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About Cherrong Village

Cherrong is a small village in Thembang tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 53 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 717 females per 1000 males.

Cherrong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cherrong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Thembang
Population 91
Male Population 53
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 717
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 Cherrong compares

By the 2011 count Cherrong is the 5th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 121 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Cherrong

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

Cherrong lies about 14 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 50 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 Cherrong
Tehsil headquarters Thembang 4.2 km
District headquarters West Kameng 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 50 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 76 km

Villages closest to Cherrong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cherrong village had a population of 91. That makes it the 5th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 121 residents.

Cherrong village has 53 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cherrong has about 717 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Cherrong falls under Thembang tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Cherrong is Bhalukpong, about 50 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 Cherrong.

Cherrong is about 14 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cherrong is in Thembang tehsil of West Kameng district. Thembang is about 4.2 km away. West Kameng is about 14 km away. Bhalukpong is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangma (under 2 km), Lagam (2.7 km) and Thembang H Q (4.2 km).

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

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