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About Aphumna Village

Aphumna is a small village in Chaglagam tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 40 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aphumna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aphumna village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Anjaw
Tehsil Chaglagam
Pincode 792102
Population 85
Male Population 40
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aphumna compares

By the 2011 count Aphumna is the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 67 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1063.

Getting to Aphumna

Aphumna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Aphumna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aphumna from other places

Aphumna lies about 28 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Dangari, about 122 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Aphumna
Tehsil headquarters Chaglagam 3.4 km
District headquarters Anjaw 28 km
Nearest railway station Dangari 122 km
Nearest town Pāsighāt 128 km

Villages closest to Aphumna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaglagam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Aphumna

As per the Census of India 2011, Aphumna village had a population of 85. That makes it the 4th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 67 residents.

Aphumna village has 40 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aphumna has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1063.

The pincode recorded for Aphumna is 792102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aphumna falls under Chaglagam tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aphumna is Dangari, about 122 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Aphumna.

Aphumna is about 28 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aphumna is in Chaglagam tehsil of Anjaw district. Chaglagam is about 3.4 km away. Anjaw is about 28 km away. Dangari is about 122 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abohagam (1.9 km), Tarampa (2.6 km) and Chaglagam H Q (3.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Aphumna today is likely to be higher.

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