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About Iponger Village

Iponger is a small village in Pungro tehsil, in the district of Kiphire, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 256 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Iponger Overview

Census 2011 figures for Iponger village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kiphire
Tehsil Pungro
Pincode 798611
Population 471
Male Population 256
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
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 Iponger compares

By the 2011 count Iponger is the 9th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 761 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Iponger

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

Iponger lies about 14 km from Kiphire, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 96 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 Iponger
Tehsil headquarters Pungro 14 km
District headquarters Kiphire 14 km
Nearest town Tuensang 40 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 96 km

Villages closest to Iponger

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Iponger village had a population of 471. That makes it the 9th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 761 residents.

Iponger village has 256 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Iponger has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Iponger is 798611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Iponger falls under Pungro tehsil of Kiphire district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Iponger is Tuli, about 96 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 Iponger.

Iponger is about 14 km from Kiphire in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Iponger is in Pungro tehsil of Kiphire district. Pungro is about 14 km away. Kiphire is about 14 km away. Tuensang is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zaonger (7.0 km), Zimkiur (7.3 km) and Pungro Hq (14 km).

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

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