# Nalong Village, Chongkham, Lohit (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chongkham, Lohit 

# Nalong

Nalong is a village in Chongkham sub-district of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **137 people in 22 households**, the 30th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.0%.

- 137people (2011)
- 22households
- 70.0%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Nalong PIN code and other codes

Nalong falls in Chongkham sub-district, Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- Community development blockChongkham
- Census village code266489

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Nalong from nearby towns?

- Chongkham (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Tezu (district HQ)104 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Nalong?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Nalong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Momong
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chongkham
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tezu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Roing
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Nalong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and mustard seed**. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Nalong

Of every 100 households in Nalong in 2011, 67 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 33 a car.

■ Nalong · ■ Chongkham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**32%

Tap water ****11%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****61%**

**30%

Television ****67%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****33%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**26%

Own their home ****61%**

**53%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Nalong?

■ Nalong · ■ Chongkham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**63.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**927

Working population ****38.7%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.9% for men and 71.2% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 18 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (62%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chongkham

- Mimey249 people
- Namgo209 people
- Mankao167 people
- Chowkham/Tengapani Area138 people
- Pankhao121 people
- Mazgaon113 people
- Mabira83 people
- Embong72 people

[All 44 villages in Chongkham](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit/chongkham/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nalong from Tezu?104 km by road
- What is the population of Nalong?137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nalong in?Lohit district (Chongkham sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Nalong?70.0% (Census 2011)