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About Chessa Village

Chessa is a small village in Banderdawa tehsil, in the district of Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 52 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males.

Chessa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chessa village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Papum Pare
Tehsil Banderdawa
Population 108
Male Population 52
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chessa compares

By the 2011 count Chessa is the 33rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 172 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Chessa

Chessa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chessa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chessa from other places

Chessa lies about 23 km from Papum Pare, and the nearest railway station is Dubia, about 9.9 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 Chessa
Nearest railway station Dubia 9.9 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Banderdawa 23 km
District headquarters Papum Pare 23 km

Villages closest to Chessa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chessa village had a population of 108. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 172 residents.

Chessa village has 52 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chessa has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Chessa falls under Banderdawa tehsil of Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chessa is Dubia, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chessa.

Chessa is about 23 km from Papum Pare in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chessa is in Banderdawa tehsil of Papum Pare district. Dubia is about 9.9 km away. Naharlagun is about 11 km away. Banderdawa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharsingsa Tinali (12 km), Kharsingsa Rwd Colony (14 km) and Banderdewa (16 km).

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

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