About Kigwema Village

Kigwema is a large village in Jakhama tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,872, made up of 1,858 males and 2,014 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kigwema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kigwema village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Kohima
Tehsil	Jakhama
Pincode	797120
Population	3,872
Male Population	1,858
Female Population	2,014
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kigwema compares

By the 2011 count Kigwema is the 5th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kigwema

Kigwema is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kigwema 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.

How far is Kigwema from other places

Kigwema lies about 8.0 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 32 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 Kigwema
Tehsil headquarters	Jakhama	8.0 km
District headquarters	Kohima	8.0 km
Nearest railway station	Molvom	32 km

Villages closest to Kigwema

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 Kigwema

As per the Census of India 2011, Kigwema village had a population of 3,872. That makes it the 5th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Kigwema village has 1,858 males and 2,014 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kigwema has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Kigwema falls under Jakhama tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Kigwema is Molvom, about 32 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 Kigwema.

Kigwema is about 8.0 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kigwema is in Jakhama tehsil of Kohima district. Jakhama is about 8.0 km away. Kohima is about 8.0 km away. Molvom is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.