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About Katong Village

Katong is a small village in Manchal tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 8 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Anjaw
Tehsil Manchal
Pincode 792102
Population 17
Male Population 8
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
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 Katong compares

By the 2011 count Katong is the 50th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 58 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1121.

Getting to Katong

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

Katong lies about 9.3 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Dangari, about 124 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 Katong
District headquarters Anjaw 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Manchal 14 km
Nearest railway station Dangari 124 km
Nearest town Dum Duma 130 km

Villages closest to Katong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katong village had a population of 17. That makes it the 50th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 58 residents.

Katong village has 8 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katong has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1121.

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

Katong falls under Manchal tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Katong is Dangari, about 124 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 Katong.

Katong is about 9.3 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katong is in Manchal tehsil of Anjaw district. Anjaw is about 9.3 km away. Manchal is about 14 km away. Dangari is about 124 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hamatong (5.8 km), Palang (14 km) and Towa (14 km).

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

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