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About Longnak Village

Longnak is a mid sized village in Mangkolemba tehsil, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 392 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Longnak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Longnak village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Mokokchung
Tehsil Mangkolemba
Pincode 798604
Population 768
Male Population 392
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Longnak compares

By the 2011 count Longnak is the 4th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Longnak

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

Longnak lies about 20 km from Mokokchung, and the nearest railway station is Mariani Junction, about 23 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 Longnak
Tehsil headquarters Mangkolemba 7.6 km
District headquarters Mokokchung 20 km
Nearest town Mokokchūng 20 km
Nearest railway station Mariani Junction 23 km

Villages closest to Longnak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Longnak village had a population of 768. That makes it the 4th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Longnak village has 392 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Longnak has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Longnak is 798604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Longnak falls under Mangkolemba tehsil of Mokokchung district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Longnak is Mariani Junction, about 23 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 Longnak.

Longnak is about 20 km from Mokokchung in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Longnak is in Mangkolemba tehsil of Mokokchung district. Mangkolemba is about 7.6 km away. Mokokchung is about 20 km away. Mokokchūng is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Merakiong (2.3 km), Satsukba (2.9 km) and Changki (4.0 km).

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

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