Village · Sawa, East Kameng # Tongi Tongi is a village in Sawa sub-district of East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 231 people in 33 households, the 5th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.3%. - 231 people (2011) - 33 households - 39.3% literacy - 1,221 females per 1,000 males ## Tongi PIN code and other codes Tongi falls in Sawa sub-district, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Chayangtajo - Census village code 262262 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Tongi from nearby towns? - Chayang Tajo (sub-district HQ) 32 km by road - Seppa (district HQ) 59 km by road - Seppa (nearest town) 59 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Tongi? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Tongi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Krema Pao - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chayang Tajo - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bomdila - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dirang - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Tongi known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Tongi Of every 100 households in Tongi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Tongi · ■ Sawa rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 0% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 97% - Tap water 100% 67% - Drinking water within premises 0% 2% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 0% 17% - Television 0% 1% - Mobile phone 45% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 21% 7% - Car / jeep / van 9% 4% - None of these assets 46% 68% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Tongi? ■ Tongi · ■ Sawa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 39.3% 46.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1221 1007 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 545 1038 - Working population 45.9% 50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.8% for men and 28.1% for women. 45% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 100 (94%) · ■ Other work 5 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sawa - Krema Pao 494 people - Lamnio 440 people - Nari Camp 417 people - Bengde 324 people - Veo 219 people - Bodo 215 people - Nampe 207 people - Nampe Bagang 170 people All 32 villages in Sawa ## Quick answers - How far is Tongi from Seppa? 59 km by road - What is the population of Tongi? 231 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tongi in? East Kameng district (Sawa sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Tongi? 39.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/east-kameng/sawa/tongi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.