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About Mezo Basa Village

Mezo Basa is a small village in Sechu Zubza tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 156 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males.

Mezo Basa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mezo Basa village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kohima
Tehsil Sechu Zubza
Population 285
Male Population 156
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
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 Mezo Basa compares

By the 2011 count Mezo Basa is the 12th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Mezo Basa

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

How far is Mezo Basa from other places

Mezo 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.

Distances from Mezo Basa
Tehsil headquarters Sechu Zubza 3.9 km
District headquarters Kohima 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 20 km

Villages closest to Mezo Basa

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 Mezo Basa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mezo Basa village had a population of 285. That makes it the 12th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents.

Mezo Basa village has 156 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mezo Basa has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 868.

Mezo Basa falls under Sechu Zubza tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Mezo 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 Mezo Basa.

Mezo 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.

Mezo Basa is in Sechu Zubza tehsil of Kohima district. Sechu Zubza is about 3.9 km away. Kohima is about 7.8 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 Sechuma (under 2 km), Mezoma (1.8 km) and Jotsoma (3.0 km).

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

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