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About Hukan Village

Hukan is a small village in Dadam tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 468, made up of 235 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hukan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hukan village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Dadam
Pincode 786630
Population 468
Male Population 235
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Hukan compares

By the 2011 count Hukan is the 4th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 507 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Hukan

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

Hukan lies about 38 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Borhat, about 31 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 Hukan
Tehsil headquarters Dadam 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Borhat 31 km
District headquarters Tirap 38 km
Nearest town Margherita 42 km

Villages closest to Hukan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hukan village had a population of 468. That makes it the 4th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 507 residents.

Hukan village has 235 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hukan has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Hukan is 786630. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hukan falls under Dadam tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hukan is Borhat, about 31 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 Hukan.

Hukan is about 38 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hukan is in Dadam tehsil of Tirap district. Dadam is about 3.5 km away. Borhat is about 31 km away. Tirap is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadam (3.5 km), Laho (7.7 km) and Bera (8.3 km).

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

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