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About Hiya Village

Hiya is a small village in Nyapin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 402, made up of 193 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males.

Hiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hiya village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Nyapin
Population 402
Male Population 193
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Hiya compares

By the 2011 count Hiya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 158 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Hiya

Hiya is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Hiya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hiya from other places

Hiya lies about 13 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 76 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 Hiya
Tehsil headquarters Nyapin 10 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 13 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 76 km
Nearest town Itanagar 78 km

Villages closest to Hiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nyapin 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 Hiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Hiya village had a population of 402. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 158 residents.

Hiya village has 193 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hiya has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Hiya falls under Nyapin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hiya is Naharlagun, about 76 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Hiya.

Hiya is about 13 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hiya is in Nyapin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Nyapin is about 10 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 13 km away. Naharlagun is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangdo (under 2 km), Lomte (1.9 km) and Torme Yarda (2.1 km).

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

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