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About Namsu Village

Namsu is a mid sized village in Thembang tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 252 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males.

Namsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namsu village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Thembang
Population 500
Male Population 252
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Namsu compares

By the 2011 count Namsu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 121 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Namsu

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

Namsu lies about 16 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 51 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 Namsu
Tehsil headquarters Thembang 7.2 km
District headquarters West Kameng 16 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 51 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 74 km

Villages closest to Namsu

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 Namsu

As per the Census of India 2011, Namsu village had a population of 500. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 121 residents.

Namsu village has 252 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namsu has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

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

The nearest railway station to Namsu is Bhalukpong, about 51 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 Namsu.

Namsu 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.

Namsu is in Thembang tehsil of West Kameng district. Thembang is about 7.2 km away. West Kameng is about 16 km away. Bhalukpong is about 51 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 (6.0 km), Cherrong (6.6 km) and Thembang H Q (7.2 km).

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

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