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About Lakhuni Village

Lakhuni is a mid sized village in Longchem tehsil, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 250 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males.

Lakhuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lakhuni village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Mokokchung
Tehsil Longchem
Population 503
Male Population 250
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lakhuni compares

By the 2011 count Lakhuni is the 8th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 539 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Lakhuni

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

Lakhuni lies about 28 km from Mokokchung, and the nearest railway station is Meleng, about 15 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 Lakhuni
Tehsil headquarters Longchem 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Meleng 15 km
Nearest town Mariāni 16 km
District headquarters Mokokchung 28 km

Villages closest to Lakhuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lakhuni village had a population of 503. That makes it the 8th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 539 residents.

Lakhuni village has 250 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lakhuni has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Lakhuni falls under Longchem tehsil of Mokokchung district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Lakhuni is Meleng, about 15 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 10+ km distance for Lakhuni.

Lakhuni is about 28 km from Mokokchung in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lakhuni is in Longchem tehsil of Mokokchung district. Longchem is about 7.2 km away. Meleng is about 15 km away. Mariāni 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 Changdang (3.0 km), Aonokpuyimsen (6.4 km) and Nokpu (6.4 km).

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

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