About Jerigaon Village

Jerigaon 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 534, made up of 281 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Jerigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jerigaon village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	West Kameng
Tehsil	Nafra
Area (hectares)	68 hectares
Population	534
Male Population	281
Female Population	253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jerigaon compares

By the 2011 count Jerigaon 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 68 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Jerigaon

Jerigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jerigaon as Available within village. 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 Jerigaon from other places

Jerigaon lies about 8.9 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 41 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 Jerigaon
Tehsil headquarters	Nafra	8.1 km
District headquarters	West Kameng	8.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bhalukpong	41 km
Nearest town	Dhekiajuli	71 km

Villages closest to Jerigaon

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 Jerigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Jerigaon village had a population of 534. 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.

Jerigaon village has 281 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jerigaon has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Jerigaon covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Jerigaon is Bhalukpong, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jerigaon.

Jerigaon is about 8.9 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jerigaon is in Nafra tehsil of West Kameng district. Nafra is about 8.1 km away. West Kameng is about 8.9 km away. Bhalukpong is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.