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About Paji Village

Paji is a small village in Nyapin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 132 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males.

Paji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paji village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Nyapin
Population 239
Male Population 132
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Paji compares

By the 2011 count Paji is the 8th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 158 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Paji

Paji 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 Paji as Available within 10+ 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 Paji from other places

Paji lies about 23 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 65 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 Paji
Tehsil headquarters Nyapin 12 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 23 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 65 km
Nearest town Itanagar 67 km

Villages closest to Paji

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 Paji

As per the Census of India 2011, Paji village had a population of 239. That makes it the 8th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 158 residents.

Paji village has 132 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paji has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

The nearest railway station to Paji is Naharlagun, about 65 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Paji.

Paji is about 23 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paji is in Nyapin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Nyapin is about 12 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 23 km away. Naharlagun is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiping (under 2 km), Maching (under 2 km) and Maim (1.9 km).

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

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