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About Waru Village

Waru is a small village in Sarli tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 67 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males.

Waru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waru village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Sarli
Population 122
Male Population 67
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
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 Waru compares

By the 2011 count Waru is the 7th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above 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 Waru

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

Waru lies about 33 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, 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 Waru
Tehsil headquarters Sarli 12 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 33 km
Nearest town Itanagar 105 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 106 km

Villages closest to Waru

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 Waru

As per the Census of India 2011, Waru village had a population of 122. That makes it the 7th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 82 residents.

Waru village has 67 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waru has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

The nearest railway station to Waru is Bhalukpong, 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 Waru.

Waru 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.

Waru is in Sarli tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Sarli is about 12 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 33 km away. Itanagar is about 105 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Riya (under 2 km), Chulu (under 2 km) and Vatalin (1.7 km).

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

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