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About Viswema Village

Viswema is one of the larger villages in Jakhama tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,417, made up of 3,576 males and 3,841 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Viswema Overview

Census 2011 figures for Viswema village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kohima
Tehsil Jakhama
Pincode 797120
Population 7,417
Male Population 3,576
Female Population 3,841
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Viswema compares

By the 2011 count Viswema is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local 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 Viswema

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

Viswema lies about 13 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 36 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 Viswema
Tehsil headquarters Jakhama 13 km
District headquarters Kohima 13 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 36 km

Villages closest to Viswema

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 Viswema

As per the Census of India 2011, Viswema village had a population of 7,417. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Viswema village has 3,576 males and 3,841 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Viswema has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Viswema falls under Jakhama tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Viswema is Molvom, about 36 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 Viswema.

Viswema is about 13 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Viswema is in Jakhama tehsil of Kohima district. Jakhama is about 13 km away. Kohima is about 13 km away. Molvom is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sweba (under 2 km), Jakhama Vill (2.6 km) and Jakhama Hq (2.8 km).

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

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