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About Shitoi Village

Shitoi is a small village in Niuland tehsil, in the district of Dimapur, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 157 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males.

Shitoi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shitoi village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Dimapur
Tehsil Niuland
Population 330
Male Population 157
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shitoi compares

By the 2011 count Shitoi is the 17th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 371 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Shitoi

Shitoi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shitoi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shitoi from other places

Shitoi 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 Shitoi
Nearest railway station Bokajan 3.6 km
District headquarters Dimapur 13 km
Nearest town Dimāpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Niuland 21 km

Villages closest to Shitoi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shitoi village had a population of 330. That makes it the 17th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 371 residents.

Shitoi village has 157 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shitoi has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Shitoi falls under Niuland tehsil of Dimapur district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Shitoi 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 <5 km distance for Shitoi.

Shitoi 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.

Shitoi is in Niuland 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 Niuland (21 km).

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

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