachal Pradesh State Transport Service (APSTS) buses are available to and from Aalo.