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About Pinche Village

Pinche is a small village in Phassang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 130 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1330 hectares hectares.

Pinche Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pinche village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Phassang
Area (hectares) 1330 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 130
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,138
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Pinche compares

By the 2011 count Pinche is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 87 residents. Its 1330 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Pinche

Pinche 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 Pinche 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 Pinche from other places

Pinche lies about 15 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 78 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 Pinche
Tehsil headquarters Phassang 4.7 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 15 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 78 km
Nearest town Itanagar 78 km

Villages closest to Pinche

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 Pinche

As per the Census of India 2011, Pinche village had a population of 278. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 87 residents.

Pinche village has 130 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pinche has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1164.

Pinche covers 1330 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Pinche is Naharlagun, about 78 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 Pinche.

Pinche is about 15 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pinche is in Phassang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Phassang is about 4.7 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 15 km away. Naharlagun is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pinchi Solung (under 2 km), Sulo (under 2 km) and Diba Koyar (under 2 km).

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

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