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About Hokhezhe Village

Hokhezhe is a small village in Nihokhu tehsil, in the district of Dimapur, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 165 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares.

Hokhezhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hokhezhe village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Dimapur
Tehsil Nihokhu
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 165
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
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 Hokhezhe compares

By the 2011 count Hokhezhe is the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 870 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Hokhezhe

Hokhezhe is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hokhezhe 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. The nearest villages by name are Ghokuto, Hozhukhe, Khehoyi and New Showuba. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hokhezhe

As per the Census of India 2011, Hokhezhe village had a population of 301. That makes it the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 870 residents.

Hokhezhe village has 165 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hokhezhe has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Hokhezhe covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hokhezhe falls under Nihokhu tehsil of Dimapur district in Nagaland.

The census record for Hokhezhe notes the nearest railway station 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 Hokhezhe.

Hokhezhe is in Nihokhu tehsil of Dimapur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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