About Parong Village

Parong is a mid sized village in Riga tehsil, in the district of East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 818, made up of 416 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males.

Parong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parong village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	East Siang
Tehsil	Riga
Population	818
Male Population	416
Female Population	402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
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 Parong compares

By the 2011 count Parong is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 593 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Parong

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

Parong lies about 48 km from East Siang, and the nearest railway station is Pasighat, about 47 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 Parong
Tehsil headquarters	Riga	9.4 km
Nearest town	Jining	22 km
Nearest railway station	Pasighat	47 km
District headquarters	East Siang	48 km

Villages closest to Parong

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

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Common questions about Parong

As per the Census of India 2011, Parong village had a population of 818. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 593 residents.

Parong village has 416 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parong has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Parong falls under Riga tehsil of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parong is Pasighat, about 47 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 Parong.

Parong is about 48 km from East Siang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parong is in Riga tehsil of East Siang district. Riga is about 9.4 km away. Jining is about 22 km away. Pasighat is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.