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About Mengujuma Village

Mengujuma is a mid sized village in Sechu Zubza tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 254 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mengujuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mengujuma village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kohima
Tehsil Sechu Zubza
Pincode 797001
Population 537
Male Population 254
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mengujuma compares

By the 2011 count Mengujuma is the 7th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Mengujuma

Mengujuma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mengujuma 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.

How far is Mengujuma from other places

Mengujuma lies about 15 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 16 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 Mengujuma
Tehsil headquarters Sechu Zubza 6.8 km
District headquarters Kohima 15 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 16 km

Villages closest to Mengujuma

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 Mengujuma

As per the Census of India 2011, Mengujuma village had a population of 537. That makes it the 7th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents.

Mengujuma village has 254 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mengujuma has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Mengujuma is 797001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Mengujuma is Molvom, about 16 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 Mengujuma.

Mengujuma is about 15 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mengujuma is in Sechu Zubza tehsil of Kohima district. Sechu Zubza is about 6.8 km away. Kohima is about 15 km away. Molvom is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peducha (3.4 km), Kiruphema Basa (5.1 km) and Kiruphema Bawe (5.4 km).

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

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