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About Rusa Village

Rusa is a small village in Lawnu tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 187 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rusa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rusa village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Lawnu
Pincode 786631
Population 359
Male Population 187
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Rusa compares

By the 2011 count Rusa is the 4th 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, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Rusa

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

Rusa lies about 52 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Sapekhati, about 15 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 Rusa
Tehsil headquarters Lawnu 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Sapekhati 15 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 37 km
District headquarters Tirap 52 km

Villages closest to Rusa

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 Rusa

As per the Census of India 2011, Rusa village had a population of 359. That makes it the 4th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 291 residents.

Rusa village has 187 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rusa has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Rusa is 786631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Rusa is Sapekhati, about 15 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 Rusa.

Rusa is about 52 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rusa is in Lawnu tehsil of Tirap district. Lawnu is about 8.3 km away. Sapekhati is about 15 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanglan Rusa (under 2 km), Kamnu (2.2 km) and Ranglua Rusa (3.0 km).

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

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