# Longsom Village, Longding, Tirap (Arunachal Pradesh)

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Village · Longding, Tirap 

# Longsom

Longsom is a village in Longding sub-district of Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh, PIN code **786631**. The 2011 Census counted **995 people in 159 households**, the 7th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 34.8%.

- 995people (2011)
- 159households
- 31.0%literacy
- 786631PIN code

## Longsom PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Longsom is 786631.** Longsom falls in Longding sub-district, Tirap district, Arunachal Pradesh.

- PIN code786631
- Community development blockNiausa
- Census village code264540

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

## How far is Longsom from nearby towns?

- Longding (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Khonsa (district HQ)79 km by road
- Longding (nearest town)25 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 Longsom?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Longsom; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Longding
- ○Degree college10+ km · Deomali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Naharkatia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Longsom known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include wancho bag, beat necklace, wood curving and gale. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Longsom

Of every 100 households in Longsom in 2011, 68 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Longsom · ■ Longding rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**6%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****95%**

**76%

Television ****37%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**61%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Longsom?

■ Longsom · ■ Longding rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.0%**

**34.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064**

**1042

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**1006

Working population ****47.1%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.1% for men and 18.6% for women. 45% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 293 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 143 (30%)

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 Longding

- Senua1,477 people
- Nianu1,340 people
- Chanu1,242 people
- Longphong1,174 people
- Zedua965 people
- Tissa Camp657 people
- Ozakho509 people
- Chattong389 people

[All 14 villages in Longding](https://wherepedia.org/india/arunachal-pradesh/tirap/longding/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Longsom?786631
- How far is Longsom from Khonsa?79 km by road
- What is the population of Longsom?995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Longsom in?Tirap district (Longding sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Longsom?31.0% (Census 2011)