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About Zaonger Village

Zaonger is a mid sized village in Pungro tehsil, in the district of Kiphire, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,025, made up of 514 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males.

Zaonger Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zaonger village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kiphire
Tehsil Pungro
Population 1,025
Male Population 514
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Zaonger compares

By the 2011 count Zaonger is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, 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 Zaonger

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

Zaonger lies about 12 km from Kiphire, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 102 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 Zaonger
Tehsil headquarters Pungro 7.8 km
District headquarters Kiphire 12 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 41 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 102 km

Villages closest to Zaonger

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 Zaonger

As per the Census of India 2011, Zaonger village had a population of 1,025. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 761 residents.

Zaonger village has 514 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zaonger has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Zaonger falls under Pungro tehsil of Kiphire district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Zaonger is Tuli, about 102 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 Zaonger.

Zaonger 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.

Zaonger is in Pungro tehsil of Kiphire district. Pungro is about 7.8 km away. Kiphire is about 12 km away. Zunheboto is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zimkiur (6.3 km), Iponger (7.0 km) and Pungro Hq (7.8 km).

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

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