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About Nokfan Village

Nokfan is a small village in Lawnu tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 166 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nokfan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nokfan village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Lawnu
Pincode 786630
Population 331
Male Population 166
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Nokfan compares

By the 2011 count Nokfan is the 5th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 291 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Nokfan

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

Nokfan lies about 43 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Borhat, about 14 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 Nokfan
Tehsil headquarters Lawnu 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Borhat 14 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 33 km
District headquarters Tirap 43 km

Villages closest to Nokfan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nokfan village had a population of 331. That makes it the 5th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 291 residents.

Nokfan village has 166 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nokfan has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Nokfan falls under Lawnu tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nokfan is Borhat, about 14 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 Nokfan.

Nokfan is about 43 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nokfan is in Lawnu tehsil of Tirap district. Lawnu is about 2.7 km away. Borhat is about 14 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chopsa (1.9 km), Otongkhua (2.3 km) and Lawnu (2.7 km).

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

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