Kohima Food Guide 2025: Nagaland Famous Food & Traditional Dishes
Smoked pork with bamboo shoot, axone and the fermented flavours Naga cooking is built on, plus the food streets of Kohima.
- 22 Aug 25
10 min
Ciechama is a large village in Chiephobozou tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,172, made up of 1,585 males and 1,587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Nagaland |
| District | Kohima |
| Tehsil | Chiephobozou |
| Population | 3,172 |
| Male Population | 1,585 |
| Female Population | 1,587 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 1,001 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within 10+ km distance |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within village |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within 10+ km distance |
By the 2011 count Ciechama is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,094 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.
Ciechama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ciechama as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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.
Ciechama lies about 15 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 30 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.
| Tehsil headquarters | Chiephobozou | 5.3 km |
|---|---|---|
| District headquarters | Kohima | 15 km |
| Nearest railway station | Molvom | 30 km |
These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chiephobozou 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.
As per the Census of India 2011, Ciechama village had a population of 3,172. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,094 residents.
Ciechama village has 1,585 males and 1,587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Ciechama has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.
Ciechama falls under Chiephobozou tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.
The nearest railway station to Ciechama is Molvom, about 30 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 village for Ciechama.
Ciechama is about 15 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.
Ciechama is in Chiephobozou tehsil of Kohima district. Chiephobozou is about 5.3 km away. Kohima is about 15 km away. Molvom is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.
The closest recorded villages are Nerhema (3.9 km), Chiephobozou (5.3 km) and Zhadima (7.8 km).
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ciechama today is likely to be higher.
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