About Challan Village

Challan is a small village in Nafra tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 101 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males.

Challan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Challan village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	West Kameng
Tehsil	Nafra
Population	213
Male Population	101
Female Population	112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,109
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 Challan compares

By the 2011 count Challan is the 14th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Challan

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

Challan lies about 33 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 47 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 Challan
Tehsil headquarters	Nafra	19 km
District headquarters	West Kameng	33 km
Nearest railway station	Bhalukpong	47 km
Nearest town	Dhekiajuli	83 km

Villages closest to Challan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Challan village had a population of 213. That makes it the 14th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Challan village has 101 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Challan has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Challan falls under Nafra tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Challan is Bhalukpong, about 47 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 Challan.

Challan is about 33 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Challan is in Nafra tehsil of West Kameng district. Nafra is about 19 km away. West Kameng is about 33 km away. Bhalukpong is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.