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About Taris Village

Taris is a small village in Phassang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 38 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,263 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2600 hectares hectares.

Taris Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taris village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Phassang
Area (hectares) 2600 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 38
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,263
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Taris compares

By the 2011 count Taris is the 14th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 87 residents. Its 2600 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 Taris

Taris 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 Taris 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 Taris from other places

Taris 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 Taris
Tehsil headquarters Phassang 7.3 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 14 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 76 km
Nearest town Itanagar 77 km

Villages closest to Taris

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 Taris

As per the Census of India 2011, Taris village had a population of 86. That makes it the 14th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 87 residents.

Taris village has 38 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taris has about 1263 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1164.

Taris covers 2600 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.

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

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

Taris 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.

Taris is in Phassang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Phassang is about 7.3 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 Chebang (under 2 km), Gufa (under 2 km) and Ralung (under 2 km).

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

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