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About Chera Village

Chera is a small village in Damin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 42, made up of 20 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males.

Chera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chera village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Damin
Population 42
Male Population 20
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chera compares

By the 2011 count Chera is the 47th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 109 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Chera

Chera is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chera from other places

Chera lies about 27 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 112 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 Chera
Tehsil headquarters Damin 1.6 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 27 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 112 km
Nearest town Itanagar 116 km

Villages closest to Chera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chera village had a population of 42. That makes it the 47th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 109 residents.

Chera village has 20 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chera has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

Chera falls under Damin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chera is Siajuli, about 112 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Chera.

Chera is about 27 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chera is in Damin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Damin is about 1.6 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 27 km away. Siajuli is about 112 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yaso (under 2 km), Saitam (under 2 km) and Damin Village (under 2 km).

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

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