From Prayer to Potholes: How a Catholic Community Transformed a Village in Assam
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Longkai observes Kati Bihu (Kongali Bihu) on Sunday, 18 October 2026, along with the rest of Assam.
Temples near Longkai
Named places of worship on record
The principal temple recorded for Haflong mandal is Mabao Heraka sub centre. No temple of this dedication is on record within Longkai itself.
Longkai is a village in Haflong mandal, Dima Hasao district, Assam, with 247 residents in 33 households. It has a literacy rate of 52.6% and postal code 788818.
By population, Longkai ranks #194 of 695 villages in Haflong mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Longkai हे आसामच्या उत्तर कचर हिल्स जिल्ह्यातील Haflong ब्लॉकमधील 247 लोकसंख्येचे 33 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Haflong ब्लॉकमधील 695 गावांत 194वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 53% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 59% पेक्षा 7 गुण कमी आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1,008 स्त्रिया. हे उत्तर कचर हिल्स जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 21 किमी, Phiding रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 4 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 788818 आहे, Harengajao पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 298636 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Good Samaritan First Aid Clinic, 13 किमी अंतरावर. गाव Haflong विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Nandita Gorlosa. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 291, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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