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About Nkio Village

Nkio is a mid sized village in Tening tehsil, in the district of Peren, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,550, made up of 805 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males.

Nkio Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nkio village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Peren
Tehsil Tening
Population 1,550
Male Population 805
Female Population 745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Nkio compares

By the 2011 count Nkio is the 8th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Nkio

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

Nkio lies about 27 km from Peren, and the nearest railway station is Wadrengdisa, about 42 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 Nkio
Tehsil headquarters Tening 5.7 km
District headquarters Peren 27 km
Nearest railway station Wadrengdisa 42 km
Nearest town Diphu 52 km

Villages closest to Nkio

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 Nkio

As per the Census of India 2011, Nkio village had a population of 1,550. That makes it the 8th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Nkio village has 805 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nkio has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Nkio falls under Tening tehsil of Peren district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Nkio is Wadrengdisa, about 42 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 Nkio.

Nkio is about 27 km from Peren in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nkio is in Tening tehsil of Peren district. Tening is about 5.7 km away. Peren is about 27 km away. Wadrengdisa is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tening (5.7 km), Tening Christ Vill (5.7 km) and Tening Hq (5.7 km).

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

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