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About Matkrong Village

Matkrong is a small village in Hawai tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 10 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matkrong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matkrong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Anjaw
Tehsil Hawai
Pincode 792102
Population 20
Male Population 10
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Matkrong compares

By the 2011 count Matkrong is the 46th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 73 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Matkrong

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

Matkrong lies about 37 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Ledo, about 138 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 Matkrong
Tehsil headquarters Hawai 18 km
District headquarters Anjaw 37 km
Nearest railway station Ledo 138 km
Nearest town Digboi 144 km

Villages closest to Matkrong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matkrong village had a population of 20. That makes it the 46th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 73 residents.

Matkrong village has 10 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matkrong has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1060.

The pincode recorded for Matkrong is 792102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Matkrong falls under Hawai tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matkrong is Ledo, about 138 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 Matkrong.

Matkrong is about 37 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matkrong is in Hawai tehsil of Anjaw district. Hawai is about 18 km away. Anjaw is about 37 km away. Ledo is about 138 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hunung (4.2 km), Shirong (6.7 km) and Staging Shirong Hut (6.7 km).

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

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