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About Yayung Village

Yayung is a small village in Thrizino tehsil, in the district of West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 95 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 790102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yayung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yayung village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District West Kameng
Tehsil Thrizino
Pincode 790102
Area (hectares) 67.5 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 95
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Yayung compares

By the 2011 count Yayung is the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 67.5 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Yayung

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

Yayung lies about 25 km from West Kameng, and the nearest railway station is Bhalukpong, about 36 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 Yayung
Tehsil headquarters Thrizino 25 km
District headquarters West Kameng 25 km
Nearest railway station Bhalukpong 36 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 72 km

Villages closest to Yayung

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yayung village had a population of 185. That makes it the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Yayung village has 95 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yayung has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Yayung is 790102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Yayung covers 67.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Yayung falls under Thrizino tehsil of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Yayung is Bhalukpong, about 36 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 Yayung.

Yayung is about 25 km from West Kameng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yayung is in Thrizino tehsil of West Kameng district. Thrizino is about 25 km away. West Kameng is about 25 km away. Bhalukpong is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakrin (under 2 km), Kamsiri (under 2 km) and Karangania (3.1 km).

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

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