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
Kezo Basa is a small village in Kezocha tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 249 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Nagaland |
| District | Kohima |
| Tehsil | Kezocha |
| Pincode | 797003 |
| Population | 490 |
| Male Population | 249 |
| Female Population | 241 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 968 |
| 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 Kezo Basa is the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,647 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 877.
Kezo Basa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kezo Basa 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.
Kezo Basa lies about 7.8 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 20 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.
| District headquarters | Kohima | 7.8 km |
|---|---|---|
| Tehsil headquarters | Kezocha | 19 km |
| Nearest railway station | Molvom | 20 km |
These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kezocha 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, Kezo Basa village had a population of 490. That makes it the 7th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,647 residents.
Kezo Basa village has 249 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Kezo Basa has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 877.
The pincode recorded for Kezo Basa is 797003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.
Kezo Basa falls under Kezocha tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.
The nearest railway station to Kezo Basa is Molvom, about 20 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 Kezo Basa.
Kezo Basa is about 7.8 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.
Kezo Basa is in Kezocha tehsil of Kohima district. Kohima is about 7.8 km away. Kezocha is about 19 km away. Molvom is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.
The closest recorded villages are Kijumetou Basa (under 2 km), Kezoma (1.8 km) and Mitelephe (16 km).
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kezo Basa today is likely to be higher.
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