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About Sanglum Village

Sanglum is a small village in Palin tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 133 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males.

Sanglum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanglum village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Palin
Population 256
Male Population 133
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Sanglum compares

By the 2011 count Sanglum is the 9th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 141 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Sanglum

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

Sanglum lies about 25 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 71 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 Sanglum
Tehsil headquarters Palin 15 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 25 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 71 km
Nearest town North Lakhimpur 81 km

Villages closest to Sanglum

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 Sanglum

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanglum village had a population of 256. That makes it the 9th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 141 residents.

Sanglum village has 133 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanglum has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

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

The nearest railway station to Sanglum is Siajuli, about 71 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 Sanglum.

Sanglum is about 25 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanglum is in Palin tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Palin is about 15 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 25 km away. Siajuli is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Picha (under 2 km), Bangte (under 2 km) and Hallang (7.9 km).

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

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