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Longma observes Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) on Sunday, 18 October 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
The principal temple recorded for Haflong mandal is Mabao Heraka sub centre. No temple of this dedication is on record within Longma itself.
Longma is a small village in Haflong mandal, Dima Hasao district, Assam, with a population of 90 in 18 households and a literacy rate of 65.6%. The village is served by a railway station.
By population, Longma ranks #510 of 695 villages in Haflong mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Longma ಅಸ್ಸಾಂದ Dima Hasao ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, Haflong ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದಲ್ಲಿ 90 ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 18 ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಲ್ಲಿ (2011 ಜನಗಣತಿ) ಇರುವ ಗ್ರಾಮ, Haflong ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ದ 695 ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 510ನೇ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ 66%, ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ ಸರಾಸರಿ 59% ಗಿಂತ 6 ಅಂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮತ್ತು ಲಿಂಗಾನುಪಾತ 1,000 ಪುರುಷರಿಗೆ 875 ಮಹಿಳೆಯರು. ಇದು Dima Hasao ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಿಂದ 19 ಕಿ.ಮೀ, Migrendisa ರೈಲು ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಿಂದ 3 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ಇದೆ (ನೇರ ರೇಖೆ ದೂರ). ಪಿನ್ಕೋಡ್ 788818, Harengajao ಅಂಚೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; LGD ಗ್ರಾಮ ಕೋಡ್ 298583. ಹತ್ತಿರದ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ State Dispensary, Jatinga, 5 ಕಿ.ಮೀ ದೂರ. ಗ್ರಾಮ Haflong ವಿಧಾನಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ, ಶಾಸಕ Nandita Gorlosa. 2026ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂದಾಜು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 106, 2011ಕ್ಕಿಂತ 18% ಹೆಚ್ಚು.
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
2 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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