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About Mopaya Village

Mopaya is a small village in Namsang tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 154 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mopaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mopaya village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Namsang
Pincode 786629
Population 286
Male Population 154
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mopaya compares

By the 2011 count Mopaya is the 7th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 253 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Mopaya

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

Mopaya lies about 24 km from Tirap. 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 Mopaya
Nearest town Margherita 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Namsang 16 km
District headquarters Tirap 24 km

Villages closest to Mopaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mopaya village had a population of 286. That makes it the 7th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 253 residents.

Mopaya village has 154 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mopaya has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Mopaya is 786629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mopaya falls under Namsang tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The census record for Mopaya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mopaya.

Mopaya is about 24 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mopaya is in Namsang tehsil of Tirap district. Margherita is about 12 km away. Namsang is about 16 km away. Tirap is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soha Camp (11 km), Makat (15 km) and Namsang (16 km).

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

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