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About Lower Nginu Village

Lower Nginu is a mid sized village in Wakka tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,459, made up of 759 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males.

Lower Nginu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lower Nginu village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Wakka
Population 1,459
Male Population 759
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lower Nginu compares

By the 2011 count Lower Nginu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 863 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Lower Nginu

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

Lower Nginu lies about 53 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Sapekhati, about 37 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 Lower Nginu
Tehsil headquarters Wakka 8.2 km
Nearest town Mon 34 km
Nearest railway station Sapekhati 37 km
District headquarters Tirap 53 km

Villages closest to Lower Nginu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wakka 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 Lower Nginu

As per the Census of India 2011, Lower Nginu village had a population of 1,459. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 863 residents.

Lower Nginu village has 759 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lower Nginu has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Lower Nginu falls under Wakka tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lower Nginu is Sapekhati, about 37 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 10+ km distance for Lower Nginu.

Lower Nginu is about 53 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lower Nginu is in Wakka tehsil of Tirap district. Wakka is about 8.2 km away. Mon is about 34 km away. Sapekhati 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 Nginu (under 2 km), Ngissa (3.7 km) and Kaimoi (3.7 km).

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

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