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About Longkhaw Village

Longkhaw is a mid sized village in Pumao tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,750, made up of 887 males and 863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Longkhaw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Longkhaw village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Pumao
Pincode 786631
Population 1,750
Male Population 887
Female Population 863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Longkhaw compares

By the 2011 count Longkhaw is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 987 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Longkhaw

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

Longkhaw lies about 70 km from Tirap, and the nearest railway station is Longpatia, 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 Longkhaw
Tehsil headquarters Pumao 5.8 km
Nearest town Mon 18 km
Nearest railway station Longpatia 37 km
District headquarters Tirap 70 km

Villages closest to Longkhaw

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

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Common questions about Longkhaw

As per the Census of India 2011, Longkhaw village had a population of 1,750. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 987 residents.

Longkhaw village has 887 males and 863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Longkhaw has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

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

Longkhaw falls under Pumao tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

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

Longkhaw is about 70 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Longkhaw is in Pumao tehsil of Tirap district. Pumao is about 5.8 km away. Mon is about 18 km away. Longpatia 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 Maihua (2.6 km), Pumao (5.8 km) and Pumao H Q (5.8 km).

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

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