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About Salomi Village

Salomi is a mid sized village in Khongsa tehsil, in the district of Kiphire, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,975, made up of 1,013 males and 962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salomi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salomi village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kiphire
Tehsil Khongsa
Pincode 798611
Population 1,975
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Salomi compares

By the 2011 count Salomi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 664 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Salomi

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

Salomi lies about 14 km from Kiphire, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 105 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 Salomi
Tehsil headquarters Khongsa 1.5 km
District headquarters Kiphire 14 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 42 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 105 km

Villages closest to Salomi

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 Salomi

As per the Census of India 2011, Salomi village had a population of 1,975. 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 664 residents.

Salomi village has 1,013 males and 962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salomi has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

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

Salomi falls under Khongsa tehsil of Kiphire district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Salomi is Molvom, about 105 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 Salomi.

Salomi is about 14 km from Kiphire in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salomi is in Khongsa tehsil of Kiphire district. Khongsa is about 1.5 km away. Kiphire is about 14 km away. Zunheboto is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khongsa Hq (1.5 km), Penkim (4.2 km) and Thanamir (6.5 km).

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

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