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About Ralung Village

Ralung is a small village in Phassang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 27 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,370 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400 hectares hectares.

Ralung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ralung village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Phassang
Area (hectares) 400 hectares
Population 64
Male Population 27
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,370
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Ralung compares

By the 2011 count Ralung is the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 87 residents. Its 400 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1164.

Getting to Ralung

Ralung 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 Ralung 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 Ralung from other places

Ralung 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 Ralung
Tehsil headquarters Phassang 7.8 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 14 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 76 km
Nearest town Itanagar 77 km

Villages closest to Ralung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ralung village had a population of 64. That makes it the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 87 residents.

Ralung village has 27 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ralung has about 1370 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Ralung covers 400 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ralung falls under Phassang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ralung 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Ralung.

Ralung 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.

Ralung is in Phassang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Phassang is about 7.8 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 Taris (under 2 km), Chebang (under 2 km) and Gufa (under 2 km).

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

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