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About Gukhanyu Village

Gukhanyu is a small village in Tseminyu tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 165 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gukhanyu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gukhanyu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kohima
Tehsil Tseminyu
Pincode 797105
Population 340
Male Population 165
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 Gukhanyu compares

By the 2011 count Gukhanyu is the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Gukhanyu

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

Gukhanyu lies about 32 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 46 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 Gukhanyu
Tehsil headquarters Tseminyu 4.5 km
Nearest town Wokha 19 km
District headquarters Kohima 32 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 46 km

Villages closest to Gukhanyu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tseminyu 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 Gukhanyu

As per the Census of India 2011, Gukhanyu village had a population of 340. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Gukhanyu village has 165 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gukhanyu has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Gukhanyu is 797105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gukhanyu falls under Tseminyu tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Gukhanyu is Molvom, about 46 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 Gukhanyu.

Gukhanyu is about 32 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gukhanyu is in Tseminyu tehsil of Kohima district. Tseminyu is about 4.5 km away. Wokha is about 19 km away. Kohima is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tseminyu Old Town (4.5 km), Tseminyu South (4.5 km) and Tseminyu Vill (4.5 km).

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

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