About Yakshu Village

Yakshu is a large village in Mopong tehsil, in the district of Mon, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,313, made up of 2,268 males and 2,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Yakshu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yakshu village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Mon
Tehsil	Mopong
Pincode	798603
Population	4,313
Male Population	2,268
Female Population	2,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Yakshu compares

By the 2011 count Yakshu is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 849.

Getting to Yakshu

Yakshu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Yakshu as Available within 5 - 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 Yakshu from other places

Yakshu lies about 33 km from Mon, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 52 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 Yakshu
Tehsil headquarters	Mopong	6.3 km
Nearest town	Tuensang	27 km
District headquarters	Mon	33 km
Nearest railway station	Tuli	52 km

Villages closest to Yakshu

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

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Common questions about Yakshu

As per the Census of India 2011, Yakshu village had a population of 4,313. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Yakshu village has 2,268 males and 2,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yakshu has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 849.

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

Yakshu falls under Mopong tehsil of Mon district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Yakshu is Tuli, about 52 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 5 - 10 km distance for Yakshu.

Yakshu is about 33 km from Mon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yakshu is in Mopong tehsil of Mon district. Mopong is about 6.3 km away. Tuensang is about 27 km away. Mon is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.