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About Akhegwo Village

Akhegwo is a mid sized village in Meluri tehsil, in the district of Phek, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,196, made up of 613 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akhegwo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akhegwo village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Phek
Tehsil Meluri
Pincode 797114
Population 1,196
Male Population 613
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akhegwo compares

By the 2011 count Akhegwo is the 4th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Akhegwo

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

Akhegwo lies about 22 km from Phek, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 83 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 Akhegwo
Tehsil headquarters Meluri 8.0 km
District headquarters Phek 22 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 32 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 83 km

Villages closest to Akhegwo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akhegwo village had a population of 1,196. That makes it the 4th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Akhegwo village has 613 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akhegwo has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Akhegwo is 797114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akhegwo falls under Meluri tehsil of Phek district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Akhegwo is Molvom, about 83 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 village for Akhegwo.

Akhegwo is about 22 km from Phek in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akhegwo is in Meluri tehsil of Phek district. Meluri is about 8.0 km away. Phek is about 22 km away. Zunheboto is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhegwo Junction (under 2 km), New Akhegwo (under 2 km) and Meluri Hq (8.0 km).

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

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