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
Sakhabama is a large village in Kezocha tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,857, made up of 2,441 males and 416 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 170 females per 1000 males.
| Description | Value |
|---|---|
| State | Nagaland |
| District | Kohima |
| Tehsil | Kezocha |
| Population | 2,857 |
| Male Population | 2,441 |
| Female Population | 416 |
| Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) | 170 |
| 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 Sakhabama is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,647 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.
Sakhabama is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sakhabama 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.
Sakhabama lies about 10 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 37 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.
| Tehsil headquarters | Kezocha | 8.0 km |
|---|---|---|
| District headquarters | Kohima | 10 km |
| Nearest railway station | Molvom | 37 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, Sakhabama village had a population of 2,857. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,647 residents.
Sakhabama village has 2,441 males and 416 females as recorded in the 2011 census.
Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhabama has about 170 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 877.
Sakhabama falls under Kezocha tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.
The nearest railway station to Sakhabama is Molvom, about 37 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 Sakhabama.
Sakhabama is about 10 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.
Sakhabama is in Kezocha tehsil of Kohima district. Kezocha is about 8.0 km away. Kohima is about 10 km away. Molvom is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.
The closest recorded villages are Kezo Town (under 2 km), Mitelephe (3.4 km) and Kezocha Hq (8.0 km).
No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sakhabama today is likely to be higher.
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