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About Brukpaleng Village

Brukpaleng is a small village in Lhou tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 38 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 184 females per 1000 males.

Brukpaleng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brukpaleng village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Lhou
Population 45
Male Population 38
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 184
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Brukpaleng compares

By the 2011 count Brukpaleng is the 18th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 161 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1742.

Getting to Brukpaleng

Brukpaleng is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Brukpaleng as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Brukpaleng from other places

Brukpaleng lies about 28 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 124 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 Brukpaleng
District headquarters Tawang 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Lhou 32 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 124 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 143 km

Villages closest to Brukpaleng

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Brukpaleng village had a population of 45. That makes it the 18th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 161 residents.

Brukpaleng village has 38 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brukpaleng has about 184 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1742.

Brukpaleng falls under Lhou tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Brukpaleng is Harisinga, about 124 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Brukpaleng.

Brukpaleng is about 28 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brukpaleng is in Lhou tehsil of Tawang district. Tawang is about 28 km away. Lhou is about 32 km away. Harisinga is about 124 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Grelleng (under 2 km), Khalengche (under 2 km) and Shakpaleng (under 2 km).

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

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