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About Terik Village

Terik is a small village in Damin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 30 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males.

Terik Overview

Census 2011 figures for Terik village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Damin
Population 56
Male Population 30
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Terik compares

By the 2011 count Terik is the 39th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 109 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Terik

Terik 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 Terik 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 Terik from other places

Terik lies about 30 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 115 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 Terik
Tehsil headquarters Damin 3.0 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 30 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 115 km
Nearest town Itanagar 119 km

Villages closest to Terik

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 Terik

As per the Census of India 2011, Terik village had a population of 56. That makes it the 39th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 109 residents.

Terik village has 30 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Terik has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

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

The nearest railway station to Terik is Siajuli, about 115 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 Terik.

Terik is about 30 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Terik is in Damin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Damin is about 3.0 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 30 km away. Siajuli is about 115 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digok (under 2 km), Fuba (under 2 km) and Nayopuk (under 2 km).

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

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