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About New Akhegwo Village

New Akhegwo is a small village in Meluri tehsil, in the district of Phek, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 152 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

New Akhegwo Overview

Census 2011 figures for New Akhegwo village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Phek
Tehsil Meluri
Pincode 797114
Population 305
Male Population 152
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 New Akhegwo compares

By the 2011 count New Akhegwo is the 10th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to New Akhegwo

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

New 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 New 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 New 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 New Akhegwo

As per the Census of India 2011, New Akhegwo village had a population of 305. That makes it the 10th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

New Akhegwo village has 152 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, New Akhegwo has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

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

New Akhegwo falls under Meluri tehsil of Phek district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to New 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for New Akhegwo.

New 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.

New 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 (under 2 km), Akhegwo Junction (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 New Akhegwo today is likely to be higher.

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