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About Ruzaphema Village

Ruzaphema is a large village in Medziphema tehsil, in the district of Dimapur, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,396, made up of 1,700 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 409 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ruzaphema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ruzaphema village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Dimapur
Tehsil Medziphema
Pincode 797106
Population 2,396
Male Population 1,700
Female Population 696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 409
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ruzaphema compares

By the 2011 count Ruzaphema is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Ruzaphema

Ruzaphema is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ruzaphema as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ruzaphema from other places

Ruzaphema lies about 22 km from Dimapur, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 6.1 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 Ruzaphema
Nearest railway station Molvom 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Medziphema 8.3 km
Nearest town Chumukedima 12 km
District headquarters Dimapur 22 km

Villages closest to Ruzaphema

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ruzaphema village had a population of 2,396. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Ruzaphema village has 1,700 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ruzaphema has about 409 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Ruzaphema is 797106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ruzaphema falls under Medziphema tehsil of Dimapur district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Ruzaphema is Molvom, about 6.1 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 village for Ruzaphema.

Ruzaphema 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.

Ruzaphema is in Medziphema tehsil of Dimapur district. Molvom is about 6.1 km away. Medziphema is about 8.3 km away. Chumukedima is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khuokhidolong (5.6 km), Medziphema (8.3 km) and New Chumukedima (9.9 km).

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

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