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About Moya Village

Moya is a mid sized village in Pungro tehsil, in the district of Kiphire, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 363 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moya village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kiphire
Tehsil Pungro
Pincode 798611
Population 699
Male Population 363
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Moya compares

By the 2011 count Moya is the 6th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 761 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Moya

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

Moya lies about 12 km from Kiphire, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 100 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 Moya
Tehsil headquarters Pungro 4.5 km
District headquarters Kiphire 12 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 39 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 100 km

Villages closest to Moya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moya village had a population of 699. That makes it the 6th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 761 residents.

Moya village has 363 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moya has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

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

Moya falls under Pungro tehsil of Kiphire district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Moya is Molvom, about 100 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 Moya.

Moya is about 12 km from Kiphire in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moya is in Pungro tehsil of Kiphire district. Pungro is about 4.5 km away. Kiphire is about 12 km away. Zunheboto is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pungro Hq (4.5 km), Pungro Vill (4.5 km) and Longkhimong (4.6 km).

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

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