About Poilwa Village

Poilwa is a large village in Pedi tehsil, in the district of Peren, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,103, made up of 1,044 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poilwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poilwa village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Peren
Tehsil	Pedi
Pincode	797002
Population	2,103
Male Population	1,044
Female Population	1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poilwa compares

By the 2011 count Poilwa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Poilwa

Poilwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poilwa as Available within village. 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 Poilwa from other places

Poilwa lies about 17 km from Peren, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 19 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 Poilwa
Tehsil headquarters	Pedi	12 km
District headquarters	Peren	17 km
Nearest railway station	Molvom	19 km
Nearest town	Kohima	21 km

Villages closest to Poilwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poilwa village had a population of 2,103. 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 842 residents.

Poilwa village has 1,044 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poilwa has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Poilwa is 797002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poilwa falls under Pedi tehsil of Peren district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Poilwa is Molvom, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Poilwa.

Poilwa is about 17 km from Peren in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poilwa is in Pedi tehsil of Peren district. Pedi is about 12 km away. Peren is about 17 km away. Molvom is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.