Village · Laju, Tirap # Pongkong Pongkong is a village in Laju sub-district of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 370 people in 79 households, the 13th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 28.7%. - 370 people (2011) - 79 households - 26.2% literacy - 1,044 females per 1,000 males ## Pongkong PIN code and other codes Pongkong falls in Laju sub-district, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh. - Community development block Laju - Census village code 264583 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Pongkong from nearby towns? - Laju (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Khonsa (district HQ) 26 km by road - Khonsa (nearest town) 26 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Pongkong? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Pongkong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khonsa - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Deomali - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Naharkatia - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Pongkong known for? The main crops are paddy, millet and maize. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Pongkong Of every 100 households in Pongkong in 2011, 97 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pongkong · ■ Laju rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 85% - Toilet within the home 100% 82% - No toilet (open defecation) 0% 18% - Tap water 100% 76% - Drinking water within premises 0% 18% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 100% 74% - Television 4% 11% - Mobile phone 0% 4% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 73% 76% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Pongkong? ■ Pongkong · ■ Laju rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 26.2% 28.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1044 1018 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1021 1003 - Working population 49.2% 47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 39.6% for men and 13.5% for women. 48% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 168 (92%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 8 (4%) · ■ Marginal 4 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Laju - Laju H.Q. 447 people - Old Kothung 405 people - Nogna 395 people - Lower Kolam 380 people - Raho 358 people - Lonyen 287 people - Thungjang 251 people - Sangliam 185 people All 19 villages in Laju ## Quick answers - How far is Pongkong from Khonsa? 26 km by road - What is the population of Pongkong? 370 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pongkong in? Tirap district (Laju sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Pongkong? 26.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tirap/laju/pongkong/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.