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About Galenja Ponthai Village

Galenja Ponthai is a small village in Bordumsa tehsil, in the district of Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 150 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males.

Galenja Ponthai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Galenja Ponthai village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Changlang
Tehsil Bordumsa
Population 309
Male Population 150
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Galenja Ponthai compares

By the 2011 count Galenja Ponthai is the 32nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 692 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Galenja Ponthai

Galenja Ponthai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Galenja Ponthai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Galenja Ponthai from other places

Galenja Ponthai lies about 40 km from Changlang, and the nearest railway station is Ledo, about 24 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 Galenja Ponthai
Tehsil headquarters Bordumsa 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Ledo 24 km
Nearest town Digboi 27 km
District headquarters Changlang 40 km

Villages closest to Galenja Ponthai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bordumsa 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 Galenja Ponthai

As per the Census of India 2011, Galenja Ponthai village had a population of 309. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 692 residents.

Galenja Ponthai village has 150 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Galenja Ponthai has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Galenja Ponthai falls under Bordumsa tehsil of Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Galenja Ponthai is Ledo, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Galenja Ponthai.

Galenja Ponthai is about 40 km from Changlang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Galenja Ponthai is in Bordumsa tehsil of Changlang district. Bordumsa is about 5.4 km away. Ledo is about 24 km away. Digboi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherem Bisa Bl I Iii (under 2 km), Longkhom Ponthai (3.8 km) and Wagun I (5.0 km).

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

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