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About Lephori Village

Lephori is a mid sized village in Meluri tehsil, in the district of Phek, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,355, made up of 685 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lephori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lephori village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Phek
Tehsil Meluri
Pincode 797114
Population 1,355
Male Population 685
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lephori compares

By the 2011 count Lephori is among the largest 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Lephori

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

Lephori lies about 17 km from Phek, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 79 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 Lephori
Tehsil headquarters Meluri 6.8 km
District headquarters Phek 17 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 41 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 79 km

Villages closest to Lephori

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 Lephori

As per the Census of India 2011, Lephori village had a population of 1,355. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Lephori village has 685 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lephori has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

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

Lephori falls under Meluri tehsil of Phek district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Lephori is Molvom, about 79 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 Lephori.

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

Lephori is in Meluri tehsil of Phek district. Meluri is about 6.8 km away. Phek is about 17 km away. Zunheboto is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meluri Hq (6.8 km), Meluri Village (6.8 km) and Akhegwo (13 km).

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

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