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About Wuzu Village

Wuzu is a small village in Phor tehsil, in the district of Phek, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 151 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wuzu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wuzu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Phek
Tehsil Phor
Pincode 797114
Population 314
Male Population 151
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
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 Wuzu compares

By the 2011 count Wuzu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Wuzu

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

Wuzu 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 Wuzu
Tehsil headquarters Phor under 2 km
District headquarters Phek 32 km
Nearest town Zunheboto 37 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 93 km

Villages closest to Wuzu

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 Wuzu

As per the Census of India 2011, Wuzu village had a population of 314. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Wuzu village has 151 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wuzu has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

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

Wuzu falls under Phor tehsil of Phek district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Wuzu 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 Wuzu.

Wuzu 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.

Wuzu is in Phor tehsil of Phek district. Phor is about under 2 km away. Phek is about 32 km away. Zunheboto is about 37 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 (under 2 km), New Phor (2.0 km) and Hutsu (4.1 km).

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

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