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About Mintong Village

Mintong is a mid sized village in Longding tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,505, made up of 730 males and 775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mintong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mintong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Longding
Pincode 786631
Population 1,505
Male Population 730
Female Population 775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mintong compares

By the 2011 count Mintong is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 904 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

Getting to Mintong

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

Mintong lies about 62 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Sapekhati, about 37 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 Mintong
Tehsil headquarters Longding 9.6 km
Nearest town Mon 25 km
Nearest railway station Sapekhati 37 km
District headquarters Tirap 62 km

Villages closest to Mintong

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 Mintong

As per the Census of India 2011, Mintong village had a population of 1,505. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 904 residents.

Mintong village has 730 males and 775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mintong has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1135.

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

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

The nearest railway station to Mintong is Sapekhati, about 37 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 Mintong.

Mintong is about 62 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mintong is in Longding tehsil of Tirap district. Longding is about 9.6 km away. Mon is about 25 km away. Sapekhati 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 Longphong (2.3 km), Niausa (2.4 km) and Nianu (2.8 km).

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

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