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
Viphoma is a small village in Chiephobozou tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 227 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Nagaland |
| District | Kohima |
| Tehsil | Chiephobozou |
| Population | 456 |
| Male Population | 227 |
| Female Population | 229 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 1,009 |
| Bus Service (public) | Available within 10+ km distance |
| Bus Service (private) | Available within 10+ km distance |
| Nearest Railway Station | Available within 10+ km distance |
By the 2011 count Viphoma is the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,094 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.
Viphoma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Viphoma 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.
Viphoma lies about 21 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 19 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 | 11 km |
|---|---|---|
| Nearest railway station | Molvom | 19 km |
| District headquarters | Kohima | 21 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, Viphoma village had a population of 456. That makes it the 11th largest of the 18 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,094 residents.
Viphoma village has 227 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Viphoma has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 924.
Viphoma falls under Chiephobozou tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.
The nearest railway station to Viphoma is Molvom, about 19 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 Viphoma.
Viphoma is about 21 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.
Viphoma is in Chiephobozou tehsil of Kohima district. Chiephobozou is about 11 km away. Molvom is about 19 km away. Kohima is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.
The closest recorded villages are Viphoma Basa (under 2 km), Phekerkrie Bawe (5.4 km) and Phekerkrie Basa (5.8 km).
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Viphoma today is likely to be higher.
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