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About Makuni Village

Makuni is a small village in Anini tehsil, in the district of Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 17 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males.

Makuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makuni village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Dibang Valley
Tehsil Anini
Population 35
Male Population 17
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
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 Makuni compares

By the 2011 count Makuni is the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 47 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Makuni

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

Makuni lies about 20 km from Dibang Valley, and the nearest railway station is Pasighat, about 106 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 Makuni
Tehsil headquarters Anini 3.9 km
District headquarters Dibang Valley 20 km
Nearest town Pāsighāt 103 km
Nearest railway station Pasighat 106 km

Villages closest to Makuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Makuni village had a population of 35. That makes it the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 47 residents.

Makuni village has 17 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makuni has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Makuni falls under Anini tehsil of Dibang Valley district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makuni is Pasighat, about 106 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 Makuni.

Makuni is about 20 km from Dibang Valley in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makuni is in Anini tehsil of Dibang Valley district. Anini is about 3.9 km away. Dibang Valley is about 20 km away. Pāsighāt is about 103 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awango (under 2 km), Aropo (under 2 km) and Ayongo (under 2 km).

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

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