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About Niglok Village

Niglok is a small village in Ruksin tehsil, in the district of East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 184 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4500 hectares hectares.

Niglok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niglok village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District East Siang
Tehsil Ruksin
Area (hectares) 4500 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 184
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Niglok compares

By the 2011 count Niglok is the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 568 residents. Its 4500 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Niglok

Niglok is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Niglok as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Debing, Lingka, Ngorlung and Ralung. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Niglok

As per the Census of India 2011, Niglok village had a population of 361. That makes it the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 568 residents.

Niglok village has 184 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niglok has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Niglok covers 4500 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Niglok falls under Ruksin tehsil of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The census record for Niglok notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Niglok.

Niglok is in Ruksin tehsil of East Siang district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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