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About Jiri Village

Jiri is a small village in Koloriang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 26 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males.

Jiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiri village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Koloriang
Population 55
Male Population 26
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jiri compares

By the 2011 count Jiri is the 34th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 77 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Jiri

Jiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jiri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jiri from other places

Jiri lies about 4.6 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 91 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 Jiri
Tehsil headquarters Koloriang 4.0 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 91 km
Nearest town Itanagar 93 km

Villages closest to Jiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiri village had a population of 55. That makes it the 34th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 77 residents.

Jiri village has 26 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiri has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Jiri falls under Koloriang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jiri is Naharlagun, about 91 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Jiri.

Jiri is about 4.6 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jiri is in Koloriang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Koloriang is about 4.0 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 4.6 km away. Naharlagun is about 91 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tapone (under 2 km), Mange (under 2 km) and Manghe I (under 2 km).

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

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