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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 264034
- Pincode
- 791002
- Post office
- Yingkiong
- Population
- 339
- Households
- 50
- Literacy rate
- 58.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1132 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 165
Census 2011 · in context
How Pongging compares
By population, Pongging ranks #5 of 8 villages in Katan Circle mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.4%
+17.3% vs mandal average
- Pongging
- 58.4%
- Katan Circle mandal
- 41.1%
- Upper Siang district
- 51.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,132
+209 vs mandal average
- Pongging
- 1,132
- Katan Circle mandal
- 923
Household size
people per home
6.8
+1.5 vs mandal average
- Pongging
- 6.8
- Katan Circle mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pongging at a glance
Pongging is a village of 339 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Katan Circle block, Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, the 5th-largest of 8 villages in Katan Circle block. Literacy is 58%, 17 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 1,132 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 791002, served by Yingkiong post office; the LGD village code is 264034. The population is estimated at 400 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pongging
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PASIGHAT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 100
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 115
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 0
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pongging
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pongging
- LGD code
- 264034
- Pincode
- 791002
- Post office
- Yingkiong
- Population (Census 2011)
- 339
- Population (projected 2026)
- 400
- Households
- 50
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1132
- Literacy rate
- 58.4%
- Block / Mandal
- Katan Circle
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 791002
- Geku H.Q.Geku Eac mandal820 pop
- Adipasi-SibukMopom Adipasi Circle mandal721 pop
- Sibum-IKatan Circle mandal689 pop
- SimongYingkiong Circle mandal672 pop
- Damro-IMariyang Adc mandal664 pop
- GobukYingkiong Circle mandal634 pop
- Upper DalbingMariyang Adc mandal620 pop
- New MillangMariyang Adc mandal606 pop
- Upper MillangMariyang Adc mandal598 pop
Other villages in Katan Circle mandal
View all 7 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)