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About Zimkiur Village

Zimkiur is a mid sized village in Pungro tehsil, in the district of Kiphire, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 379 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males.

Zimkiur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zimkiur village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kiphire
Tehsil Pungro
Population 737
Male Population 379
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Zimkiur compares

By the 2011 count Zimkiur is the 5th 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Zimkiur

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

Zimkiur lies about 7.3 km from Kiphire, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 97 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 Zimkiur
District headquarters Kiphire 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pungro 8.5 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 35 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 97 km

Villages closest to Zimkiur

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 Zimkiur

As per the Census of India 2011, Zimkiur village had a population of 737. That makes it the 5th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 761 residents.

Zimkiur village has 379 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zimkiur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Zimkiur falls under Pungro tehsil of Kiphire district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Zimkiur is Tuli, about 97 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 Zimkiur.

Zimkiur is about 7.3 km from Kiphire in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zimkiur is in Pungro tehsil of Kiphire district. Kiphire is about 7.3 km away. Pungro is about 8.5 km away. Zunheboto is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zaonger (6.3 km), Iponger (7.3 km) and Pungro Hq (8.5 km).

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

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