About Meriema Village

Meriema is a mid sized village in Chiephobozou tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 576 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meriema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meriema village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Kohima
Tehsil	Chiephobozou
Pincode	797004
Population	1,233
Male Population	576
Female Population	657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,141
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Meriema compares

By the 2011 count Meriema is the 8th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,094 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Meriema

Meriema is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Meriema as Available within 5 - 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.

How far is Meriema from other places

Meriema lies about 4.8 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 24 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 Meriema
District headquarters	Kohima	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiephobozou	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Molvom	24 km

Villages closest to Meriema

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.

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Common questions about Meriema

As per the Census of India 2011, Meriema village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 8th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,094 residents.

Meriema village has 576 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meriema has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Meriema is 797004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Meriema falls under Chiephobozou tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Meriema is Molvom, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Meriema.

Meriema is about 4.8 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meriema is in Chiephobozou tehsil of Kohima district. Kohima is about 4.8 km away. Chiephobozou is about 7.6 km away. Molvom is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.