About Shokhuvi Village

Shokhuvi is a large village in Chumukedima tehsil, in the district of Dimapur, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,526, made up of 2,573 males and 953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 370 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shokhuvi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shokhuvi village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Dimapur
Tehsil	Chumukedima
Pincode	797103
Population	3,526
Male Population	2,573
Female Population	953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	370
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 Shokhuvi compares

By the 2011 count Shokhuvi is the 5th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,634 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Shokhuvi

Shokhuvi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shokhuvi 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 Shokhuvi from other places

Shokhuvi lies about 17 km from Dimapur, and the nearest railway station is Sukhovi, about under 2 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 Shokhuvi
Nearest railway station	Sukhovi	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chumukedima	8.9 km
District headquarters	Dimapur	17 km

Villages closest to Shokhuvi

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

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Common questions about Shokhuvi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shokhuvi village had a population of 3,526. That makes it the 5th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,634 residents.

Shokhuvi village has 2,573 males and 953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shokhuvi has about 370 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Shokhuvi is 797103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shokhuvi falls under Chumukedima tehsil of Dimapur district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Shokhuvi is Sukhovi, about under 2 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 Shokhuvi.

Shokhuvi is about 17 km from Dimapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shokhuvi is in Chumukedima tehsil of Dimapur district. Sukhovi is about under 2 km away. Chumukedima is about 8.9 km away. Dimapur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.