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About Nianu Village

Nianu is a mid sized village in Longding tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,340, made up of 682 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nianu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nianu village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Longding
Pincode 786631
Population 1,340
Male Population 682
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nianu compares

By the 2011 count Nianu is the 4th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 904 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Nianu

Nianu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nianu as Available within village. 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 Nianu from other places

Nianu lies about 61 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Sapekhati, about 35 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 Nianu
Tehsil headquarters Longding 7.1 km
Nearest town Mon 26 km
Nearest railway station Sapekhati 35 km
District headquarters Tirap 61 km

Villages closest to Nianu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nianu village had a population of 1,340. That makes it the 4th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 904 residents.

Nianu village has 682 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nianu has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

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

Nianu falls under Longding tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nianu is Sapekhati, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nianu.

Nianu is about 61 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nianu is in Longding tehsil of Tirap district. Longding is about 7.1 km away. Mon is about 26 km away. Sapekhati is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niausa (under 2 km), Mintong (2.8 km) and Longphong (4.6 km).

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

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