About Longwa Village

Longwa is one of the larger villages in Phomching tehsil, in the district of Mon, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,132, made up of 2,657 males and 2,475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798621, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Longwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Longwa village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Mon
Tehsil	Phomching
Pincode	798621
Population	5,132
Male Population	2,657
Female Population	2,475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
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 Longwa compares

By the 2011 count Longwa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Longwa

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

Longwa lies about 18 km from Mon, and the nearest railway station is Longpatia, about 48 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 Longwa
Tehsil headquarters	Phomching	4.2 km
District headquarters	Mon	18 km
Nearest railway station	Longpatia	48 km

Villages closest to Longwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Longwa village had a population of 5,132. 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 1,791 residents.

Longwa village has 2,657 males and 2,475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Longwa has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Longwa is 798621. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Longwa falls under Phomching tehsil of Mon district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Longwa is Longpatia, about 48 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 Longwa.

Longwa is about 18 km from Mon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Longwa is in Phomching tehsil of Mon district. Phomching is about 4.2 km away. Mon is about 18 km away. Longpatia is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.