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About Chug Village

Chug is a small village in Dirang tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 268, made up of 128 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males.

Chug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chug village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Dirang
Population 268
Male Population 128
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
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 Chug compares

By the 2011 count Chug is the 17th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Chug

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

Chug lies about 29 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 64 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 Chug
Tehsil headquarters Dirang 12 km
District headquarters West Kameng 29 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 64 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 84 km

Villages closest to Chug

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 Chug

As per the Census of India 2011, Chug village had a population of 268. That makes it the 17th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Chug village has 128 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chug has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

The nearest railway station to Chug is Bhalukpong, about 64 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 Chug.

Chug is about 29 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chug is in Dirang tehsil of West Kameng district. Dirang is about 12 km away. West Kameng is about 29 km away. Bhalukpong is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rama Camp (3.3 km), Sappercamp Vill (4.8 km) and Sangti (7.3 km).

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

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