About Samphung Village

Samphung is a small village in Kalaktang tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 79 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males.

Samphung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samphung village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	West Kameng
Tehsil	Kalaktang
Population	154
Male Population	79
Female Population	75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samphung compares

By the 2011 count Samphung is the 15th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 276 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Samphung

Samphung is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samphung as Available within 5 - 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 Samphung from other places

Samphung lies about 37 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Mazbat, about 38 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 Samphung
Tehsil headquarters	Kalaktang	1.9 km
District headquarters	West Kameng	37 km
Nearest railway station	Mazbat	38 km
Nearest town	Dhekiajuli	56 km

Villages closest to Samphung

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.

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Common questions about Samphung

As per the Census of India 2011, Samphung village had a population of 154. That makes it the 15th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 276 residents.

Samphung village has 79 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samphung has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

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

The nearest railway station to Samphung is Mazbat, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samphung.

Samphung is about 37 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samphung is in Kalaktang tehsil of West Kameng district. Kalaktang is about 1.9 km away. West Kameng is about 37 km away. Mazbat is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.