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

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Village · Sakshi, Longleng 

# Yimchong

Yimchong is a village in Sakshi sub-district of Longleng district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **372 people in 100 households**, the 7th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%.

- 372people (2011)
- 100households
- 71.7%literacy
- 746females per 1,000 males

## Yimchong PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockLongleng
- Census village code268085

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

## How far is Yimchong from nearby towns?

- Sakshi Hq (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Longleng (district HQ)28 km by road
- Longleng (nearest town)28 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 Yimchong?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Yimchong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Longleng
- ○Degree college10+ km · Longleng
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mokokchung
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Yimchong known for?

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

Of every 100 households in Yimchong in 2011, 7 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Yimchong · ■ Sakshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****29%**

**4%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****40%**

**79%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Yimchong?

■ Yimchong · ■ Sakshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%**

**66.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****746**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**829

Working population ****75.8%**

**70.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 65.0% for women. 77% of men and 74% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 144 (51%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (15%) · **■** Marginal 94 (33%)

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

- Hongnyu1,111 people
- Yangching877 people
- Yongphang853 people
- Auching630 people
- Yongphang S/Comp173 people
- Mungkhu142 people
- Sakshi Hq40 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Yimchong from Longleng?28 km by road
- What is the population of Yimchong?372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yimchong in?Longleng district (Sakshi sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Yimchong?71.7% (Census 2011)