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About Upper Gai Village

Upper Gai is a small village in Sagalee tehsil, in the district of Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 67 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males.

Upper Gai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upper Gai village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Papum Pare
Tehsil Sagalee
Population 139
Male Population 67
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
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 Upper Gai compares

By the 2011 count Upper Gai is the 9th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 89 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1093.

Getting to Upper Gai

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

Upper Gai lies about 32 km from Papum Pare, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 39 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 Upper Gai
Tehsil headquarters Sagalee 27 km
District headquarters Papum Pare 32 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 39 km

Villages closest to Upper Gai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagalee 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 Upper Gai

As per the Census of India 2011, Upper Gai village had a population of 139. That makes it the 9th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 89 residents.

Upper Gai village has 67 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upper Gai has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1093.

Upper Gai falls under Sagalee tehsil of Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Upper Gai is Naharlagun, about 39 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 Upper Gai.

Upper Gai is about 32 km from Papum Pare in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upper Gai is in Sagalee tehsil of Papum Pare district. Sagalee is about 27 km away. Papum Pare is about 32 km away. Naharlagun is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gai Hiku (under 2 km), Old Market Sagalee I (27 km) and Old Market Sagalee Ii (27 km).

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

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