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About Rai Village

Rai is a small village in Gangte tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 68 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males.

Rai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rai village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Gangte
Population 144
Male Population 68
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Rai compares

By the 2011 count Rai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 80 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1251.

Getting to Rai

Rai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Rai from other places

Rai lies about 31 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 61 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 Rai
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 31 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangte 32 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 61 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 65 km

Villages closest to Rai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangte 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 Rai

As per the Census of India 2011, Rai village had a population of 144. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 80 residents.

Rai village has 68 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rai has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1251.

Rai falls under Gangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rai is Siajuli, about 61 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 within 10+ km distance for Rai.

Rai is about 31 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rai is in Gangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Kurung Kumey is about 31 km away. Gangte is about 32 km away. Siajuli is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tabum (8.2 km), Yangte (15 km) and Yangte Ii (15 km).

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

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