# Mongchen Village, Alongkima, Mokokchung (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Alongkima, Mokokchung 

# Mongchen

Mongchen is a village in Alongkima sub-district of Mokokchung district, Nagaland, PIN code **798604**. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 130 households**, the 7th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.4%.

- 485people (2011)
- 130households
- 97.9%literacy
- 798604PIN code

## Mongchen PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mongchen is 798604.** Mongchen falls in Alongkima sub-district, Mokokchung district, Nagaland.

- PIN code798604
- Community development blockMangkolemba
- Census village code267123

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

## How far is Mongchen from nearby towns?

- Alongkima (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Mokokchung (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tuli (nearest town)40 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 Mongchen?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Mongchen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mangkolemba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mokokchung
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mokokchung
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Mongchen known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and chilli**. Products made here include mats, bamboo baskets and wooden furnitures. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Mongchen

Of every 100 households in Mongchen in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mongchen · ■ Alongkima rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**100%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**0%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****17%**

**20%

Television ****40%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Mongchen?

■ Mongchen · ■ Alongkima rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.9%**

**95.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**1095

Working population ****46.4%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 98.6% for women. 45% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 161 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (20%) · **■** Marginal 17 (8%)

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 Alongkima

- Waromong2,132 people
- Yimjenkimong1,420 people
- Molungyimsen 'B'1,099 people
- Dibuia538 people
- Alongkima Hq333 people
- Dibuia Comp.269 people
- Waromong Comp.205 people

[All 10 villages in Alongkima](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/mokokchung/alongkima/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mongchen?798604
- How far is Mongchen from Mokokchung?55 km by road
- What is the population of Mongchen?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mongchen in?Mokokchung district (Alongkima sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Mongchen?97.9% (Census 2011)