# New Sangsomong Village, Longkhim, Tuensang (Nagaland)

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Village · Longkhim, Tuensang 

# New Sangsomong

New Sangsomong is a village in Longkhim sub-district of Tuensang district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **336 people in 78 households**, the 10th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 336people (2011)
- 78households
- 65.8%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## New Sangsomong PIN code and other codes

New Sangsomong falls in Longkhim sub-district, Tuensang district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockLongkhim
- Census village code267926

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

## How far is New Sangsomong from nearby towns?

- Longkhim (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tuensang (district HQ)38 km by road
- Tuensang (nearest town)38 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 New Sangsomong?

7 services counted by the Census are inside New Sangsomong; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tuensang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tuensang
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tuensang
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 New Sangsomong known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pineapple and ginger**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in New Sangsomong

Of every 100 households in New Sangsomong in 2011, 91 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ New Sangsomong · ■ Longkhim rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**42%

Tap water ****96%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**99%

Use banking services ****7%**

**21%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****52%**

**61%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 New Sangsomong?

■ New Sangsomong · ■ Longkhim rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**871

Working population ****56.0%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 49% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 67 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 110 (59%)

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 Longkhim

- Sangsomong1,289 people
- Lirise1,154 people
- Old Mangakhi875 people
- Holongba862 people
- New Mangakhi274 people
- Yangli Mission Centre121 people

[All 12 villages in Longkhim](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/tuensang/longkhim/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is New Sangsomong from Tuensang?38 km by road
- What is the population of New Sangsomong?336 (Census 2011)
- Which district is New Sangsomong in?Tuensang district (Longkhim sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of New Sangsomong?65.8% (Census 2011)