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About Thongtsou Village

Thongtsou is a small village in Thonoknyu tehsil, in the district of Tuensang, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 131 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males.

Thongtsou Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thongtsou village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Tuensang
Tehsil Thonoknyu
Population 239
Male Population 131
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
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 Thongtsou compares

By the 2011 count Thongtsou is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Thongtsou

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

Thongtsou lies about 27 km from Tuensang, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 83 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 Thongtsou
Tehsil headquarters Thonoknyu 27 km
District headquarters Tuensang 27 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 83 km

Villages closest to Thongtsou

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 Thongtsou

As per the Census of India 2011, Thongtsou village had a population of 239. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents.

Thongtsou village has 131 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thongtsou has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Thongtsou falls under Thonoknyu tehsil of Tuensang district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Thongtsou is Tuli, about 83 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 Thongtsou.

Thongtsou is about 27 km from Tuensang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thongtsou is in Thonoknyu tehsil of Tuensang district. Thonoknyu is about 27 km away. Tuensang is about 27 km away. Tuli is about 83 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 (4.9 km), Peshu Nokya (4.9 km) and Chilliso (5.9 km).

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

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