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About Walu Village

Walu is a small village in Sarli tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 29 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 621 females per 1000 males.

Walu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Walu village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Sarli
Population 47
Male Population 29
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 621
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 Walu compares

By the 2011 count Walu is the 26th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well 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 Walu

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

Walu lies about 25 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 106 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 Walu
Tehsil headquarters Sarli 3.1 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 25 km
Nearest town Itanagar 106 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 106 km

Villages closest to Walu

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 Walu

As per the Census of India 2011, Walu village had a population of 47. That makes it the 26th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 82 residents.

Walu village has 29 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Walu has about 621 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

The nearest railway station to Walu is Naharlagun, about 106 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 Walu.

Walu is about 25 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Walu is in Sarli tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Sarli is about 3.1 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 25 km away. Itanagar is about 106 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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