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About Shitovi Village

Shitovi is a small village in Dhansiripar tehsil, in the district of Dimapur, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 141 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males.

Shitovi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitovi village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Dimapur
Tehsil Dhansiripar
Population 277
Male Population 141
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Shitovi compares

By the 2011 count Shitovi is the 22nd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Shitovi

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

Shitovi lies about 13 km from Dimapur, and the nearest railway station is Bokajan, about 3.6 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 Shitovi
Nearest railway station Bokajan 3.6 km
District headquarters Dimapur 13 km
Nearest town Dimāpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhansiripar 30 km

Villages closest to Shitovi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitovi village had a population of 277. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Shitovi village has 141 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitovi has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Shitovi falls under Dhansiripar tehsil of Dimapur district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Shitovi is Bokajan, about 3.6 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 Shitovi.

Shitovi is about 13 km from Dimapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shitovi is in Dhansiripar tehsil of Dimapur district. Bokajan is about 3.6 km away. Dimapur is about 13 km away. Dimāpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhansiripar Hq (30 km) and Dhansiripar Vill (30 km).

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

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