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About Nongtham Village

Nongtham is a mid sized village in Kharsang tehsil, in the district of Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 649 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males.

Nongtham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nongtham village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Changlang
Tehsil Kharsang
Population 1,332
Male Population 649
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 Nongtham compares

By the 2011 count Nongtham is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 484 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Nongtham

Nongtham is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nongtham 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 Nongtham from other places

Nongtham lies about 46 km from Changlang, and the nearest railway station is Ledo, about 34 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 Nongtham
Tehsil headquarters Kharsang 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Ledo 34 km
Nearest town Margherita 40 km
District headquarters Changlang 46 km

Villages closest to Nongtham

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 Nongtham

As per the Census of India 2011, Nongtham village had a population of 1,332. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 484 residents.

Nongtham village has 649 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nongtham has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

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

The nearest railway station to Nongtham is Ledo, about 34 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 Nongtham.

Nongtham is about 46 km from Changlang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nongtham is in Kharsang tehsil of Changlang district. Kharsang is about 4.7 km away. Ledo is about 34 km away. Margherita is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuttom (under 2 km), New Longkey (under 2 km) and New Chingsa (1.5 km).

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

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