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About Nzau Village

Nzau is a mid sized village in Tening tehsil, in the district of Peren, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,430, made up of 730 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males.

Nzau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nzau village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Peren
Tehsil Tening
Population 1,430
Male Population 730
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Nzau compares

By the 2011 count Nzau is the 9th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Nzau

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

Nzau lies about 31 km from Peren, and the nearest railway station is Wadrengdisa, about 46 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 Nzau
Tehsil headquarters Tening 6.1 km
District headquarters Peren 31 km
Nearest railway station Wadrengdisa 46 km
Nearest town Chumukedima 59 km

Villages closest to Nzau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nzau village had a population of 1,430. That makes it the 9th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Nzau village has 730 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nzau has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Nzau falls under Tening tehsil of Peren district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Nzau is Wadrengdisa, about 46 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 Nzau.

Nzau is about 31 km from Peren in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nzau is in Tening tehsil of Peren district. Tening is about 6.1 km away. Peren is about 31 km away. Wadrengdisa is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ntu (5.6 km), Tening (6.1 km) and Tening Christ Vill (6.1 km).

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

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