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About Gai Village

Gai is a small village in Walong tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 12 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,417 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gai village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Anjaw
Tehsil Walong
Pincode 792102
Population 29
Male Population 12
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,417
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 Gai compares

By the 2011 count Gai is the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 67 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Gai

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

Gai lies about 29 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Dangari, about 138 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 Gai
Tehsil headquarters Walong 25 km
District headquarters Anjaw 29 km
Nearest railway station Dangari 138 km
Nearest town Dum Duma 142 km

Villages closest to Gai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gai village had a population of 29. That makes it the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 67 residents.

Gai village has 12 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gai has about 1417 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

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

Gai falls under Walong tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gai is Dangari, about 138 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 Gai.

Gai is about 29 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gai is in Walong tehsil of Anjaw district. Walong is about 25 km away. Anjaw is about 29 km away. Dangari is about 138 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khrawit (under 2 km), Khampti Pani (1.6 km) and Khampti Pani L Camp (1.6 km).

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

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