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About Jorong Village

Jorong is a small village in Kharsang tehsil, in the district of Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 188 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males.

Jorong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jorong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Changlang
Tehsil Kharsang
Population 364
Male Population 188
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jorong compares

By the 2011 count Jorong is the 12th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Jorong

Jorong is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jorong as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Jorong from other places

Jorong lies about 43 km from Changlang, and the nearest railway station is Ledo, about 31 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 Jorong
Tehsil headquarters Kharsang 2.2 km
Nearest railway station Ledo 31 km
Nearest town Margherita 37 km
District headquarters Changlang 43 km

Villages closest to Jorong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jorong village had a population of 364. That makes it the 12th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Jorong village has 188 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jorong has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Jorong falls under Kharsang tehsil of Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jorong is Ledo, about 31 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 5 - 10 km distance for Jorong.

Jorong is about 43 km from Changlang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jorong is in Kharsang tehsil of Changlang district. Kharsang is about 2.2 km away. Ledo is about 31 km away. Margherita is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Namchik Havi (under 2 km), New Longkey (2.0 km) and Kharsang H Q I (2.2 km).

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

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