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About Bichom Village

Bichom is a mid sized village in Singchung tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,277, made up of 925 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 381 females per 1000 males.

Bichom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bichom village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Singchung
Population 1,277
Male Population 925
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 381
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bichom compares

By the 2011 count Bichom is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 495 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 850.

Getting to Bichom

Bichom is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bichom as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bichom from other places

Bichom lies about 16 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 35 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 Bichom
Tehsil headquarters Singchung 14 km
District headquarters West Kameng 16 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 35 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 68 km

Villages closest to Bichom

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bichom village had a population of 1,277. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 495 residents.

Bichom village has 925 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bichom has about 381 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 850.

Bichom falls under Singchung tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bichom is Bhalukpong, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bichom.

Bichom 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.

Bichom is in Singchung tehsil of West Kameng district. Singchung is about 14 km away. West Kameng is about 16 km away. Bhalukpong is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramu (1.9 km), Chittu (2.4 km) and Sachida (3.7 km).

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

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