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About Paha Village

Paha is a small village in Chambang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 51 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males.

Paha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paha village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Chambang
Population 99
Male Population 51
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Paha compares

By the 2011 count Paha is the 16th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 97 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Paha

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

Paha lies about 26 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 66 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 Paha
Tehsil headquarters Chambang 17 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 26 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 66 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 72 km

Villages closest to Paha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paha village had a population of 99. That makes it the 16th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 97 residents.

Paha village has 51 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paha has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Paha falls under Chambang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paha is Siajuli, about 66 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 Paha.

Paha is about 26 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paha is in Chambang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Chambang is about 17 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 26 km away. Siajuli is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tapaha (under 2 km), Tahu (under 2 km) and Sonia (8.9 km).

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

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