About Merangkong Village

Merangkong is a large village in Tuli tehsil, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,562, made up of 1,355 males and 1,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Merangkong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merangkong village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Mokokchung
Tehsil	Tuli
Pincode	798613
Population	2,562
Male Population	1,355
Female Population	1,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
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 Merangkong compares

By the 2011 count Merangkong is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Merangkong

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

Merangkong lies about 36 km from Mokokchung. 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 Merangkong
Tehsil headquarters	Tuli	6.2 km
District headquarters	Mokokchung	36 km
Nearest town	Mariāni	36 km

Villages closest to Merangkong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Merangkong village had a population of 2,562. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,009 residents.

Merangkong village has 1,355 males and 1,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merangkong has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Merangkong is 798613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Merangkong falls under Tuli tehsil of Mokokchung district in Nagaland.

The census record for Merangkong notes the nearest railway station 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 Merangkong.

Merangkong is about 36 km from Mokokchung in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merangkong is in Tuli tehsil of Mokokchung district. Tuli is about 6.2 km away. Mokokchung is about 36 km away. Mariāni is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.