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About Nokpu Village

Nokpu is a mid sized village in Longchem tehsil, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,380, made up of 656 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nokpu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nokpu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Mokokchung
Tehsil Longchem
Pincode 798604
Population 1,380
Male Population 656
Female Population 724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nokpu compares

By the 2011 count Nokpu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local 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 Nokpu

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

Nokpu lies about 32 km from Mokokchung, and the nearest railway station is Nakachari, about 14 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 Nokpu
Tehsil headquarters Longchem under 2 km
Nearest railway station Nakachari 14 km
Nearest town Mariāni 18 km
District headquarters Mokokchung 32 km

Villages closest to Nokpu

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 Nokpu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nokpu village had a population of 1,380. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 539 residents.

Nokpu village has 656 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nokpu has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Nokpu is 798604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nokpu falls under Longchem tehsil of Mokokchung district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Nokpu is Nakachari, about 14 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 Nokpu.

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

Nokpu is in Longchem tehsil of Mokokchung district. Longchem is about under 2 km away. Nakachari is about 14 km away. Mariāni is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aonokpuyimsen (under 2 km), Longchem Comp (under 2 km) and Aonokpu (3.5 km).

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

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