About Nijung Village

Nijung is a small village in Nafra tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 58 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2 hectares hectares.

Nijung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nijung village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	West Kameng
Tehsil	Nafra
Area (hectares)	2 hectares
Population	112
Male Population	58
Female Population	54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
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 Nijung compares

By the 2011 count Nijung is the 21st largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. Its 2 hectares work out to about 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Nijung

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

Nijung lies about 19 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 42 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 Nijung
Tehsil headquarters	Nafra	4.3 km
District headquarters	West Kameng	19 km
Nearest railway station	Bhalukpong	42 km
Nearest town	Dhekiajuli	75 km

Villages closest to Nijung

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 Nijung

As per the Census of India 2011, Nijung village had a population of 112. That makes it the 21st largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Nijung village has 58 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nijung has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Nijung covers 2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Nijung is Bhalukpong, about 42 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 Nijung.

Nijung is about 19 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nijung is in Nafra tehsil of West Kameng district. Nafra is about 4.3 km away. West Kameng is about 19 km away. Bhalukpong is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.