About Penkim Village

Penkim is a mid sized village in Khongsa tehsil, in the district of Kiphire, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 382 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males.

Penkim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Penkim village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Kiphire
Tehsil	Khongsa
Population	752
Male Population	382
Female Population	370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Penkim compares

By the 2011 count Penkim is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 664 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Penkim

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

Penkim lies about 17 km from Kiphire, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 109 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 Penkim
Tehsil headquarters	Khongsa	2.8 km
District headquarters	Kiphire	17 km
Nearest town	Zunheboto	46 km
Nearest railway station	Molvom	109 km

Villages closest to Penkim

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.

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Common questions about Penkim

As per the Census of India 2011, Penkim village had a population of 752. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 664 residents.

Penkim village has 382 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Penkim has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Penkim falls under Khongsa tehsil of Kiphire district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Penkim is Molvom, about 109 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 Penkim.

Penkim is about 17 km from Kiphire in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Penkim is in Khongsa tehsil of Kiphire district. Khongsa is about 2.8 km away. Kiphire is about 17 km away. Zunheboto is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.