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About Dahung River Side I Village

Dahung River Side I is a small village in Singchung tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 267 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 779 females per 1000 males.

Dahung River Side I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahung River Side I village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Singchung
Population 475
Male Population 267
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 779
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahung River Side I compares

By the 2011 count Dahung River Side I is the 7th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to 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 Dahung River Side I

Dahung River Side I is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dahung River Side I as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dahung River Side I from other places

Dahung River Side I lies about 8.8 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 Dahung River Side I
District headquarters West Kameng 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Singchung 18 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 44 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 69 km

Villages closest to Dahung River Side I

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 Dahung River Side I

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahung River Side I village had a population of 475. That makes it the 7th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 495 residents.

Dahung River Side I village has 267 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahung River Side I has about 779 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 850.

Dahung River Side I falls under Singchung tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dahung River Side I 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 <5 km distance for Dahung River Side I.

Dahung River Side I is about 8.8 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahung River Side I is in Singchung tehsil of West Kameng district. West Kameng is about 8.8 km away. Singchung is about 18 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 Dahung (under 2 km), Dahung River Side Ii (under 2 km) and 64 Mile Camp (7.5 km).

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

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