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About Watiyim Village

Watiyim is a mid sized village in Merangmen tehsil, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 395 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Watiyim Overview

Census 2011 figures for Watiyim village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Mokokchung
Tehsil Merangmen
Pincode 798604
Population 728
Male Population 395
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
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 Watiyim compares

By the 2011 count Watiyim is the 4th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 604 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Watiyim

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

Watiyim lies about 28 km from Mokokchung, and the nearest railway station is Mariani Junction, 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 Watiyim
Nearest railway station Mariani Junction 14 km
Nearest town Mariāni 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Merangmen 28 km
District headquarters Mokokchung 28 km

Villages closest to Watiyim

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Watiyim village had a population of 728. That makes it the 4th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 604 residents.

Watiyim village has 395 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Watiyim has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

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

Watiyim falls under Merangmen tehsil of Mokokchung district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Watiyim is Mariani Junction, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Watiyim.

Watiyim 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.

Watiyim is in Merangmen tehsil of Mokokchung district. Mariani Junction is about 14 km away. Mariāni is about 15 km away. Merangmen is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chungtiayimsen (under 2 km).

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

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