About Japu Village

Japu is a small village in Mangkolemba tehsil, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 249 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males.

Japu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Japu village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Mokokchung
Tehsil	Mangkolemba
Population	487
Male Population	249
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Japu compares

By the 2011 count Japu is the 5th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Japu

Japu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Japu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Japu from other places

Japu lies about 23 km from Mokokchung, and the nearest railway station is Mariani Junction, about 19 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 Japu
Tehsil headquarters	Mangkolemba	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Mariani Junction	19 km
Nearest town	Mariāni	19 km
District headquarters	Mokokchung	23 km

Villages closest to Japu

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

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Common questions about Japu

As per the Census of India 2011, Japu village had a population of 487. That makes it the 5th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Japu village has 249 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Japu has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Japu falls under Mangkolemba tehsil of Mokokchung district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Japu is Mariani Junction, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Japu.

Japu is about 23 km from Mokokchung in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Japu is in Mangkolemba tehsil of Mokokchung district. Mangkolemba is about 2.9 km away. Mariani Junction is about 19 km away. Mariāni is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.