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About Neelam Village

Neelam is a small village in Pistana tehsil, in the district of Lower Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 46 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10 hectares hectares.

Neelam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Neelam village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Lower Subansiri
Tehsil Pistana
Area (hectares) 10 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 46
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
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 Neelam compares

By the 2011 count Neelam is the 32nd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 126 residents. Its 10 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Neelam

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

Neelam lies about 14 km from Lower Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 50 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 Neelam
Tehsil headquarters Pistana 8.6 km
District headquarters Lower Subansiri 14 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 50 km

Villages closest to Neelam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Neelam village had a population of 99. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 126 residents.

Neelam village has 46 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Neelam has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Neelam covers 10 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Neelam falls under Pistana tehsil of Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Neelam is Naharlagun, about 50 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 Neelam.

Neelam is about 14 km from Lower Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Neelam is in Pistana tehsil of Lower Subansiri district. Pistana is about 8.6 km away. Lower Subansiri is about 14 km away. Naharlagun is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are New Neelam (under 2 km), Deed (1.7 km) and Namko Deed (1.7 km).

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

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