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About Ditchik Village

Ditchik is a mid sized village in Nafra tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 341 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares.

Ditchik Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ditchik village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Nafra
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 341
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Ditchik compares

By the 2011 count Ditchik is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ditchik

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

Ditchik lies about 17 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 Ditchik
Tehsil headquarters Nafra 5.0 km
District headquarters West Kameng 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 47 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 78 km

Villages closest to Ditchik

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.

Common questions about Ditchik

As per the Census of India 2011, Ditchik village had a population of 637. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Ditchik village has 341 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ditchik has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Ditchik covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Ditchik 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 Ditchik.

Ditchik is about 17 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ditchik is in Nafra tehsil of West Kameng district. Nafra is about 5.0 km away. West Kameng is about 17 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.

The closest recorded villages are Nachibon (2.7 km), Nakhu (3.2 km) and Najang (4.3 km).

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

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