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About Pacho Village

Pacho is a small village in Mengio tehsil, in the district of Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 20 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males.

Pacho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pacho village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Papum Pare
Tehsil Mengio
Population 40
Male Population 20
Female Population 20
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 Pacho compares

By the 2011 count Pacho is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, 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 Pacho

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

Pacho lies about 66 km from Papum Pare, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 74 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 Pacho
Tehsil headquarters Mengio 27 km
District headquarters Papum Pare 66 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 74 km
Nearest town Itanagar 76 km

Villages closest to Pacho

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 Pacho

As per the Census of India 2011, Pacho village had a population of 40. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 141 residents.

Pacho village has 20 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Pacho is Naharlagun, about 74 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 Pacho.

Pacho is about 66 km from Papum Pare in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pacho is in Mengio tehsil of Papum Pare district. Mengio is about 27 km away. Papum Pare is about 66 km away. Naharlagun is about 74 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 (1.9 km), Lekang (1.9 km) and Paga (6.5 km).

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

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