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About Lower Taraso Village

Lower Taraso is a small village in Taraso tehsil, in the district of Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 171 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males.

Lower Taraso Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lower Taraso village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Papum Pare
Tehsil Taraso
Population 334
Male Population 171
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Lower Taraso compares

By the 2011 count Lower Taraso is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 90 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Lower Taraso

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

Lower Taraso lies about 26 km from Papum Pare, and the nearest railway station is Helem, about 14 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 Lower Taraso
Tehsil headquarters Taraso under 2 km
Nearest railway station Helem 14 km
Nearest town Itanagar 22 km
District headquarters Papum Pare 26 km

Villages closest to Lower Taraso

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lower Taraso village had a population of 334. 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 90 residents.

Lower Taraso village has 171 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lower Taraso has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1121.

Lower Taraso falls under Taraso tehsil of Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lower Taraso is Helem, about 14 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 Lower Taraso.

Lower Taraso is about 26 km from Papum Pare in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lower Taraso is in Taraso tehsil of Papum Pare district. Taraso is about under 2 km away. Helem is about 14 km away. Itanagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Upper Taraso (under 2 km) and Pota (5.9 km).

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

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