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About Hongnyu Village

Hongnyu is a mid sized village in Sakshi tehsil, in the district of Longleng, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,111, made up of 590 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males.

Hongnyu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hongnyu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Longleng
Tehsil Sakshi
Population 1,111
Male Population 590
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hongnyu compares

By the 2011 count Hongnyu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Hongnyu

Hongnyu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Hongnyu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Hongnyu from other places

Hongnyu lies about 29 km from Longleng, and the nearest railway station is Simaluguri Junction, about 20 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 Hongnyu
Nearest railway station Simaluguri Junction 20 km
Nearest town Mon 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakshi 29 km
District headquarters Longleng 29 km

Villages closest to Hongnyu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hongnyu village had a population of 1,111. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Hongnyu village has 590 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hongnyu has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Hongnyu falls under Sakshi tehsil of Longleng district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Hongnyu is Simaluguri Junction, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hongnyu.

Hongnyu is about 29 km from Longleng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hongnyu is in Sakshi tehsil of Longleng district. Simaluguri Junction is about 20 km away. Mon is about 22 km away. Sakshi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pongo (30 km), Yongphang (33 km) and Yongphang S Comp (33 km).

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

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