About Shoktsen Village

Shoktsen is a small village in Zemithang tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 229 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males.

Shoktsen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shoktsen village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Tawang
Tehsil	Zemithang
Population	475
Male Population	229
Female Population	246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
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 Shoktsen compares

By the 2011 count Shoktsen is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 163 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1155.

Getting to Shoktsen

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

Shoktsen lies about 20 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, about 116 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 Shoktsen
Tehsil headquarters	Zemithang	3.6 km
District headquarters	Tawang	20 km
Nearest railway station	Harisinga	116 km
Nearest town	Dhekiajuli	137 km

Villages closest to Shoktsen

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.

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Common questions about Shoktsen

As per the Census of India 2011, Shoktsen village had a population of 475. 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 163 residents.

Shoktsen village has 229 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shoktsen has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1155.

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

The nearest railway station to Shoktsen is Harisinga, about 116 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 Shoktsen.

Shoktsen is about 20 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shoktsen is in Zemithang tehsil of Tawang district. Zemithang is about 3.6 km away. Tawang is about 20 km away. Harisinga is about 116 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.