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About Kelong Village

Kelong is a small village in Damin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 41 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males.

Kelong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Damin
Population 89
Male Population 41
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kelong compares

By the 2011 count Kelong is the 23rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 109 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Kelong

Kelong 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 Kelong 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 Kelong from other places

Kelong lies about 33 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 Kelong
Tehsil headquarters Damin 10 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 33 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 112 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 120 km

Villages closest to Kelong

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.

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Common questions about Kelong

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelong village had a population of 89. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 109 residents.

Kelong village has 41 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelong has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

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

The nearest railway station to Kelong 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 Kelong.

Kelong is about 33 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kelong is in Damin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Damin is about 10 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 33 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 Tarba (under 2 km), Sayang (under 2 km) and Sarang (1.9 km).

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

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