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About Kisetong Village

Kisetong is a mid sized village in Amahator tehsil, in the district of Kiphire, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,846, made up of 962 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kisetong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kisetong village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kiphire
Tehsil Amahator
Pincode 798611
Population 1,846
Male Population 962
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Kisetong compares

By the 2011 count Kisetong is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kisetong

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

Kisetong lies about 13 km from Kiphire, and the nearest railway station is Mariani Junction, about 87 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 Kisetong
Tehsil headquarters Amahator 3.9 km
District headquarters Kiphire 13 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 19 km
Nearest railway station Mariani Junction 87 km

Villages closest to Kisetong

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kisetong village had a population of 1,846. 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 795 residents.

Kisetong village has 962 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kisetong has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kisetong is 798611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kisetong falls under Amahator tehsil of Kiphire district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Kisetong is Mariani Junction, about 87 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 Kisetong.

Kisetong is about 13 km from Kiphire in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kisetong is in Amahator tehsil of Kiphire district. Amahator is about 3.9 km away. Kiphire is about 13 km away. Zunheboto is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kichang S Comp (under 2 km), Amahator Hq (3.9 km) and Amahator Vill (3.9 km).

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

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