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About Putong Village

Putong is a small village in Damin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 65 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males.

Putong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Putong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Damin
Population 124
Male Population 65
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Putong compares

By the 2011 count Putong is the 16th 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 Putong

Putong 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 Putong 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 Putong from other places

Putong lies about 27 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 114 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 Putong
Tehsil headquarters Damin under 2 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 27 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 114 km
Nearest town Itanagar 116 km

Villages closest to Putong

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 Putong

As per the Census of India 2011, Putong village had a population of 124. That makes it the 16th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 109 residents.

Putong village has 65 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Putong has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

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

The nearest railway station to Putong is Siajuli, about 114 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 Putong.

Putong 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.

Putong is in Damin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Damin is about under 2 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 27 km away. Siajuli is about 114 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damin H Q (under 2 km), Tokriang (under 2 km) and Chate (1.8 km).

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

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