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About Metonger Village

Metonger is a mid sized village in Kiusam tehsil, in the district of Kiphire, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 414 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males.

Metonger Overview

Census 2011 figures for Metonger village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kiphire
Tehsil Kiusam
Population 819
Male Population 414
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Metonger compares

By the 2011 count Metonger is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 646 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Metonger

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

Metonger lies about 12 km from Kiphire, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 95 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 Metonger
Tehsil headquarters Kiusam 2.1 km
District headquarters Kiphire 12 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 38 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 95 km

Villages closest to Metonger

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Metonger village had a population of 819. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 646 residents.

Metonger village has 414 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Metonger has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 899.

Metonger falls under Kiusam tehsil of Kiphire district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Metonger is Tuli, about 95 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 Metonger.

Metonger is about 12 km from Kiphire in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Metonger is in Kiusam tehsil of Kiphire district. Kiusam is about 2.1 km away. Kiphire is about 12 km away. Zunheboto 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 Sangkhumti (2.1 km), Kiusam Hq (2.1 km) and Kiusam Vill (2.1 km).

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

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