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About Raiga Village

Raiga is a small village in Gangte tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 28 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,536 females per 1000 males.

Raiga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raiga village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Gangte
Population 71
Male Population 28
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,536
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Raiga compares

By the 2011 count Raiga is the 33rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 80 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1251.

Getting to Raiga

Raiga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Raiga 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 Raiga from other places

Raiga lies about 68 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 42 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 Raiga
Tehsil headquarters Gangte 19 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 42 km
Nearest town North Lakhimpur 62 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 68 km

Villages closest to Raiga

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 Raiga

As per the Census of India 2011, Raiga village had a population of 71. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 80 residents.

Raiga village has 28 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raiga has about 1536 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1251.

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

The nearest railway station to Raiga is Subansiri, about 42 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 Raiga.

Raiga is about 68 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raiga is in Gangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Gangte is about 19 km away. Subansiri is about 42 km away. North Lakhimpur is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paring (12 km), Lapte (15 km) and Boa (16 km).

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

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