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About Sailhem Village

Sailhem is a small village in Kebai Khelma tehsil, in the district of Peren, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 144 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males.

Sailhem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sailhem village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Peren
Tehsil Kebai Khelma
Population 264
Male Population 144
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Sailhem compares

By the 2011 count Sailhem is the 5th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Sailhem

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

Sailhem lies about 19 km from Peren, and the nearest railway station is Sukhovi, 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 Sailhem
Tehsil headquarters Kebai Khelma 19 km
District headquarters Peren 19 km
Nearest railway station Sukhovi 37 km
Nearest town Chumukedima 46 km

Villages closest to Sailhem

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 Sailhem

As per the Census of India 2011, Sailhem village had a population of 264. That makes it the 5th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Sailhem village has 144 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sailhem has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

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

The nearest railway station to Sailhem is Sukhovi, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sailhem.

Sailhem is about 19 km from Peren in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sailhem is in Kebai Khelma tehsil of Peren district. Kebai Khelma is about 19 km away. Peren is about 19 km away. Sukhovi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nkio (8.3 km), Nkio B (8.3 km) and New Ngaolong (14 km).

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

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