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About Sangchu Village

Sangchu is a small village in Koloriang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 7 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males.

Sangchu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangchu village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Koloriang
Population 16
Male Population 7
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangchu compares

By the 2011 count Sangchu is the 61st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 77 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Sangchu

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

Sangchu lies about 6.3 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 93 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 Sangchu
Tehsil headquarters Koloriang 3.4 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 93 km
Nearest town Itanagar 94 km

Villages closest to Sangchu

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 Sangchu

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangchu village had a population of 16. That makes it the 61st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 77 residents.

Sangchu village has 7 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangchu has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

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

The nearest railway station to Sangchu is Naharlagun, about 93 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Sangchu.

Sangchu is about 6.3 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangchu is in Koloriang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Koloriang is about 3.4 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 6.3 km away. Naharlagun is about 93 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rambo (1.7 km), Pinging (1.8 km) and Nyolo (1.9 km).

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

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