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About Mekuli Village

Mekuli is a small village in Ongpangkong tehsil, in the district of Mokokchung, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 140 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekuli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekuli village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Mokokchung
Tehsil Ongpangkong
Pincode 798601
Population 280
Male Population 140
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mekuli compares

By the 2011 count Mekuli is the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, 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 Mekuli

Mekuli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mekuli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mekuli from other places

Mekuli lies about 5.8 km from Mokokchung, and the nearest railway station is Mariani Junction, about 37 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 Mekuli
Tehsil headquarters Ongpangkong under 2 km
District headquarters Mokokchung 5.8 km
Nearest town Mokokchūng 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Mariani Junction 37 km

Villages closest to Mekuli

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 Mekuli

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekuli village had a population of 280. That makes it the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,520 residents.

Mekuli village has 140 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

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

Mekuli falls under Ongpangkong tehsil of Mokokchung district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Mekuli is Mariani Junction, about 37 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mekuli.

Mekuli is about 5.8 km from Mokokchung in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekuli is in Ongpangkong tehsil of Mokokchung district. Ongpangkong is about under 2 km away. Mokokchung is about 5.8 km away. Mokokchūng is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khensa (2.1 km), Chungtia (4.3 km) and Aliba (4.4 km).

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

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