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About Raw Village

Raw is a small village in Limeking tehsil, in the district of Upper Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 64, made up of 35 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males.

Raw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raw village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Upper Subansiri
Tehsil Limeking
Population 64
Male Population 35
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
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 Raw compares

By the 2011 count Raw is the 8th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 76 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Raw

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

Raw lies about 76 km from Upper Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Siajuli, about 117 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 Raw
Tehsil headquarters Limeking 35 km
District headquarters Upper Subansiri 76 km
Nearest railway station Siajuli 117 km
Nearest town Itanagar 120 km

Villages closest to Raw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Raw village had a population of 64. That makes it the 8th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 76 residents.

Raw village has 35 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raw has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Raw falls under Limeking tehsil of Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raw is Siajuli, about 117 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 Raw.

Raw is about 76 km from Upper Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raw is in Limeking tehsil of Upper Subansiri district. Limeking is about 35 km away. Upper Subansiri is about 76 km away. Siajuli is about 117 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gelinceniak Camp (29 km), Orak Ii (33 km) and Orak Iii (33 km).

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

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