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About Shirong Village

Shirong is a small village in Hawai tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 18 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shirong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shirong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Anjaw
Tehsil Hawai
Pincode 792102
Population 38
Male Population 18
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 Shirong compares

By the 2011 count Shirong is the 34th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 73 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Shirong

Shirong is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shirong 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 Shirong from other places

Shirong lies about 30 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Ledo, about 137 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 Shirong
Tehsil headquarters Hawai 14 km
District headquarters Anjaw 30 km
Nearest railway station Ledo 137 km
Nearest town Dum Duma 141 km

Villages closest to Shirong

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hawai 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 Shirong

As per the Census of India 2011, Shirong village had a population of 38. That makes it the 34th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 73 residents.

Shirong village has 18 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shirong has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

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

Shirong falls under Hawai tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shirong is Ledo, about 137 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 Shirong.

Shirong is about 30 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shirong is in Hawai tehsil of Anjaw district. Hawai is about 14 km away. Anjaw is about 30 km away. Ledo is about 137 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Staging Shirong Hut (under 2 km), Samdul (2.7 km) and Hunung (3.3 km).

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

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