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About Sungung Village

Sungung is a small village in Manchal tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 38 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sungung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sungung village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Anjaw
Tehsil Manchal
Pincode 792102
Population 73
Male Population 38
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Sungung compares

By the 2011 count Sungung is the 16th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 58 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Sungung

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

Sungung lies about 12 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Dangari, about 110 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 Sungung
Tehsil headquarters Manchal 6.2 km
District headquarters Anjaw 12 km
Nearest railway station Dangari 110 km
Nearest town Dum Duma 118 km

Villages closest to Sungung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sungung village had a population of 73. That makes it the 16th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 58 residents.

Sungung village has 38 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sungung has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1121.

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

Sungung falls under Manchal tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sungung is Dangari, about 110 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 Sungung.

Sungung is about 12 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sungung is in Manchal tehsil of Anjaw district. Manchal is about 6.2 km away. Anjaw is about 12 km away. Dangari is about 110 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanning (1.7 km), Cheretong (2.4 km) and Kanthuliang (2.4 km).

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

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