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About Gachi Village

Gachi is a small village in Tarak Lengdi tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 47 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1450 hectares hectares.

Gachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gachi village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Tarak Lengdi
Area (hectares) 1450 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 47
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Gachi compares

By the 2011 count Gachi is the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 106 residents. Its 1450 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Gachi

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

Gachi lies about 25 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 71 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 Gachi
Tehsil headquarters Tarak Lengdi 11 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 25 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 71 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 80 km

Villages closest to Gachi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarak Lengdi 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 Gachi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gachi village had a population of 88. That makes it the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 106 residents.

Gachi village has 47 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gachi has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Gachi covers 1450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gachi falls under Tarak Lengdi tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gachi is Siajuli, about 71 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 Gachi.

Gachi 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.

Gachi is in Tarak Lengdi tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Tarak Lengdi is about 11 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 25 km away. Siajuli is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tabu (7.2 km), Hoter (8.7 km) and Poi (11 km).

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

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