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About Sape Village

Sape is a small village in Sarli tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 106 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males.

Sape Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sape village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Sarli
Population 226
Male Population 106
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
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 Sape compares

By the 2011 count Sape is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 82 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sape

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

Sape lies about 26 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 108 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 Sape
Tehsil headquarters Sarli 4.4 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 26 km
Nearest town Itanagar 107 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 108 km

Villages closest to Sape

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 Sape

As per the Census of India 2011, Sape village had a population of 226. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 82 residents.

Sape village has 106 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sape has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

The nearest railway station to Sape is Naharlagun, about 108 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 Sape.

Sape is about 26 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sape is in Sarli tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Sarli is about 4.4 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 26 km away. Itanagar is about 107 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bala (under 2 km), Wabia (1.6 km) and Walu (1.6 km).

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

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