About Watong Village

Watong is a small village in Hawai tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 138 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Watong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watong village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	Anjaw
Tehsil	Hawai
Pincode	792102
Population	289
Male Population	138
Female Population	151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,094
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 Watong compares

By the 2011 count Watong is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 73 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Watong

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

Watong lies about 13 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Dangari, about 110 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 Watong
District headquarters	Anjaw	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hawai	22 km
Nearest railway station	Dangari	110 km
Nearest town	Dum Duma	117 km

Villages closest to Watong

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.

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Common questions about Watong

As per the Census of India 2011, Watong village had a population of 289. 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 73 residents.

Watong village has 138 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watong has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1060.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Watong is Dangari, about 110 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 Watong.

Watong is about 13 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Watong is in Hawai tehsil of Anjaw district. Anjaw is about 13 km away. Hawai is about 22 km away. Dangari is about 110 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.