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About Thongsheng Village

Thongsheng is a small village in Jang tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 127, made up of 92 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 380 females per 1000 males.

Thongsheng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thongsheng village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Jang
Population 127
Male Population 92
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 380
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thongsheng compares

By the 2011 count Thongsheng is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 703 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 627.

Getting to Thongsheng

Thongsheng is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thongsheng as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Thongsheng from other places

Thongsheng lies about under 2 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 96 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 Thongsheng
District headquarters Tawang under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jang 19 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 96 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 118 km

Villages closest to Thongsheng

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thongsheng village had a population of 127. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 703 residents.

Thongsheng village has 92 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thongsheng has about 380 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 627.

Thongsheng falls under Jang tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thongsheng is Harisinga, about 96 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thongsheng.

Thongsheng is about under 2 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thongsheng is in Jang tehsil of Tawang district. Tawang is about under 2 km away. Jang is about 19 km away. Harisinga is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharsa (18 km), Namazing (18 km) and Nuranang Ra Iii (23 km).

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

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