Sangsangnyu Circle - Tuensang, Nagaland

Sangsangnyu is an administrative circle in the Tuensang district of Nagaland, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Lahing, while the nearest airport is Jorhat Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 71.2 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the circle was 130 km². The sex ratio was 933 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Sangsangnyu Circle

Sangsangnyu Circle has a total of 12 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Circle, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1ChendangRuralNot applicable
2HakchangRuralNot applicable
3HelipangRuralNot applicable
4KejokRuralNot applicable
5KeshaiRuralNot applicable
6KonyaRuralNot applicable
7MakshaRuralNot applicable
8MomgchingRuralNot applicable
9NakshuRuralNot applicable
10NyimnyimRuralNot applicable
11Sangsangnyu HqRuralNot applicable
12SaochuRuralNot applicable

Population of Sangsangnyu Circle

According to the 2011 Census, Sangsangnyu Circle had a total population of 6,629 people living in 1,195 households. The population comprised 3,429 males and 3,200 females, with an average population density of 51 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population6,6296,6290
Male Population3,4293,4290
Female Population3,2003,2000
Total Households1,1951,1950
Population Density51 / km²51 / km²0 / km²

Sangsangnyu Circle had 3,994 literate people and 1,374 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Tribe (ST) population was 6,576. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)1,3741,3740
Literate Population3,9943,9940
Illiterate Population2,6352,6350
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population000
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population6,5766,5760

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.