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About Palin Village

Palin is a mid sized village in Palin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,217, made up of 616 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males.

Palin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palin village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Palin
Population 1,217
Male Population 616
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palin compares

By the 2011 count Palin is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 141 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Palin

Palin is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palin as Available within village. 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 Palin from other places

Palin lies about 30 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 62 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 Palin
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 30 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 62 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 66 km

Villages closest to Palin

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 Palin

As per the Census of India 2011, Palin village had a population of 1,217. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 141 residents.

Palin village has 616 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palin has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1041.

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

The nearest railway station to Palin is Siajuli, about 62 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Palin.

Palin is about 30 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palin is in Palin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Kurung Kumey is about 30 km away. Siajuli is about 62 km away. Naharlagun is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lengba (5.2 km), Lengbia (5.2 km) and Lumba (5.2 km).

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

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