About Kigwe Town Village

Kigwe Town is a mid sized village in Jakhama tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,228, made up of 636 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kigwe Town Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kigwe Town village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Kohima
Tehsil	Jakhama
Pincode	797120
Population	1,228
Male Population	636
Female Population	592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kigwe Town compares

By the 2011 count Kigwe Town is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kigwe Town

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

Kigwe Town lies about 8.1 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 31 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 Kigwe Town
Tehsil headquarters	Jakhama	8.1 km
District headquarters	Kohima	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Molvom	31 km

Villages closest to Kigwe Town

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhama 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 Kigwe Town

As per the Census of India 2011, Kigwe Town village had a population of 1,228. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Kigwe Town village has 636 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kigwe Town has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kigwe Town is 797120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kigwe Town falls under Jakhama tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Kigwe Town is Molvom, about 31 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 village for Kigwe Town.

Kigwe Town is about 8.1 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kigwe Town is in Jakhama tehsil of Kohima district. Jakhama is about 8.1 km away. Kohima is about 8.1 km away. Molvom is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.