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About Aruko Village

Aruko is a small village in Etalin tehsil, in the district of Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 9 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 444 females per 1000 males.

Aruko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aruko village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Dibang Valley
Tehsil Etalin
Population 13
Male Population 9
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 444
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 Aruko compares

By the 2011 count Aruko is the 20th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 39 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Aruko

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

Aruko lies about 15 km from Dibang Valley, and the nearest railway station is Pasighat, about 95 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 Aruko
Tehsil headquarters Etalin 14 km
District headquarters Dibang Valley 15 km
Nearest town Pāsighāt 92 km
Nearest railway station Pasighat 95 km

Villages closest to Aruko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aruko village had a population of 13. That makes it the 20th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 39 residents.

Aruko village has 9 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aruko has about 444 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Aruko falls under Etalin tehsil of Dibang Valley district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aruko is Pasighat, about 95 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 Aruko.

Aruko 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.

Aruko is in Etalin tehsil of Dibang Valley district. Etalin is about 14 km away. Dibang Valley is about 15 km away. Pāsighāt is about 92 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anose (under 2 km), Aunli (1.7 km) and Athunli (2.7 km).

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

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