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About Phaikolum Village

Phaikolum is a small village in Kebai Khelma tehsil, in the district of Peren, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 42 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,310 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phaikolum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phaikolum village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Peren
Tehsil Kebai Khelma
Pincode 797110
Population 97
Male Population 42
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,310
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 Phaikolum compares

By the 2011 count Phaikolum is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Phaikolum

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

Phaikolum lies about 33 km from Peren, and the nearest railway station is Dihakho, about 33 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 Phaikolum
Tehsil headquarters Kebai Khelma 33 km
District headquarters Peren 33 km
Nearest railway station Dihakho 33 km
Nearest town Diphu 41 km

Villages closest to Phaikolum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kebai Khelma 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 Phaikolum

As per the Census of India 2011, Phaikolum village had a population of 97. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Phaikolum village has 42 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phaikolum has about 1310 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Phaikolum is 797110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phaikolum falls under Kebai Khelma tehsil of Peren district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Phaikolum is Dihakho, about 33 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 Phaikolum.

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

Phaikolum is in Kebai Khelma tehsil of Peren district. Kebai Khelma is about 33 km away. Peren is about 33 km away. Dihakho is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nsenlwa (under 2 km), Beisumpuilwo (12 km) and Nkio (15 km).

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

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