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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Vongkithem is a village in Athibung mandal, Peren district, Nagaland. It has a population of 329 across 66 households with a literacy rate of 62.6%. The village is located at coordinates 25.555°N, 93.589°E.
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- LGD code
- 268334
- Pincode
- 797110
- Post office
- Zalukie
- Population
- 329
- Households
- 66
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Sex ratio
- 902 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 194
- Distance to district centre
- 10 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Kohima
- 54 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 626 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dhansiripar · 26 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Athibung · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vongkithem compares
By population, Vongkithem ranks #13 of 28 villages in Athibung mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.6%
−6.1% vs mandal average
- Vongkithem
- 62.6%
- Athibung mandal
- 68.7%
- Peren district
- 65.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
902
+42 vs mandal average
- Vongkithem
- 902
- Athibung mandal
- 860
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Vongkithem
- 5.0
- Athibung mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vongkithem at a glance
Vongkithem is a village of 329 people in 66 households (Census 2011) in Athibung block, Peren district, Nagaland, the 13th-largest of 28 villages in Athibung block. Literacy is 63%, 6 points below the block average of 69% and the sex ratio is 902 women per 1,000 men. It lies 10 km from the Peren district centre, 26 km from Dhansiripar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 797110, served by Zalukie post office; the LGD village code is 268334. The nearest hospital or health centre is Athibung, 4 km away. The village votes in Tenning assembly constituency, represented by MLA Namri Nchang. The population is estimated at 388 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vongkithem · this village | 329 | 63% | — |
| Pellhang · Athibung | 658 | 69% | 3.5 km S |
| New Chalkot · Athibung | 402 | 72% | 3.3 km E |
| New Chalkot · Athibung | — | — | 3.3 km E |
| Phaijol · Athibung | 471 | 57% | 3.5 km NW |
| Athibung · Athibung | 2,075 | 79% | 3.5 km E |
| Inbung · Athibung | 598 | 67% | 5 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vongkithem
- 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)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Jalukie
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 60
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- 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 · Vongkithem
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vongkithem
- LGD code
- 268334
- Pincode
- 797110
- Post office
- Zalukie
- Population (Census 2011)
- 329
- Population (projected 2026)
- 388
- Households
- 66
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 902
- Literacy rate
- 62.6%
- Coordinates
- 25.55489°N, 93.58906°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nagaland
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tenning
- Member of Parliament
- S. Supongmeren Jamir
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Namri Nchang
- Block / Mandal
- Athibung
Getting there
How to reach Vongkithem
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kohima54 kmcapital
- Kolkata626 km
- Delhi1655 km
- Hyderabad1805 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDhansiripar26 km
- Hospital / PHCAthibung4 km
- ATM / bankSBI13 km
- Petrol pumpAssam Oil35 km
- CollegePatkai Christian College35 km
- Police stationpolice reserve playground35 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 797110
Villages near Vongkithem
Other villages in Athibung mandal
View all 29 →- Beisumpuikam
- Saijang
- Athibung
- Lilen
- Bongkolong
- Pellhang
- Inbung
- New Beisumpui
- Songlhun
- Old Chalkot
- Phaijol
- New Chalkot
- Old Beisumpui
- Phanjang
- New Ngaulong
- Ikiesingram
- Songnou
- Newchamcha (Ur)
- Lilen 'B' (Ur)
- Pellhang 'B' (Ur)
- Songsang
- Gopibung (Ur)
- Bunglen (Ur)
- Gellhang (Ur)
- Mouicham (Ur)
- New Pellhang (Ur)
- Vongkithem 'B' (Ur)
- Beisumpuiram
- New Chalkot
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)