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About Vihokhu Village

Vihokhu is a mid sized village in Kuhoboto tehsil, in the district of Dimapur, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 521 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vihokhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vihokhu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Dimapur
Tehsil Kuhoboto
Pincode 797116
Population 1,042
Male Population 521
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Vihokhu compares

By the 2011 count Vihokhu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 544 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Vihokhu

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

Vihokhu lies about 22 km from Dimapur, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 19 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 Vihokhu
Nearest town Chumukedima 18 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuhoboto 22 km
District headquarters Dimapur 22 km

Villages closest to Vihokhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vihokhu village had a population of 1,042. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 544 residents.

Vihokhu village has 521 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vihokhu has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Vihokhu is 797116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vihokhu falls under Kuhoboto tehsil of Dimapur district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Vihokhu is Molvom, about 19 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 Vihokhu.

Vihokhu is about 22 km from Dimapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vihokhu is in Kuhoboto tehsil of Dimapur district. Chumukedima is about 18 km away. Molvom is about 19 km away. Kuhoboto is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuhuboto (9.2 km).

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

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