About Merakiong Village

Merakiong is a small village in Mangkolemba tehsil, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 85 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males.

Merakiong Overview

Census 2011 figures for Merakiong village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Mokokchung
Tehsil	Mangkolemba
Population	175
Male Population	85
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
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 Merakiong compares

By the 2011 count Merakiong is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 997 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Merakiong

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

Merakiong lies about 18 km from Mokokchung, and the nearest railway station is Mariani Junction, about 25 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 Merakiong
Tehsil headquarters	Mangkolemba	8.0 km
District headquarters	Mokokchung	18 km
Nearest town	Mokokchūng	18 km
Nearest railway station	Mariani Junction	25 km

Villages closest to Merakiong

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 Merakiong

As per the Census of India 2011, Merakiong village had a population of 175. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Merakiong village has 85 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Merakiong has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Merakiong falls under Mangkolemba tehsil of Mokokchung district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Merakiong is Mariani Junction, about 25 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 Merakiong.

Merakiong is about 18 km from Mokokchung in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Merakiong is in Mangkolemba tehsil of Mokokchung district. Mangkolemba is about 8.0 km away. Mokokchung is about 18 km away. Mokokchūng is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.