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About Kampong Village

Kampong is a small village in Wakka tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 50 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males.

Kampong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kampong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Wakka
Population 99
Male Population 50
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Kampong compares

By the 2011 count Kampong is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 863 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kampong

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

Kampong lies about 61 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Sapekhati, about 50 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 Kampong
Tehsil headquarters Wakka 7.6 km
Nearest town Mon 35 km
Nearest railway station Sapekhati 50 km
District headquarters Tirap 61 km

Villages closest to Kampong

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 Kampong

As per the Census of India 2011, Kampong village had a population of 99. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 863 residents.

Kampong village has 50 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kampong has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Kampong falls under Wakka tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kampong is Sapekhati, about 50 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 Kampong.

Kampong 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.

Kampong is in Wakka tehsil of Tirap district. Wakka is about 7.6 km away. Mon is about 35 km away. Sapekhati is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chop (3.2 km), Khanu (5.4 km) and Changkhao (5.5 km).

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

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