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About Engolin Village

Engolin is a small village in Anelih tehsil, in the district of Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 8 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,625 females per 1000 males.

Engolin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Engolin village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Dibang Valley
Tehsil Anelih
Population 21
Male Population 8
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,625
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 Engolin compares

By the 2011 count Engolin is the 9th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 33 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Engolin

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

Engolin lies about 15 km from Dibang Valley, and the nearest railway station is Pasighat, about 74 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 Engolin
Tehsil headquarters Anelih 5.9 km
District headquarters Dibang Valley 15 km
Nearest town Pāsighāt 72 km
Nearest railway station Pasighat 74 km

Villages closest to Engolin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Engolin village had a population of 21. That makes it the 9th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 33 residents.

Engolin village has 8 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Engolin has about 1625 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1043.

Engolin falls under Anelih tehsil of Dibang Valley district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Engolin is Pasighat, about 74 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 Engolin.

Engolin is about 15 km from Dibang Valley in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Engolin is in Anelih tehsil of Dibang Valley district. Anelih is about 5.9 km away. Dibang Valley is about 15 km away. Pāsighāt is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Grinli (3.6 km), Wanli (3.8 km) and Anelih H Q (5.9 km).

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

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