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About Pangma Village

Pangma is a small village in Thembang tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 30 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males.

Pangma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pangma village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Thembang
Population 69
Male Population 30
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,300
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 Pangma compares

By the 2011 count Pangma is the 6th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 121 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Pangma

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

Pangma lies about 15 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 Pangma
Tehsil headquarters Thembang 4.9 km
District headquarters West Kameng 15 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 50 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 76 km

Villages closest to Pangma

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 Pangma

As per the Census of India 2011, Pangma village had a population of 69. That makes it the 6th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 121 residents.

Pangma village has 30 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pangma has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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

The nearest railway station to Pangma 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 Pangma.

Pangma is about 15 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pangma is in Thembang tehsil of West Kameng district. Thembang is about 4.9 km away. West Kameng is about 15 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 Cherrong (under 2 km), Lagam (3.0 km) and Thembang H Q (4.9 km).

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

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