# Pongo Village, Sakshi, Longleng (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Sakshi, Longleng 

# Pongo

Pongo is a village in Sakshi sub-district of Longleng district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **2,586 people in 466 households**, the 1st largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 2,586people (2011)
- 466households
- 59.8%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Pongo PIN code and other codes

Pongo falls in Sakshi sub-district, Longleng district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockLongleng
- Census village code268078

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

## How far is Pongo from nearby towns?

- Sakshi Hq (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Longleng (district HQ)10 km by road
- Longleng (nearest town)10 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 Pongo?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Longleng
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Longleng
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mokokchung
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Pongo known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and gingers**. Products made here include pottery and bamboo craft. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Pongo

Of every 100 households in Pongo in 2011, 34 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pongo · ■ Sakshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**67%

Tap water ****9%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**97%

Use banking services ****3%**

**4%

Television ****12%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****76%**

**79%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Pongo?

■ Pongo · ■ Sakshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**829

Working population ****64.8%**

**70.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 55.6% for women. 64% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 931 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (3%) · **■** Marginal 683 (41%)

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 Sakshi

- Sakshi Village1,831 people
- Hongnyu1,111 people
- Yangching877 people
- Yongphang853 people

[All 10 villages in Sakshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/longleng/sakshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pongo from Longleng?10 km by road
- What is the population of Pongo?2,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pongo in?Longleng district (Sakshi sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Pongo?59.8% (Census 2011)