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About Nilling Village

Nilling is a small village in Chetam tehsil, in the district of Upper Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 148 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males.

Nilling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nilling village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Upper Subansiri
Tehsil Chetam
Population 284
Male Population 148
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Nilling compares

By the 2011 count Nilling is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 116 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Nilling

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

Nilling lies about 18 km from Upper Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 70 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 Nilling
Tehsil headquarters Chetam 7.7 km
District headquarters Upper Subansiri 18 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 70 km
Nearest town Silapathar 90 km

Villages closest to Nilling

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nilling village had a population of 284. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 116 residents.

Nilling village has 148 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nilling has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Nilling falls under Chetam tehsil of Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nilling is Subansiri, about 70 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 Nilling.

Nilling is about 18 km from Upper Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nilling is in Chetam tehsil of Upper Subansiri district. Chetam is about 7.7 km away. Upper Subansiri is about 18 km away. Subansiri is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chetam (7.7 km), Chetia (7.7 km) and Magria (13 km).

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

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