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About Grelleng Village

Grelleng is a small village in Lhou tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 111 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,324 females per 1000 males.

Grelleng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Grelleng village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Lhou
Population 258
Male Population 111
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,324
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 Grelleng compares

By the 2011 count Grelleng is the 6th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 161 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1742.

Getting to Grelleng

Grelleng is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Grelleng 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 Grelleng from other places

Grelleng 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 Grelleng
District headquarters Tawang 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Lhou 32 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 124 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 143 km

Villages closest to Grelleng

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 Grelleng

As per the Census of India 2011, Grelleng village had a population of 258. That makes it the 6th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 161 residents.

Grelleng village has 111 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Grelleng has about 1324 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1742.

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

The nearest railway station to Grelleng 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 Grelleng.

Grelleng 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.

Grelleng 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 Brukpaleng (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 Grelleng today is likely to be higher.

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