About Pongo Village

Pongo is a large village in Sakshi tehsil, in the district of Longleng, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,586, made up of 1,352 males and 1,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males.

Pongo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pongo village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Longleng
Tehsil	Sakshi
Population	2,586
Male Population	1,352
Female Population	1,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pongo compares

By the 2011 count Pongo is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Pongo

Pongo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pongo as Available within 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 Pongo from other places

Pongo lies about 4.9 km from Longleng, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 38 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 Pongo
Tehsil headquarters	Sakshi	4.9 km
District headquarters	Longleng	4.9 km
Nearest town	Tuensang	24 km
Nearest railway station	Tuli	38 km

Villages closest to Pongo

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.

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Common questions about Pongo

As per the Census of India 2011, Pongo village had a population of 2,586. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Pongo village has 1,352 males and 1,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pongo has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Pongo falls under Sakshi tehsil of Longleng district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Pongo is Tuli, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance for Pongo.

Pongo is about 4.9 km from Longleng in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pongo is in Sakshi tehsil of Longleng district. Sakshi is about 4.9 km away. Longleng is about 4.9 km away. Tuensang is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.