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About Sanglao Village

Sanglao is a large village in Thonoknyu tehsil, in the district of Tuensang, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,881, made up of 1,985 males and 1,896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanglao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanglao village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Tuensang
Tehsil Thonoknyu
Pincode 798612
Population 3,881
Male Population 1,985
Female Population 1,896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Sanglao compares

By the 2011 count Sanglao is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Sanglao

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

Sanglao lies about 29 km from Tuensang, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 84 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 Sanglao
Tehsil headquarters Thonoknyu 29 km
District headquarters Tuensang 29 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 84 km

Villages closest to Sanglao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanglao village had a population of 3,881. 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 1,240 residents.

Sanglao village has 1,985 males and 1,896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanglao has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Sanglao is 798612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanglao falls under Thonoknyu tehsil of Tuensang district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Sanglao is Tuli, about 84 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 Sanglao.

Sanglao is about 29 km from Tuensang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanglao is in Thonoknyu tehsil of Tuensang district. Thonoknyu is about 29 km away. Tuensang is about 29 km away. Tuli is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peshu (2.5 km), Peshu Nokya (2.5 km) and Thongtsou (6.0 km).

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

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