# Ametchong Village, Tamlu, Longleng (Nagaland) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tamlu, Longleng 

# Ametchong

Ametchong is a village in Tamlu sub-district of Longleng district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **546 people in 142 households**, the 4th largest of 5 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.7%.

- 546people (2011)
- 142households
- 93.1%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Ametchong PIN code and other codes

Ametchong falls in Tamlu sub-district, Longleng district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockTamlu
- Census village code268040

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

## How far is Ametchong from nearby towns?

- Tamlu Hq (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Longleng (district HQ)54 km by road
- Tuli (nearest town)37 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 Ametchong?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ametchong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tuli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mokokchung
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mokokchung
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Ametchong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and oranges**. Products made here include dao, woodencraft 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 Ametchong

Of every 100 households in Ametchong in 2011, 96 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ametchong · ■ Tamlu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**91%

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

**97%

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

**2%

Tap water ****1%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**17%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**29%

Own their home ****94%**

**89%

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 Ametchong?

■ Ametchong · ■ Tamlu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.1%**

**89.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****590**

**888

Working population ****61.9%**

**64.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.9% for men and 91.4% for women. 58% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 248 (73%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 63 (19%)

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 Tamlu

- Tamlu Village1,837 people
- Tamlu Hq1,401 people
- Kangching1,126 people
- Netnyuching426 people

[All 5 villages in Tamlu](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/longleng/tamlu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ametchong from Longleng?54 km by road
- What is the population of Ametchong?546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ametchong in?Longleng district (Tamlu sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Ametchong?93.1% (Census 2011)