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About Choknyu Village

Choknyu is a mid sized village in Chen tehsil, in the district of Mon, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,238, made up of 649 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Choknyu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choknyu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Mon
Tehsil Chen
Pincode 798603
Population 1,238
Male Population 649
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Choknyu compares

By the 2011 count Choknyu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,073 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Choknyu

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

Choknyu lies about 16 km from Mon, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, 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 Choknyu
Tehsil headquarters Chen 4.9 km
District headquarters Mon 16 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 45 km

Villages closest to Choknyu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Choknyu village had a population of 1,238. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,073 residents.

Choknyu village has 649 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choknyu has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Choknyu is 798603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Choknyu falls under Chen tehsil of Mon district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Choknyu is Tuli, 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 10+ km distance for Choknyu.

Choknyu is about 16 km from Mon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choknyu is in Chen tehsil of Mon district. Chen is about 4.9 km away. Mon is about 16 km away. Tuli is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chen Hq (4.9 km), Chenloisho (4.9 km) and Chenwetnyu (4.9 km).

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

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