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About Cher Village Village

Cher Village is a small village in Dirang tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males.

Cher Village Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cher Village village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Dirang
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Cher Village compares

By the 2011 count Cher Village is the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Cher Village

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

Cher Village lies about 17 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 43 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 Cher Village
District headquarters West Kameng 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dirang 29 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 43 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 76 km

Villages closest to Cher Village

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dirang 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 Cher Village

As per the Census of India 2011, Cher Village village had a population of 5. That makes it the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Cher Village village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cher Village has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Cher Village falls under Dirang tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Cher Village is Bhalukpong, about 43 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 Cher Village.

Cher Village is about 17 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cher Village is in Dirang tehsil of West Kameng district. West Kameng is about 17 km away. Dirang is about 29 km away. Bhalukpong is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lish Village (under 2 km), Khellong (3.7 km) and Salari (13 km).

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

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