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About Pech Hoj Village

Pech Hoj is a small village in Toru tehsil, in the district of Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 49 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males.

Pech Hoj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pech Hoj village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Papum Pare
Tehsil Toru
Population 108
Male Population 49
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,204
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 Pech Hoj compares

By the 2011 count Pech Hoj is the 10th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 84 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Pech Hoj

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

Pech Hoj lies about 24 km from Papum Pare, and the nearest railway station is Gumto, 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 Pech Hoj
Tehsil headquarters Toru 13 km
Nearest railway station Gumto 14 km
Nearest town Naharlagun 20 km
District headquarters Papum Pare 24 km

Villages closest to Pech Hoj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Toru 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 Pech Hoj

As per the Census of India 2011, Pech Hoj village had a population of 108. That makes it the 10th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 84 residents.

Pech Hoj village has 49 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pech Hoj has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Pech Hoj falls under Toru tehsil of Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pech Hoj is Gumto, 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 Pech Hoj.

Pech Hoj is about 24 km from Papum Pare in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pech Hoj is in Toru tehsil of Papum Pare district. Toru is about 13 km away. Gumto is about 14 km away. Naharlagun is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakte Hoj (under 2 km), Hoj I (under 2 km) and Hoj Ii (under 2 km).

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

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