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About Sangkun Village

Sangkun is a small village in Koloriang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 99 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males.

Sangkun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangkun village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Koloriang
Population 189
Male Population 99
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sangkun compares

By the 2011 count Sangkun is the 5th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 77 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Sangkun

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

Sangkun lies about 9.2 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, 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 Sangkun
Tehsil headquarters Koloriang 8.2 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 93 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 95 km

Villages closest to Sangkun

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 Sangkun

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangkun village had a population of 189. That makes it the 5th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 77 residents.

Sangkun village has 99 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangkun has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

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

The nearest railway station to Sangkun is Siajuli, 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 Sangkun.

Sangkun is about 9.2 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangkun is in Koloriang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Koloriang is about 8.2 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 9.2 km away. Siajuli 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 Harang (under 2 km), Sangsar (2.3 km) and Nangram (2.5 km).

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

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