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About Hortoki Village

Hortoki is a large village in N Thingdawl tehsil, in the district of Kolasib, Mizoram. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,544, made up of 1,288 males and 1,256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 796070, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hortoki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hortoki village
Description Value
State Mizoram
District Kolasib
Tehsil N Thingdawl
Pincode 796070
Population 2,544
Male Population 1,288
Female Population 1,256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hortoki compares

By the 2011 count Hortoki is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Hortoki

Hortoki is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hortoki as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Hortoki from other places

Hortoki lies about 20 km from Kolasib, and the nearest railway station is Hortoki, about 3.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Hortoki
Nearest railway station Hortoki 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters N Thingdawl 20 km
District headquarters Kolasib 20 km

Villages closest to Hortoki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in N Thingdawl tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Hortoki

As per the Census of India 2011, Hortoki village had a population of 2,544. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Hortoki village has 1,288 males and 1,256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hortoki has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Hortoki is 796070. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hortoki falls under N Thingdawl tehsil of Kolasib district in Mizoram.

The nearest railway station to Hortoki is Hortoki, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hortoki.

Hortoki is about 20 km from Kolasib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hortoki is in N Thingdawl tehsil of Kolasib district. Hortoki is about 3.7 km away. N Thingdawl is about 20 km away. Kolasib is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are N Mualvum (8.4 km), Sethawn (12 km) and N Thingdawl (16 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Hortoki today is likely to be higher.

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