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About Khoitam Village

Khoitam is a small village in Dirang tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 13 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,538 females per 1000 males.

Khoitam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khoitam village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Dirang
Population 33
Male Population 13
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,538
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 Khoitam compares

By the 2011 count Khoitam is the 57th 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, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Khoitam

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

Khoitam lies about 6.9 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 42 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 Khoitam
District headquarters West Kameng 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dirang 13 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 42 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 68 km

Villages closest to Khoitam

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 Khoitam

As per the Census of India 2011, Khoitam village had a population of 33. That makes it the 57th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Khoitam village has 13 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khoitam has about 1538 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

The nearest railway station to Khoitam is Bhalukpong, about 42 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 Khoitam.

Khoitam is about 6.9 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khoitam is in Dirang tehsil of West Kameng district. West Kameng is about 6.9 km away. Dirang is about 13 km away. Bhalukpong is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are 5 Mile Village (2.3 km), 6 Mile Village (2.3 km) and Rahung (2.4 km).

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

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