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About Meluri Hq Village

Meluri Hq is one of the larger villages in Meluri tehsil, in the district of Phek, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,191, made up of 2,688 males and 2,503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meluri Hq Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meluri Hq village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Phek
Tehsil Meluri
Pincode 797114
Population 5,191
Male Population 2,688
Female Population 2,503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meluri Hq compares

By the 2011 count Meluri Hq is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Meluri Hq

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

Meluri Hq lies about 15 km from Phek, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 77 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 Meluri Hq
Tehsil headquarters Meluri under 2 km
District headquarters Phek 15 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 34 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 77 km

Villages closest to Meluri Hq

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 Meluri Hq

As per the Census of India 2011, Meluri Hq village had a population of 5,191. 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 1,068 residents.

Meluri Hq village has 2,688 males and 2,503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meluri Hq has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 982.

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

Meluri Hq falls under Meluri tehsil of Phek district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Meluri Hq is Molvom, about 77 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 Meluri Hq.

Meluri Hq is about 15 km from Phek in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Meluri Hq is in Meluri tehsil of Phek district. Meluri is about under 2 km away. Phek is about 15 km away. Zunheboto is about 34 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 Village (under 2 km), Lephori (6.8 km) and Akhegwo (8.0 km).

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

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