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About Sowa Village

Sowa is a mid sized village in Angjangyang tehsil, in the district of Mon, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,135, made up of 563 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males.

Sowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sowa village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Mon
Tehsil Angjangyang
Population 1,135
Male Population 563
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sowa compares

By the 2011 count Sowa is the 5th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,846 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sowa

Sowa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sowa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sowa from other places

Sowa lies about 25 km from Mon, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 36 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 Sowa
Tehsil headquarters Angjangyang 25 km
District headquarters Mon 25 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 36 km

Villages closest to Sowa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sowa village had a population of 1,135. That makes it the 5th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,846 residents.

Sowa village has 563 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sowa has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Sowa falls under Angjangyang tehsil of Mon district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Sowa is Tuli, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sowa.

Sowa is about 25 km from Mon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sowa is in Angjangyang tehsil of Mon district. Angjangyang is about 25 km away. Mon is about 25 km away. Tuli is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sowa Changle (under 2 km), Longching Hq (4.5 km) and Longching Village (4.5 km).

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

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