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About Dongrong Village

Dongrong is a small village in Soha tehsil, in the district of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 129 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 760 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 786629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongrong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongrong village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Tirap
Tehsil Soha
Pincode 786629
Population 227
Male Population 129
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 760
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 Dongrong compares

By the 2011 count Dongrong is the 5th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 257 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Dongrong

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

Dongrong lies about 16 km from Tirap. 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 Dongrong
Tehsil headquarters Soha 3.5 km
Nearest town Margherita 12 km
District headquarters Tirap 16 km

Villages closest to Dongrong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongrong village had a population of 227. That makes it the 5th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 257 residents.

Dongrong village has 129 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongrong has about 760 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dongrong is 786629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongrong falls under Soha tehsil of Tirap district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dongrong notes the nearest railway station 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 Dongrong.

Dongrong is about 16 km from Tirap in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongrong is in Soha tehsil of Tirap district. Soha is about 3.5 km away. Margherita is about 12 km away. Tirap is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soha (3.5 km), Turet (5.5 km) and New Phinthing (27 km).

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

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