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About Domkho Village

Domkho is a small village in Kalaktang tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 142 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634 hectares hectares.

Domkho Overview

Census 2011 figures for Domkho village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Kalaktang
Area (hectares) 634 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 142
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
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 Domkho compares

By the 2011 count Domkho is the 7th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 276 residents. Its 634 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Domkho

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

Domkho lies about 24 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Hugrajuli Halt, 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 Domkho
Tehsil headquarters Kalaktang 14 km
District headquarters West Kameng 24 km
Nearest railway station Hugrajuli Halt 43 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 58 km

Villages closest to Domkho

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Domkho village had a population of 283. That makes it the 7th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 276 residents.

Domkho village has 142 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Domkho has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Domkho covers 634 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Domkho falls under Kalaktang tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Domkho is Hugrajuli Halt, 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 Domkho.

Domkho is about 24 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Domkho is in Kalaktang tehsil of West Kameng district. Kalaktang is about 14 km away. West Kameng is about 24 km away. Hugrajuli Halt 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 Morshing (under 2 km), Sanglem (2.5 km) and Samphung (14 km).

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

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