The Singpho tribe of Arunachal Pradesh resides on the banks of Siang and Noa Dihing rivers and spreading to as far as the southeastern part including the land of the Khamptis. This tribal group is said to be the sub group of the Burmese tribe named Kachin.

The Singpho tribes are segregated into quite a number of clans, each under a leader locally known as Gam. The principal Gams are the Bessa, Duffa, Luttao, Luttora, Tesari, Mirip, Lophae, Lutong and Magrong. The Singpho are also separated into 4 classes, known as Shangai, Myung, Lubrung and Mirip. Their numerous clans have their own leaders, and they live in the houses on stilts. These special types of houses of Singpho tribes are known as Chang ghar, generally built near a river. They are scattered in villages like Ketetong, Ulup, Dibang, Pangsun, Mungbhon, Bisa, Pangna, Hasak, Namo, Ingthem, Katha, and Kumsai. Their language is known as the Singpho dialect of the Jingpo language.

Shifting cultivation, better known as Jhum, is not at all exercised by theses Singpho tribes. On the other hand, they grow tea in ample quantity. Almost al the terrain hills are thronged with tea plantations. The Singpho also produced yams and other edible tubers and consume them in great quantity. Opium is consumed among the people of this community at a large extent.

In their meals, almost all the Singpho tribes want to devour meat in large quantity. Rice is their staple food. A special type of beer that has been prepared from rice is a conventional drink and it becomes a part of their conventions and practices.

All the Singpho tribes have developed expertise in their professions of being black smiths, largely producing iron artworks of excellence. Mainly the women folks create nicely woven clothes and dress materials.

Singpho tribes are very good looking also. They have got a strong physique just like any athlete having prominent Mongolian features. Keeping their hair quite long, even the Singpho males tie them in top knot. In addition, women embellish their hair with beautiful silver chains. Tattooing is also in vogue amongst the married females. Exquisite tattoos are drawn on the legs covering ankles, knees etc. Man does not prefer to wear jewelries, only the female folk deck up in conventional neckpieces, earrings and finger rings of their own conventional designs. They carry a sword, locally popular as `sheathed dao`. The sword that the leader carries has been engrafted with tiger claws.

The people of this community make shields and helmets from buffalo hide and they are decorated with artistic touch. The costumes of the Singpo males include an undergarment that is made of coloured silk. Sometimes the material is of check pattern. They wear coloured cotton jacket to cover their upper portion. Some of the people of this tribal community have also adopted the costume pattern of the Burmese or Shan. The females of this community wear mekhela that covers the entire body.

Moreover, the social customs of the Singpho tribes are maintained with honor. Marriage is a valued institution. `Exogamy` is adept to marriage. However, it is customary that they do not marry within the members of a clan. Only marriages are being confined to definite clans only. Once a man gets married to a clan, it becomes customary for his heirs to seek wives from the same family line only.

Singpho tribes follow occupational practices and lifestyle, quite dissimilar from the other tribes of Indian subcontinent. The pious Singpho tribes feted festivals in great jubilance. Especially the religious festivals are greatly popular amongst the Singpho tribes. In the month of April, the Songkon festival is a special festival that they celebrate in memorial of Gautama Buddha. A special type of spiritual worship, locally known as Nat, is also exercised in addition to their main religious practice of Buddhism. Basically the Singpho tribes are the followers of Theravada School of Buddhism.

As per their arduous belief, in order to appease malevolent and responsible spirits that cause immense harms to the whole of human society, special ceremonies are being organized. On theses ceremonies, they are worshipped. These spirits, namely, Ningsenat, Multung-Dingna, Cit-Hungnat, Natkum, Mainat, etc were fed with various offering of animals like cattle such as bulls, pigs, cows and chickens etc. They had immense faith on the Almighty God who according to them uses rainbow as the ladder for meeting his wife on the moon land. A small section of Singpho also follows Christianity wholeheartedly.

In their cultural traditions as infested in various art forms like music, dance, festivals, the Singpho tribes maintains their uniqueness.