About Papu Village

Papu is a small village in Koloriang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 44 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males.

Papu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Papu village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Kurung Kumey
Tehsil	Koloriang
Population	87
Male Population	44
Female Population	43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Papu compares

By the 2011 count Papu is the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 77 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Papu

Papu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Papu 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 Papu from other places

Papu lies about 5.4 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 92 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 Papu
Tehsil headquarters	Koloriang	3.6 km
District headquarters	Kurung Kumey	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Naharlagun	92 km
Nearest town	Itanagar	94 km

Villages closest to Papu

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.

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Common questions about Papu

As per the Census of India 2011, Papu village had a population of 87. That makes it the 21st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 77 residents.

Papu village has 44 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Papu has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

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

The nearest railway station to Papu is Naharlagun, about 92 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 Papu.

Papu is about 5.4 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Papu is in Koloriang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Koloriang is about 3.6 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 5.4 km away. Naharlagun is about 92 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.