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About Alichen Village

Alichen is a large village in Ongpangkong tehsil, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,198, made up of 2,259 males and 1,939 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alichen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alichen village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Mokokchung
Tehsil Ongpangkong
Pincode 798601
Population 4,198
Male Population 2,259
Female Population 1,939
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alichen compares

By the 2011 count Alichen is the 4th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,520 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Alichen

Alichen is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Alichen as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Alichen from other places

Alichen lies about 8.7 km from Mokokchung, and the nearest railway station is Titabar, about 45 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 Alichen
District headquarters Mokokchung 8.7 km
Nearest town Mokokchūng 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ongpangkong 10 km
Nearest railway station Titabar 45 km

Villages closest to Alichen

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alichen village had a population of 4,198. That makes it the 4th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,520 residents.

Alichen village has 2,259 males and 1,939 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alichen has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Alichen is 798601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alichen falls under Ongpangkong tehsil of Mokokchung district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Alichen is Titabar, about 45 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 village for Alichen.

Alichen is about 8.7 km from Mokokchung in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alichen is in Ongpangkong tehsil of Mokokchung district. Mokokchung is about 8.7 km away. Mokokchūng is about 8.7 km away. Ongpangkong is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Longkhum (4.3 km), Ungma (5.7 km) and Mangmetong (5.9 km).

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

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