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About Sangte Village

Sangte is a small village in Phassang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 48, made up of 19 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,526 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10008 hectares hectares.

Sangte Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sangte village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Phassang
Area (hectares) 10008 hectares
Population 48
Male Population 19
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,526
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 Sangte compares

By the 2011 count Sangte is the 18th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 87 residents. Its 10008 hectares work out to about 0.0 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 Sangte

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

Sangte lies about 17 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 Sangte
Tehsil headquarters Phassang 2.5 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 17 km
Nearest town Itanagar 78 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 78 km

Villages closest to Sangte

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 Sangte

As per the Census of India 2011, Sangte village had a population of 48. That makes it the 18th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 87 residents.

Sangte village has 19 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sangte has about 1526 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Sangte covers 10008 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

Sangte is about 17 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sangte is in Phassang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Phassang is about 2.5 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 17 km away. Itanagar 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 Leya (under 2 km), Sangripo (under 2 km) and Rluguha (under 2 km).

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

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