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About Longphong Village

Longphong is a mid sized village in Longding tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,174, made up of 493 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,381 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Longphong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Longphong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Longding
Pincode 786631
Population 1,174
Male Population 493
Female Population 681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,381
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Longphong compares

By the 2011 count Longphong is the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 904 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Longphong

Longphong is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Longphong as Available within village. 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 Longphong from other places

Longphong lies about 65 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Longpatia, about 38 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 Longphong
Tehsil headquarters Longding 12 km
Nearest town Mon 24 km
Nearest railway station Longpatia 38 km
District headquarters Tirap 65 km

Villages closest to Longphong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Longphong village had a population of 1,174. That makes it the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 904 residents.

Longphong village has 493 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Longphong has about 1381 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1135.

The pincode recorded for Longphong is 786631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Longphong falls under Longding tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Longphong is Longpatia, about 38 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Longphong.

Longphong is about 65 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Longphong is in Longding tehsil of Tirap district. Longding is about 12 km away. Mon is about 24 km away. Longpatia is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mintong (2.3 km), Niausa (4.1 km) and Nianu (4.6 km).

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

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