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About Kikum Village

Kikum is a small village in Yangte tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 71 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males.

Kikum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kikum village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Yangte
Population 144
Male Population 71
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kikum compares

By the 2011 count Kikum is the 20th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 177 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Kikum

Kikum is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kikum as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kikum from other places

Kikum lies about 24 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 72 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 Kikum
Tehsil headquarters Yangte under 2 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 24 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 72 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 80 km

Villages closest to Kikum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Yangte 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.

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Common questions about Kikum

As per the Census of India 2011, Kikum village had a population of 144. That makes it the 20th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 177 residents.

Kikum village has 71 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kikum has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Kikum falls under Yangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kikum is Siajuli, about 72 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Kikum.

Kikum is about 24 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kikum is in Yangte tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Yangte is about under 2 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 24 km away. Siajuli is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yaba (under 2 km), Rukpu (under 2 km) and Serek (under 2 km).

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

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