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About Jotsoma Village

Jotsoma is a large village in Sechu Zubza tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,458, made up of 1,259 males and 1,199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jotsoma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jotsoma village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kohima
Tehsil Sechu Zubza
Pincode 797002
Population 2,458
Male Population 1,259
Female Population 1,199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jotsoma compares

By the 2011 count Jotsoma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Jotsoma

Jotsoma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jotsoma as Available within <5 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 Jotsoma from other places

Jotsoma lies about 4.9 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 23 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 Jotsoma
District headquarters Kohima 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Sechu Zubza 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 23 km

Villages closest to Jotsoma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sechu Zubza 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 Jotsoma

As per the Census of India 2011, Jotsoma village had a population of 2,458. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents.

Jotsoma village has 1,259 males and 1,199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jotsoma has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Jotsoma is 797002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jotsoma falls under Sechu Zubza tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Jotsoma is Molvom, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jotsoma.

Jotsoma is about 4.9 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jotsoma is in Sechu Zubza tehsil of Kohima district. Kohima is about 4.9 km away. Sechu Zubza is about 5.3 km away. Molvom is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phezhu (1.6 km), Mezo Basa (3.0 km) and Sechuma (3.7 km).

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

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