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About New Phor Village

New Phor is a mid sized village in Phor tehsil, in the district of Phek, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 271 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males.

New Phor Overview

Census 2011 figures for New Phor village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Phek
Tehsil Phor
Population 523
Male Population 271
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Phor compares

By the 2011 count New Phor is the 5th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to New Phor

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

New Phor lies about 32 km from Phek, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 93 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 Phor
Tehsil headquarters Phor 1.5 km
District headquarters Phek 32 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 35 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 93 km

Villages closest to New Phor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phor 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 Phor

As per the Census of India 2011, New Phor village had a population of 523. That makes it the 5th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

New Phor village has 271 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, New Phor has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

New Phor falls under Phor tehsil of Phek district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to New Phor is Molvom, about 93 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 Phor.

New Phor is about 32 km from Phek in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

New Phor is in Phor tehsil of Phek district. Phor is about 1.5 km away. Phek is about 32 km away. Zunheboto is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phor (1.5 km), Wuzu (2.0 km) and Hutsu (5.6 km).

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

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