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About Thungri Village

Thungri is a small village in Rupa tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 131 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,519 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Thungri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thungri village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Rupa
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 131
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,519
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thungri compares

By the 2011 count Thungri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 147 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Thungri

Thungri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Thungri as Available within 5 - 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 Thungri from other places

Thungri lies about 12 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 31 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 Thungri
Tehsil headquarters Rupa 4.2 km
District headquarters West Kameng 12 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 31 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 52 km

Villages closest to Thungri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rupa 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 Thungri

As per the Census of India 2011, Thungri village had a population of 330. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 147 residents.

Thungri village has 131 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thungri has about 1519 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Thungri covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thungri falls under Rupa tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Thungri is Bhalukpong, about 31 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Thungri.

Thungri 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.

Thungri is in Rupa tehsil of West Kameng district. Rupa is about 4.2 km away. West Kameng is about 12 km away. Bhalukpong is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brokpublang (2.6 km) and Rupa (4.2 km).

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

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