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About Chikiponger Village

Chikiponger is a small village in Kiusam tehsil, in the district of Kiphire, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 216 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 699 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikiponger Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikiponger village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kiphire
Tehsil Kiusam
Pincode 798612
Population 367
Male Population 216
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 699
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 Chikiponger compares

By the 2011 count Chikiponger is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 646 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Chikiponger

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

Chikiponger lies about 14 km from Kiphire, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 96 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 Chikiponger
Tehsil headquarters Kiusam under 2 km
District headquarters Kiphire 14 km
Nearest town Tuensang 40 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 96 km

Villages closest to Chikiponger

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikiponger village had a population of 367. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 646 residents.

Chikiponger village has 216 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikiponger has about 699 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Chikiponger is 798612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikiponger falls under Kiusam tehsil of Kiphire district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Chikiponger is Tuli, about 96 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 Chikiponger.

Chikiponger 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.

Chikiponger is in Kiusam tehsil of Kiphire district. Kiusam is about under 2 km away. Kiphire is about 14 km away. Tuensang is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiusam Hq (under 2 km), Kiusam Vill (under 2 km) and Metonger (2.9 km).

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

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