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About Cheya Village

Cheya is a small village in Damin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 70 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males.

Cheya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheya village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Damin
Population 135
Male Population 70
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Cheya compares

By the 2011 count Cheya is the 13th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 109 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Cheya

Cheya 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 Cheya 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 Cheya from other places

Cheya lies about 26 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 Cheya
Tehsil headquarters Damin 1.8 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 26 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 112 km
Nearest town Itanagar 115 km

Villages closest to Cheya

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 Cheya

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheya village had a population of 135. That makes it the 13th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 109 residents.

Cheya village has 70 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheya has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

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

The nearest railway station to Cheya 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 Cheya.

Cheya 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.

Cheya is in Damin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Damin is about 1.8 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 26 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 Saitam (under 2 km), Dubupa (under 2 km) and Yaso (under 2 km).

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

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