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About Chimpu Village

Chimpu is a mid sized village in Itanagar tehsil, in the district of Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,469, made up of 745 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males.

Chimpu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimpu village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Papum Pare
Tehsil Itanagar
Population 1,469
Male Population 745
Female Population 724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chimpu compares

By the 2011 count Chimpu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Chimpu

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

How far is Chimpu from other places

Chimpu lies about 10 km from Papum Pare, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 12 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 Chimpu
Tehsil headquarters Itanagar under 2 km
District headquarters Papum Pare 10 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 12 km

Villages closest to Chimpu

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 Chimpu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimpu village had a population of 1,469. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Chimpu village has 745 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimpu has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

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

The nearest railway station to Chimpu is Naharlagun, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chimpu.

Chimpu is about 10 km from Papum Pare in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chimpu is in Itanagar tehsil of Papum Pare district. Itanagar is about under 2 km away. Papum Pare is about 10 km away. Naharlagun is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dat (3.9 km).

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

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