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About Pija Village

Pija 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 88, made up of 43 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males.

Pija Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pija village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Longding Koling
Population 88
Male Population 43
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
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 Pija compares

By the 2011 count Pija is the 25th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 209 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Pija

Pija is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pija 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 Pija from other places

Pija lies about 35 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 90 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 Pija
Tehsil headquarters Longding Koling 35 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 35 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 90 km
Nearest town North Lakhimpur 103 km

Villages closest to Pija

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.

Common questions about Pija

As per the Census of India 2011, Pija village had a population of 88. That makes it the 25th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 209 residents.

Pija village has 43 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pija has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1109.

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

The nearest railway station to Pija is Subansiri, about 90 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 Pija.

Pija is about 35 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pija is in Longding Koling tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Longding Koling is about 35 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 35 km away. Subansiri is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangia (under 2 km), Kokso (3.9 km) and Gatam (5.7 km).

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

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