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About Longkhum Village

Longkhum is a large village in Ongpangkong tehsil, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,811, made up of 1,961 males and 1,850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Longkhum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Longkhum village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Mokokchung
Tehsil Ongpangkong
Pincode 798601
Population 3,811
Male Population 1,961
Female Population 1,850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Longkhum compares

By the 2011 count Longkhum is the 7th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,520 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Longkhum

Longkhum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Longkhum as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Longkhum from other places

Longkhum lies about 13 km from Mokokchung, and the nearest railway station is Titabar, about 44 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 Longkhum
District headquarters Mokokchung 13 km
Nearest town Mokokchūng 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ongpangkong 13 km
Nearest railway station Titabar 44 km

Villages closest to Longkhum

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Longkhum village had a population of 3,811. That makes it the 7th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,520 residents.

Longkhum village has 1,961 males and 1,850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Longkhum has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Longkhum is 798601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Longkhum falls under Ongpangkong tehsil of Mokokchung district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Longkhum is Titabar, about 44 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Longkhum.

Longkhum is about 13 km from Mokokchung in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Longkhum is in Ongpangkong tehsil of Mokokchung district. Mokokchung is about 13 km away. Mokokchūng is about 13 km away. Ongpangkong is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangmetong (3.9 km), Alichen (4.3 km) and Ungma (9.9 km).

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

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