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About Heyang Village

Heyang is a small village in Mengio tehsil, in the district of Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 35 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males.

Heyang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heyang village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Papum Pare
Tehsil Mengio
Population 70
Male Population 35
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Heyang compares

By the 2011 count Heyang is the 40th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 141 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1083.

Getting to Heyang

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

Heyang lies about 65 km from Papum Pare, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 73 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 Heyang
Tehsil headquarters Mengio 26 km
District headquarters Papum Pare 65 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 73 km
Nearest town Itanagar 75 km

Villages closest to Heyang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heyang village had a population of 70. That makes it the 40th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 141 residents.

Heyang village has 35 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heyang has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1083.

Heyang falls under Mengio tehsil of Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Heyang is Naharlagun, about 73 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 Heyang.

Heyang is about 65 km from Papum Pare in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heyang is in Mengio tehsil of Papum Pare district. Mengio is about 26 km away. Papum Pare is about 65 km away. Naharlagun is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lekang (under 2 km), Pacho (1.9 km) and Paga (5.0 km).

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

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