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About Otongkhua Village

Otongkhua is a small village in Lawnu tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 219 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786630, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Otongkhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Otongkhua village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Lawnu
Pincode 786630
Population 464
Male Population 219
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
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 Otongkhua compares

By the 2011 count Otongkhua is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 291 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Otongkhua

Otongkhua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Otongkhua 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 Otongkhua from other places

Otongkhua lies about 42 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Borhat, about 13 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 Otongkhua
Tehsil headquarters Lawnu 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Borhat 13 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 31 km
District headquarters Tirap 42 km

Villages closest to Otongkhua

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 Otongkhua

As per the Census of India 2011, Otongkhua village had a population of 464. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 291 residents.

Otongkhua village has 219 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Otongkhua has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Otongkhua is Borhat, about 13 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 Otongkhua.

Otongkhua is about 42 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Otongkhua is in Lawnu tehsil of Tirap district. Lawnu is about 3.2 km away. Borhat is about 13 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naitong (under 2 km), Nokfan (2.3 km) and Longkhojan (2.4 km).

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

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