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About Khensa Village

Khensa is a mid sized village in Ongpangkong tehsil, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,447, made up of 694 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khensa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khensa village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Mokokchung
Tehsil Ongpangkong
Pincode 798601
Population 1,447
Male Population 694
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khensa compares

By the 2011 count Khensa is the 10th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,520 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Khensa

Khensa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khensa as Available within 5 - 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 Khensa from other places

Khensa lies about 3.7 km from Mokokchung, and the nearest railway station is Mariani Junction, about 39 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 Khensa
Tehsil headquarters Ongpangkong 2.3 km
District headquarters Mokokchung 3.7 km
Nearest town Mokokchūng 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Mariani Junction 39 km

Villages closest to Khensa

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 Khensa

As per the Census of India 2011, Khensa village had a population of 1,447. That makes it the 10th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,520 residents.

Khensa village has 694 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khensa has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

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

Khensa falls under Ongpangkong tehsil of Mokokchung district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Khensa is Mariani Junction, about 39 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 village for Khensa.

Khensa is about 3.7 km from Mokokchung in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khensa is in Ongpangkong tehsil of Mokokchung district. Ongpangkong is about 2.3 km away. Mokokchung is about 3.7 km away. Mokokchūng is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mekuli (2.1 km), Mokokchung Vill (3.7 km) and Ungma (5.6 km).

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

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