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About Tesophenyu Village

Tesophenyu is one of the larger villages in Tseminyu tehsil, in the district of Kohima, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,116, made up of 5,395 males and 5,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tesophenyu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tesophenyu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Kohima
Tehsil Tseminyu
Pincode 797109
Population 11,116
Male Population 5,395
Female Population 5,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tesophenyu compares

By the 2011 count Tesophenyu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, 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 Tesophenyu

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

Tesophenyu lies about 34 km from Kohima, and the nearest railway station is Naojan, about 40 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 Tesophenyu
Tehsil headquarters Tseminyu 5.2 km
Nearest town Wokha 15 km
District headquarters Kohima 34 km
Nearest railway station Naojan 40 km

Villages closest to Tesophenyu

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 Tesophenyu

As per the Census of India 2011, Tesophenyu village had a population of 11,116. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Tesophenyu village has 5,395 males and 5,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tesophenyu has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Tesophenyu is 797109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tesophenyu falls under Tseminyu tehsil of Kohima district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Tesophenyu is Naojan, about 40 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 Tesophenyu.

Tesophenyu is about 34 km from Kohima in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tesophenyu is in Tseminyu tehsil of Kohima district. Tseminyu is about 5.2 km away. Wokha is about 15 km away. Kohima is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ziphenyu (under 2 km), Chunlikha (1.8 km) and Nsunyu (2.6 km).

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

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