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About Matong Village

Matong is a small village in Hayuliang tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 10 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 700 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Matong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Matong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Anjaw
Tehsil Hayuliang
Pincode 792102
Population 17
Male Population 10
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 700
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 Matong compares

By the 2011 count Matong is the 47th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 95 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Matong

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

Matong lies about 12 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 Matong
Tehsil headquarters Hayuliang 7.5 km
District headquarters Anjaw 12 km
Nearest railway station Dangari 110 km
Nearest town Dum Duma 118 km

Villages closest to Matong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Matong village had a population of 17. That makes it the 47th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 95 residents.

Matong village has 10 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Matong has about 700 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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

Matong falls under Hayuliang tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Matong 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 Matong.

Matong is about 12 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Matong is in Hayuliang tehsil of Anjaw district. Hayuliang is about 7.5 km away. Anjaw is about 12 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.

The closest recorded villages are Supnung (under 2 km), Khrolang (under 2 km) and Klumliang (under 2 km).

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

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