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About Dong Village

Dong is a small village in Walong tehsil, in the district of Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 6 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 792102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Anjaw
Tehsil Walong
Pincode 792102
Population 15
Male Population 6
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dong compares

By the 2011 count Dong is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 67 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Dong

Dong is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dong as Available within 5 - 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 Dong from other places

Dong lies about 31 km from Anjaw, and the nearest railway station is Dangari, about 153 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 Dong
Tehsil headquarters Walong 4.7 km
District headquarters Anjaw 31 km
Nearest railway station Dangari 153 km
Nearest town Dum Duma 160 km

Villages closest to Dong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dong village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 67 residents.

Dong village has 6 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dong has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

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

Dong falls under Walong tehsil of Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dong is Dangari, about 153 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dong.

Dong is about 31 km from Anjaw in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dong is in Walong tehsil of Anjaw district. Walong is about 4.7 km away. Anjaw is about 31 km away. Dangari is about 153 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Supkung (under 2 km), Tinai (3.5 km) and Tilam (4.2 km).

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

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