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About Peni Village

Peni is a small village in Damin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 66 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,242 females per 1000 males.

Peni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peni village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Damin
Population 148
Male Population 66
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,242
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Peni compares

By the 2011 count Peni is the 10th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Peni

Peni 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 Peni 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 Peni from other places

Peni lies about 23 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 107 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 Peni
Tehsil headquarters Damin 6.5 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 23 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 107 km
Nearest town Itanagar 111 km

Villages closest to Peni

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 Peni

As per the Census of India 2011, Peni village had a population of 148. That makes it the 10th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 109 residents.

Peni village has 66 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peni has about 1242 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1042.

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

The nearest railway station to Peni is Siajuli, about 107 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 Peni.

Peni is about 23 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peni is in Damin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Damin is about 6.5 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 23 km away. Siajuli is about 107 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jali (under 2 km), Mariangha (1.6 km) and Omla (2.1 km).

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

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