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About Chittu Village

Chittu is a small village in Singchung tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 6 males and 6 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males.

Chittu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chittu village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Singchung
Population 12
Male Population 6
Female Population 6
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Chittu compares

By the 2011 count Chittu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 495 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 850.

Getting to Chittu

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

Chittu lies about 17 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 33 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 Chittu
Tehsil headquarters Singchung 14 km
District headquarters West Kameng 17 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 33 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 67 km

Villages closest to Chittu

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 Chittu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chittu village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 495 residents.

Chittu village has 6 males and 6 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chittu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 850.

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

The nearest railway station to Chittu is Bhalukpong, about 33 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 Chittu.

Chittu is about 17 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chittu is in Singchung tehsil of West Kameng district. Singchung is about 14 km away. West Kameng is about 17 km away. Bhalukpong is about 33 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 (under 2 km), Lichini (2.1 km) and Bichom (2.4 km).

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

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