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About Wagun Ponthai Village

Wagun Ponthai is a mid sized village in Bordumsa tehsil, in the district of Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 771, made up of 390 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males.

Wagun Ponthai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wagun Ponthai village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Changlang
Tehsil Bordumsa
Population 771
Male Population 390
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Wagun Ponthai compares

By the 2011 count Wagun Ponthai is the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 692 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Wagun Ponthai

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

Wagun Ponthai lies about 44 km from Changlang, and the nearest railway station is Ledo, about 28 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 Wagun Ponthai
Tehsil headquarters Bordumsa 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Ledo 28 km
Nearest town Digboi 32 km
District headquarters Changlang 44 km

Villages closest to Wagun 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 Wagun Ponthai

As per the Census of India 2011, Wagun Ponthai village had a population of 771. That makes it the 13th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 692 residents.

Wagun Ponthai village has 390 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wagun Ponthai has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

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

The nearest railway station to Wagun Ponthai is Ledo, about 28 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 Wagun Ponthai.

Wagun Ponthai is about 44 km from Changlang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wagun Ponthai is in Bordumsa tehsil of Changlang district. Bordumsa is about 5.9 km away. Ledo is about 28 km away. Digboi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wagun I (under 2 km), Wagun Ii (under 2 km) and Wagun Iv (under 2 km).

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

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