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About Depu Village

Depu is a small village in Puchi Geko tehsil, in the district of Upper Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 56 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males.

Depu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Depu village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Upper Subansiri
Tehsil Puchi Geko
Population 122
Male Population 56
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,179
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Depu compares

By the 2011 count Depu is the 10th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 90 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Depu

Depu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Depu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Depu from other places

Depu lies about 20 km from Upper Subansiri, and the nearest railway station is Subansiri, about 60 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 Depu
Tehsil headquarters Puchi Geko 11 km
District headquarters Upper Subansiri 20 km
Nearest railway station Subansiri 60 km
Nearest town Silapathar 66 km

Villages closest to Depu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Puchi Geko 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 Depu

As per the Census of India 2011, Depu village had a population of 122. That makes it the 10th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 90 residents.

Depu village has 56 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Depu has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Depu falls under Puchi Geko tehsil of Upper Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Depu is Subansiri, about 60 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 5 - 10 km distance for Depu.

Depu is about 20 km from Upper Subansiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Depu is in Puchi Geko tehsil of Upper Subansiri district. Puchi Geko is about 11 km away. Upper Subansiri is about 20 km away. Subansiri is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baja (6.4 km), Kamloka Baja (6.4 km) and Mona Baja (6.4 km).

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

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