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About Fakim Village

Fakim is a small village in Khongsa tehsil, in the district of Kiphire, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 198 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,146 females per 1000 males.

Fakim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fakim village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kiphire
Tehsil Khongsa
Population 425
Male Population 198
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,146
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 Fakim compares

By the 2011 count Fakim is the 4th largest of the 7 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 664 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Fakim

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

Fakim lies about 20 km from Kiphire, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 108 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 Fakim
Tehsil headquarters Khongsa 7.4 km
District headquarters Kiphire 20 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 49 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 108 km

Villages closest to Fakim

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Fakim village had a population of 425. That makes it the 4th largest of the 7 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 664 residents.

Fakim village has 198 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fakim has about 1146 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Fakim falls under Khongsa tehsil of Kiphire district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Fakim is Tuli, about 108 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 Fakim.

Fakim is about 20 km from Kiphire in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Fakim is in Khongsa tehsil of Kiphire district. Khongsa is about 7.4 km away. Kiphire is about 20 km away. Zunheboto is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tsundang (2.0 km), Penkim (4.6 km) and Thanamir (5.0 km).

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

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