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About Dat Village

Dat is a small village in Itanagar tehsil, in the district of Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 64 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males.

Dat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dat village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Papum Pare
Tehsil Itanagar
Population 121
Male Population 64
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dat compares

By the 2011 count Dat is the 12th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Dat

Dat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Dat from other places

Dat lies about 13 km from Papum Pare, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 10 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 Dat
Tehsil headquarters Itanagar 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 10 km
District headquarters Papum Pare 13 km

Villages closest to Dat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dat village had a population of 121. That makes it the 12th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Dat village has 64 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dat has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 885.

Dat falls under Itanagar tehsil of Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dat is Naharlagun, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dat.

Dat is about 13 km from Papum Pare in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dat is in Itanagar tehsil of Papum Pare district. Itanagar is about 2.8 km away. Naharlagun is about 10 km away. Papum Pare is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chimpu (3.9 km).

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

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