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About Nerhema Village

Nerhema is a mid sized village in Chiephobozou tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,678, made up of 822 males and 856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nerhema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nerhema village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kohima
Tehsil Chiephobozou
Pincode 797105
Population 1,678
Male Population 822
Female Population 856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nerhema compares

By the 2011 count Nerhema is the 5th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well 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 Nerhema

Nerhema is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nerhema as Available within village. 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 Nerhema from other places

Nerhema lies about 12 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 27 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 Nerhema
Tehsil headquarters Chiephobozou 2.3 km
District headquarters Kohima 12 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 27 km

Villages closest to Nerhema

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.

Common questions about Nerhema

As per the Census of India 2011, Nerhema village had a population of 1,678. That makes it the 5th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,094 residents.

Nerhema village has 822 males and 856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nerhema has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Nerhema is 797105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nerhema falls under Chiephobozou tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Nerhema is Molvom, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nerhema.

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

Nerhema is in Chiephobozou tehsil of Kohima district. Chiephobozou is about 2.3 km away. Kohima is about 12 km away. Molvom is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chiephobozou (2.3 km), Ciechama (3.9 km) and Thizama (4.1 km).

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

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