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About Raha Village

Raha 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 173, made up of 71 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,437 females per 1000 males.

Raha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raha village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Longding Koling
Population 173
Male Population 71
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,437
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 Raha compares

By the 2011 count Raha is the 19th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 209 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Raha

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

Raha lies about 34 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 103 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 Raha
Tehsil headquarters Longding Koling 34 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 34 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 103 km
Nearest town North Lakhimpur 115 km

Villages closest to Raha

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 Raha

As per the Census of India 2011, Raha village had a population of 173. That makes it the 19th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 209 residents.

Raha village has 71 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raha has about 1437 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

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

The nearest railway station to Raha is Subansiri, about 103 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 Raha.

Raha is about 34 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raha is in Longding Koling tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Longding Koling is about 34 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 34 km away. Subansiri is about 103 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nikbia (2.6 km), Biya (5.1 km) and Nabiya (5.1 km).

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

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