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About Khongka Village

Khongka is a small village in Pungro tehsil, in the district of Kiphire, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 113 males and 112 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males.

Khongka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khongka village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kiphire
Tehsil Pungro
Population 225
Male Population 113
Female Population 112
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
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 Khongka compares

By the 2011 count Khongka is the 13th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 761 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Khongka

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

Khongka lies about 23 km from Kiphire, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 104 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 Khongka
Tehsil headquarters Pungro 16 km
District headquarters Kiphire 23 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 49 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 104 km

Villages closest to Khongka

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 Khongka

As per the Census of India 2011, Khongka village had a population of 225. That makes it the 13th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 761 residents.

Khongka village has 113 males and 112 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khongka has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Khongka falls under Pungro tehsil of Kiphire district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Khongka is Molvom, about 104 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 Khongka.

Khongka is about 23 km from Kiphire in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khongka is in Pungro tehsil of Kiphire district. Pungro is about 16 km away. Kiphire is about 23 km away. Zunheboto is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mimi (4.3 km), Lofukhong (5.6 km) and Khongjiri (7.0 km).

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

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