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About Mikung Village

Mikung is a mid sized village in Bilat tehsil, in the district of East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 317 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males.

Mikung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mikung village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District East Siang
Tehsil Bilat
Population 629
Male Population 317
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mikung compares

By the 2011 count Mikung is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 592 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Mikung

Mikung is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mikung as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mikung from other places

Mikung lies about 8.1 km from East Siang, and the nearest railway station is Pasighat, about 9.8 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 Mikung
District headquarters East Siang 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilat 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Pasighat 9.8 km
Nearest town Pāsighāt 11 km

Villages closest to Mikung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mikung village had a population of 629. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 592 residents.

Mikung village has 317 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mikung has about 984 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 982.

Mikung falls under Bilat tehsil of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mikung is Pasighat, about 9.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Mikung.

Mikung is about 8.1 km from East Siang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mikung is in Bilat tehsil of East Siang district. East Siang is about 8.1 km away. Bilat is about 8.8 km away. Pasighat is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Miglung (4.6 km), Mirem (6.7 km) and Bilat H Q (8.8 km).

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

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