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About Upper Dzang Village

Upper Dzang is a small village in Nafra tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 184 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males.

Upper Dzang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Upper Dzang village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Nafra
Population 391
Male Population 184
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
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 Upper Dzang compares

By the 2011 count Upper Dzang is the 4th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above 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 Upper Dzang

Upper Dzang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Upper Dzang 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 Upper Dzang from other places

Upper Dzang lies about 16 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 43 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 Upper Dzang
Tehsil headquarters Nafra under 2 km
District headquarters West Kameng 16 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 43 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 75 km

Villages closest to Upper Dzang

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 Upper Dzang

As per the Census of India 2011, Upper Dzang village had a population of 391. That makes it the 4th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Upper Dzang village has 184 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Upper Dzang has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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

The nearest railway station to Upper Dzang is Bhalukpong, about 43 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 Upper Dzang.

Upper Dzang is about 16 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Upper Dzang is in Nafra tehsil of West Kameng district. Nafra is about under 2 km away. West Kameng is about 16 km away. Bhalukpong is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nafra H Q (under 2 km), Longtin (under 2 km) and Khoina (3.7 km).

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

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