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About Sulo Village

Sulo is a small village in Phassang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 85 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1365 hectares hectares.

Sulo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sulo village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Phassang
Area (hectares) 1365 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 85
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Sulo compares

By the 2011 count Sulo is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 87 residents. Its 1365 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Sulo

Sulo 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 Sulo as Available. 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 Sulo from other places

Sulo 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 Sulo
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 Sulo

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 Sulo

As per the Census of India 2011, Sulo village had a population of 160. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 87 residents.

Sulo village has 85 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sulo has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Sulo covers 1365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sulo 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 and private bus service as Available for Sulo.

Sulo 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.

Sulo 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 Pinche (under 2 km), Pinchi Solung (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 Sulo today is likely to be higher.

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