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About New Lainwang Village

New Lainwang is a small village in Khonsa tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 174, made up of 96 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

New Lainwang Overview

Census 2011 figures for New Lainwang village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Khonsa
Pincode 786630
Population 174
Male Population 96
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
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 New Lainwang compares

By the 2011 count New Lainwang is the 31st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 315 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to New Lainwang

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

New Lainwang lies about 18 km from Tirap. 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 New Lainwang
Tehsil headquarters Khonsa 9.3 km
District headquarters Tirap 18 km
Nearest town Margherita 23 km

Villages closest to New Lainwang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khonsa 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 New Lainwang

As per the Census of India 2011, New Lainwang village had a population of 174. That makes it the 31st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 315 residents.

New Lainwang village has 96 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, New Lainwang has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

New Lainwang falls under Khonsa tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The census record for New Lainwang notes the nearest railway station 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 New Lainwang.

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

New Lainwang is in Khonsa tehsil of Tirap district. Khonsa is about 9.3 km away. Tirap is about 18 km away. Margherita is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Old Katang (4.3 km), Lamsa (8.4 km) and Wathin (9.0 km).

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

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