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About Lua Village

Lua is a small village in Gussar tehsil, in the district of Upper Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 22 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males.

Lua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lua village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Upper Subansiri
Tehsil Gussar
Population 39
Male Population 22
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 773
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 Lua compares

By the 2011 count Lua is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 115 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Lua

Lua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Lua 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. The nearest villages by name are Lebi, Lega, Lenyi and Lenyi Annu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lua from other places

Lua lies about 32 km from Upper Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 91 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 Lua
Tehsil headquarters Gussar 32 km
District headquarters Upper Subansiri 32 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 91 km
Nearest town Jining 106 km

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 Lua

As per the Census of India 2011, Lua village had a population of 39. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 115 residents.

Lua village has 22 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lua has about 773 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Lua falls under Gussar tehsil of Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Lua is Subansiri, about 91 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 Lua.

Lua is about 32 km from Upper Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lua is in Gussar tehsil of Upper Subansiri district. Gussar is about 32 km away. Upper Subansiri is about 32 km away. Subansiri is about 91 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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