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About Phek Old Town Village

Phek Old Town is a mid sized village in Phek Sadar tehsil, in the district of Phek, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 496 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Phek Old Town Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phek Old Town village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Phek
Tehsil Phek Sadar
Pincode 797108
Population 924
Male Population 496
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Phek Old Town compares

By the 2011 count Phek Old Town is the 5th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Phek Old Town

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

Phek Old Town lies about 3.2 km from Phek, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 66 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 Phek Old Town
Tehsil headquarters Phek Sadar 3.2 km
District headquarters Phek 3.2 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 33 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 66 km

Villages closest to Phek Old Town

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phek Sadar 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 Phek Old Town

As per the Census of India 2011, Phek Old Town village had a population of 924. That makes it the 5th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Phek Old Town village has 496 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phek Old Town has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Phek Old Town is 797108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Phek Old Town falls under Phek Sadar tehsil of Phek district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Phek Old Town is Molvom, about 66 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 Phek Old Town.

Phek Old Town is about 3.2 km from Phek in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phek Old Town is in Phek Sadar tehsil of Phek district. Phek Sadar is about 3.2 km away. Phek is about 3.2 km away. Zunheboto is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phek Basa (under 2 km), Phek Village (under 2 km) and Sohomi (5.8 km).

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

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