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About Biya Village

Biya is a small village in Longding Koling tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 110 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males.

Biya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Biya village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Longding Koling
Population 217
Male Population 110
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Biya compares

By the 2011 count Biya is the 17th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 209 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Biya

Biya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Biya 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Biya from other places

Biya lies about 33 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 98 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 Biya
Tehsil headquarters Longding Koling 33 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 33 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 98 km
Nearest town North Lakhimpur 110 km

Villages closest to Biya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Longding Koling 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 Biya

As per the Census of India 2011, Biya village had a population of 217. That makes it the 17th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 209 residents.

Biya village has 110 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Biya has about 973 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 1109.

Biya falls under Longding Koling tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Biya is Subansiri, about 98 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 within 10+ km distance for Biya.

Biya is about 33 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Biya is in Longding Koling tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Longding Koling is about 33 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 33 km away. Subansiri is about 98 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nabiya (under 2 km), Habak (under 2 km) and Hapuk (under 2 km).

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

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