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About Jangda Village

Jangda is a mid sized village in Lhou tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 406 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 680 females per 1000 males.

Jangda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jangda village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Lhou
Population 682
Male Population 406
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 680
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 Jangda compares

By the 2011 count Jangda is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, 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 Jangda

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

Jangda lies about 18 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 94 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 Jangda
Tehsil headquarters Lhou 3.7 km
District headquarters Tawang 18 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 94 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 111 km

Villages closest to Jangda

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 Jangda

As per the Census of India 2011, Jangda village had a population of 682. 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 161 residents.

Jangda village has 406 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jangda has about 680 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1742.

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

The nearest railway station to Jangda is Bhalukpong, about 94 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 Jangda.

Jangda is about 18 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jangda is in Lhou tehsil of Tawang district. Lhou is about 3.7 km away. Tawang is about 18 km away. Bhalukpong is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shyro (3.5 km), Lhoudung (3.7 km) and Lhoukhar (3.7 km).

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

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