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About Furung Village

Furung is a small village in Sarli tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 32 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 719 females per 1000 males.

Furung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Furung village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Sarli
Population 55
Male Population 32
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 719
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 Furung compares

By the 2011 count Furung is the 22nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 82 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Furung

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

Furung lies about 23 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 109 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 Furung
Tehsil headquarters Sarli 10 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 23 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 109 km
Nearest town Itanagar 110 km

Villages closest to Furung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Furung village had a population of 55. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 82 residents.

Furung village has 32 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Furung has about 719 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Furung falls under Sarli tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Furung is Naharlagun, about 109 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 Furung.

Furung is about 23 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Furung is in Sarli tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Sarli is about 10 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 23 km away. Naharlagun is about 109 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rerung (under 2 km), Lenteso (1.6 km) and Koropu (2.2 km).

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

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