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About Lekang Village

Lekang is a small village in Mengio tehsil, in the district of Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 48 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males.

Lekang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lekang village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Papum Pare
Tehsil Mengio
Population 100
Male Population 48
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
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 Lekang compares

By the 2011 count Lekang is the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 141 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1083.

Getting to Lekang

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

Lekang 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 Lekang
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 Lekang

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 Lekang

As per the Census of India 2011, Lekang village had a population of 100. That makes it the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 141 residents.

Lekang village has 48 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lekang has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1083.

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

The nearest railway station to Lekang 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 Lekang.

Lekang 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.

Lekang 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 Heyang (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 Lekang today is likely to be higher.

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