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About Lokong Village

Lokong is a mid sized village in Ngoungchung tehsil, in the district of Tuensang, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 349 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males.

Lokong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lokong village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Tuensang
Tehsil Ngoungchung
Population 628
Male Population 349
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 799
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 Lokong compares

By the 2011 count Lokong is the 5th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 611 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Lokong

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

Lokong lies about 24 km from Tuensang, 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 Lokong
Nearest town Mokokchūng 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ngoungchung 19 km
District headquarters Tuensang 24 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 38 km

Villages closest to Lokong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lokong village had a population of 628. That makes it the 5th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 611 residents.

Lokong village has 349 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lokong has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Lokong falls under Ngoungchung tehsil of Tuensang district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Lokong 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 10+ km distance for Lokong.

Lokong is about 24 km from Tuensang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lokong is in Ngoungchung tehsil of Tuensang district. Mokokchūng is about 13 km away. Ngoungchung is about 19 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.

The closest recorded villages are Hak (4.2 km) and Ngoungchung Hq (19 km).

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

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