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About Kampu Village

Kampu is a small village in Nyapin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 36 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1000 hectares hectares.

Kampu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kampu village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Nyapin
Area (hectares) 1000 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 36
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kampu compares

By the 2011 count Kampu is the 27th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 158 residents. Its 1000 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kampu

Kampu 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 Kampu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kampu from other places

Kampu lies about 14 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 Kampu
Tehsil headquarters Nyapin 2.8 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 14 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 76 km
Nearest town Itanagar 77 km

Villages closest to Kampu

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 Kampu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kampu village had a population of 75. That makes it the 27th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 158 residents.

Kampu village has 36 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

Kampu covers 1000 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kampu 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Kampu.

Kampu is about 14 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kampu is in Nyapin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Nyapin is about 2.8 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 14 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 Mingpa (under 2 km), Gangnee (1.6 km) and Take (2.3 km).

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

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