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About Old Bunting Village

Old Bunting is a small village in Khonsa tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 90 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Old Bunting Overview

Census 2011 figures for Old Bunting village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Khonsa
Pincode 786630
Population 188
Male Population 90
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Old Bunting compares

By the 2011 count Old Bunting is the 29th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Old Bunting

Old Bunting is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Old Bunting as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Old Bunting from other places

Old Bunting lies about 30 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Namrup, about 32 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 Old Bunting
Tehsil headquarters Khonsa 3.8 km
District headquarters Tirap 30 km
Nearest railway station Namrup 32 km
Nearest town Margherita 35 km

Villages closest to Old Bunting

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 Old Bunting

As per the Census of India 2011, Old Bunting village had a population of 188. That makes it the 29th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 315 residents.

Old Bunting village has 90 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Old Bunting has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Old Bunting falls under Khonsa tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Old Bunting is Namrup, about 32 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Old Bunting.

Old Bunting is about 30 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Old Bunting is in Khonsa tehsil of Tirap district. Khonsa is about 3.8 km away. Tirap is about 30 km away. Namrup is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are New Bunting (under 2 km), Khela (3.8 km) and Khonsa (3.8 km).

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

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