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About Phezhu Village

Phezhu is a large village in Sechu Zubza tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,391, made up of 1,197 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phezhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phezhu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kohima
Tehsil Sechu Zubza
Pincode 797002
Population 2,391
Male Population 1,197
Female Population 1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phezhu compares

By the 2011 count Phezhu 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 Phezhu

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

Phezhu lies about 3.7 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 24 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 Phezhu
District headquarters Kohima 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sechu Zubza 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 24 km

Villages closest to Phezhu

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 Phezhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Phezhu village had a population of 2,391. 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.

Phezhu village has 1,197 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phezhu has about 997 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 Phezhu is 797002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Phezhu is Molvom, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Phezhu.

Phezhu is about 3.7 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phezhu is in Sechu Zubza tehsil of Kohima district. Kohima is about 3.7 km away. Sechu Zubza is about 6.7 km away. Molvom is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jotsoma (1.6 km), Mezo Basa (4.6 km) and Sechuma (5.3 km).

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

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