About Peni Village

Peni is a mid sized village in Yazali tehsil, in the district of Lower Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 318 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1147 hectares hectares.

Peni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peni village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Lower Subansiri
Tehsil	Yazali
Area (hectares)	1147 hectares
Population	612
Male Population	318
Female Population	294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Peni compares

By the 2011 count Peni is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 146 residents. Its 1147 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Peni

Peni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Peni as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Peni from other places

Peni lies about 12 km from Lower Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Gumto, about 29 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 Peni
Tehsil headquarters	Yazali	2.0 km
District headquarters	Lower Subansiri	12 km
Nearest railway station	Gumto	29 km
Nearest town	Naharlagun	33 km

Villages closest to Peni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peni village had a population of 612. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 146 residents.

Peni village has 318 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peni has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Peni covers 1147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Peni falls under Yazali tehsil of Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Peni is Gumto, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Peni.

Peni is about 12 km from Lower Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peni is in Yazali tehsil of Lower Subansiri district. Yazali is about 2.0 km away. Lower Subansiri is about 12 km away. Gumto is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.