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About Riya Village

Riya is a small village in Sarli tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 7 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males.

Riya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Riya village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Sarli
Population 15
Male Population 7
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Riya compares

By the 2011 count Riya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 82 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Riya

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

Riya lies about 33 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 105 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 Riya
Tehsil headquarters Sarli 13 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 33 km
Nearest town Itanagar 104 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 105 km

Villages closest to Riya

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 Riya

As per the Census of India 2011, Riya village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 82 residents.

Riya village has 7 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Riya has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

The nearest railway station to Riya is Bhalukpong, about 105 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 Riya.

Riya is about 33 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Riya is in Sarli tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Sarli is about 13 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 33 km away. Itanagar is about 104 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chulu (under 2 km), Waru (under 2 km) and Vatalin (1.6 km).

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

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