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About Sanglem Village

Sanglem is a small village in Kalaktang tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 49 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,388 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650 hectares hectares.

Sanglem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanglem village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Kalaktang
Area (hectares) 650 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 49
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,388
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 Sanglem compares

By the 2011 count Sanglem is the 17th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 276 residents. Its 650 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Sanglem

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

Sanglem lies about 27 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Hugrajuli Halt, about 44 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 Sanglem
Tehsil headquarters Kalaktang 12 km
District headquarters West Kameng 27 km
Nearest railway station Hugrajuli Halt 44 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 59 km

Villages closest to Sanglem

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 Sanglem

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanglem village had a population of 117. That makes it the 17th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 276 residents.

Sanglem village has 49 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanglem has about 1388 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Sanglem covers 650 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sanglem is Hugrajuli Halt, about 44 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 Sanglem.

Sanglem is about 27 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanglem is in Kalaktang tehsil of West Kameng district. Kalaktang is about 12 km away. West Kameng is about 27 km away. Hugrajuli Halt is about 44 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 (1.5 km), Domkho (2.5 km) and Kalaktang H Q (12 km).

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

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