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About Payagam Village

Payagam is a small village in Metengliang tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 27 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Payagam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Payagam village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Anjaw
Tehsil Metengliang
Pincode 792102
Population 55
Male Population 27
Female Population 28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
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 Payagam compares

By the 2011 count Payagam is the 12th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 55 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Payagam

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

Payagam lies about 32 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Dangari, about 90 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 Payagam
Tehsil headquarters Metengliang 25 km
District headquarters Anjaw 32 km
Nearest railway station Dangari 90 km
Nearest town Dum Duma 98 km

Villages closest to Payagam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Payagam village had a population of 55. That makes it the 12th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 55 residents.

Payagam village has 27 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Payagam has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

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

Payagam falls under Metengliang tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Payagam is Dangari, about 90 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 Payagam.

Payagam is about 32 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Payagam is in Metengliang tehsil of Anjaw district. Metengliang is about 25 km away. Anjaw is about 32 km away. Dangari is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Payaparap (under 2 km), Hamaliang (7.2 km) and Kromna (17 km).

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

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