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About Bongleng Village

Bongleng is a small village in Bongkhar tehsil, in the district of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 41 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males.

Bongleng Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bongleng village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tawang
Tehsil Bongkhar
Population 84
Male Population 41
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Bongleng compares

By the 2011 count Bongleng is the 5th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 90 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1194.

Getting to Bongleng

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

Bongleng lies about 28 km from Tawang, and the nearest railway station is Harisinga, 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 Bongleng
Tehsil headquarters Bongkhar 28 km
District headquarters Tawang 28 km
Nearest railway station Harisinga 124 km
Nearest town Dhekiajuli 143 km

Villages closest to Bongleng

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bongleng village had a population of 84. That makes it the 5th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 90 residents.

Bongleng village has 41 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bongleng has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1194.

Bongleng falls under Bongkhar tehsil of Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bongleng is Harisinga, 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 Bongleng.

Bongleng is about 28 km from Tawang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bongleng is in Bongkhar tehsil of Tawang district. Bongkhar is about 28 km away. Tawang is about 28 km away. Harisinga 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 Kharung (34 km), Kharungdong (34 km) and Kharungmet (34 km).

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

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