# Yongam, Yongnyah, Longleng (Nagaland) – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Yongnyah, Longleng 

# Yongam

Yongam is a village in [Yongnyah](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/longleng/yongnyah/) sub-district of [Longleng](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/longleng/) district, [Nagaland](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/), PIN code **798625**. The 2011 Census counted **1,304 people in 358 households**, the 4th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,304people (2011)
- 358households
- 64.9%literacy
- 798625PIN code

## Yongam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Yongam is 798625.** Yongam falls in Yongnyah sub-district, Longleng district, Nagaland.

- PIN code798625
- Community development blockTamlu
- Census village code268063

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

## How far is Yongam from nearby towns?

- Yongnyah Hq (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Longleng (district HQ)11 km by road
- Longleng (nearest town)11 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 Yongam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Longleng
- ○Degree college10+ km · Longleng
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○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 watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Yongam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ginger and yam**. Products made here include mat and basket. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Yongam

Of every 100 households in Yongam in 2011, 52 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Yongam · ■ Yongnyah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**6%

Tap water ****97%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**100%

Use banking services ****3%**

**8%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****78%**

**74%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Yongam?

■ Yongam · ■ Yongnyah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**870

Working population ****71.1%**

**64.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 59.7% for women. 70% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 570 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 62 (7%) · **■** Marginal 259 (28%)

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 Yongnyah

- Nian2,069 people
- Yongnyah Village1,706 people
- Tangha1,342 people
- Yongshei1,285 people
- Yongnyah Hq458 people
- Chingong449 people
- Shamshangching447 people

[All 11 villages in Yongnyah](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/longleng/yongnyah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Yongam?798625
- How far is Yongam from Longleng?11 km by road
- What is the population of Yongam?1,304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Yongam in?Longleng district (Yongnyah sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Yongam?64.9% (Census 2011)