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About Dangdung Village

Dangdung is a small village in Palin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 39 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,359 females per 1000 males.

Dangdung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dangdung village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Palin
Population 92
Male Population 39
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,359
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 Dangdung compares

By the 2011 count Dangdung is the 40th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 141 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Dangdung

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

Dangdung lies about 24 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 68 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 Dangdung
Tehsil headquarters Palin 6.8 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 24 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 68 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 72 km

Villages closest to Dangdung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dangdung village had a population of 92. That makes it the 40th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 141 residents.

Dangdung village has 39 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dangdung has about 1359 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Dangdung falls under Palin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dangdung is Siajuli, about 68 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 Dangdung.

Dangdung is about 24 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dangdung is in Palin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Palin is about 6.8 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 24 km away. Siajuli is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Langdung (under 2 km), Salek (under 2 km) and Sayata (under 2 km).

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

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