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About Shyo Village

Shyo is a small village in TAWANG CIRCLE tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 488, made up of 226 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males.

Shyo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shyo village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil TAWANG CIRCLE
Population 488
Male Population 226
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
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 Shyo compares

By the 2011 count Shyo is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 125 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Shyo

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

Shyo lies about 6.6 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Udalguri, about 97 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 Shyo
Tehsil headquarters TAWANG CIRCLE 6.6 km
District headquarters Tawang 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Udalguri 97 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 116 km

Villages closest to Shyo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in TAWANG CIRCLE 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 Shyo

As per the Census of India 2011, Shyo village had a population of 488. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 125 residents.

Shyo village has 226 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shyo has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Shyo falls under TAWANG CIRCLE tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shyo is Udalguri, about 97 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 Shyo.

Shyo is about 6.6 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shyo is in TAWANG CIRCLE tehsil of Tawang district. TAWANG CIRCLE is about 6.6 km away. Tawang is about 6.6 km away. Udalguri is about 97 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandrelling (under 2 km), Gompa Village (under 2 km) and Gorman Gompa (under 2 km).

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

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