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About Phesama Village

Phesama is a large village in Jakhama tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,061, made up of 1,511 males and 1,550 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phesama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phesama village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kohima
Tehsil Jakhama
Pincode 797120
Population 3,061
Male Population 1,511
Female Population 1,550
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phesama compares

By the 2011 count Phesama is the 6th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below 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 Phesama

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

Phesama lies about 5.0 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 29 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 Phesama
Tehsil headquarters Jakhama 5.0 km
District headquarters Kohima 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 29 km

Villages closest to Phesama

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.

Common questions about Phesama

As per the Census of India 2011, Phesama village had a population of 3,061. That makes it the 6th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Phesama village has 1,511 males and 1,550 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phesama has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Phesama falls under Jakhama tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Phesama is Molvom, about 29 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 Phesama.

Phesama is about 5.0 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phesama is in Jakhama tehsil of Kohima district. Jakhama is about 5.0 km away. Kohima is about 5.0 km away. Molvom is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pfuchama (2.1 km), Kigwema (3.0 km) and Kigwe Town (3.1 km).

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

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