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About Meluri Village Village

Meluri Village is a large village in Meluri tehsil, in the district of Phek, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,723, made up of 1,393 males and 1,330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Meluri Village Overview

Census 2011 figures for Meluri Village village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Phek
Tehsil Meluri
Pincode 797114
Population 2,723
Male Population 1,393
Female Population 1,330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Meluri Village compares

By the 2011 count Meluri Village is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local 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 Meluri Village

Meluri Village is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Meluri Village as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Meluri Village from other places

Meluri Village 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 Village
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 Village

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 Village

As per the Census of India 2011, Meluri Village village had a population of 2,723. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Meluri Village village has 1,393 males and 1,330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Meluri Village has about 955 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 Meluri Village is 797114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

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

The nearest railway station to Meluri Village 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Meluri Village.

Meluri Village 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 Village 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 Hq (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 Village today is likely to be higher.

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