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About Shakti Village

Shakti is a small village in Zemithang tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 168 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,202 females per 1000 males.

Shakti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakti village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Zemithang
Population 370
Male Population 168
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,202
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 Shakti compares

By the 2011 count Shakti is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 163 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1155.

Getting to Shakti

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

Shakti lies about 9.1 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 103 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 Shakti
District headquarters Tawang 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Zemithang 10 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 103 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 126 km

Villages closest to Shakti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakti village had a population of 370. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 163 residents.

Shakti village has 168 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakti has about 1202 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1155.

Shakti falls under Zemithang tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakti is Harisinga, about 103 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 Shakti.

Shakti is about 9.1 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakti is in Zemithang tehsil of Tawang district. Tawang is about 9.1 km away. Zemithang is about 10 km away. Harisinga is about 103 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are B T K (2.5 km), T Gonpa (2.5 km) and Sirdi (3.4 km).

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

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