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About Nikhekhu Village

Nikhekhu is a large village in Nihokhu tehsil, in the district of Dimapur, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,379, made up of 1,219 males and 1,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males.

Nikhekhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nikhekhu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Dimapur
Tehsil Nihokhu
Population 2,379
Male Population 1,219
Female Population 1,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nikhekhu compares

By the 2011 count Nikhekhu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 870 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Nikhekhu

Nikhekhu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nikhekhu 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. The nearest villages by name are Hokhezhe, 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 Nikhekhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nikhekhu village had a population of 2,379. 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 870 residents.

Nikhekhu village has 1,219 males and 1,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nikhekhu has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Nikhekhu falls under Nihokhu tehsil of Dimapur district in Nagaland.

The census record for Nikhekhu 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 village for Nikhekhu.

Nikhekhu 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 Nikhekhu today is likely to be higher.

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