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About Rurang Village

Rurang is a small village in Nafra tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 223, made up of 121 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Rurang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rurang village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Nafra
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 223
Male Population 121
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rurang compares

By the 2011 count Rurang is the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Rurang

Rurang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rurang as Available within <5 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 Rurang from other places

Rurang lies about 12 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, 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 Rurang
Tehsil headquarters Nafra 6.1 km
District headquarters West Kameng 12 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 44 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 74 km

Villages closest to Rurang

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 Rurang

As per the Census of India 2011, Rurang village had a population of 223. That makes it the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Rurang village has 121 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rurang has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Rurang covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rurang is Bhalukpong, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Rurang.

Rurang is about 12 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rurang is in Nafra tehsil of West Kameng district. Nafra is about 6.1 km away. West Kameng is about 12 km away. Bhalukpong 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 Jerigaon (3.5 km), Khoina (4.3 km) and Ditchik (4.5 km).

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

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