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About Leshemi Village

Leshemi is a mid sized village in Zuketsa tehsil, in the district of Phek, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,877, made up of 968 males and 909 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males.

Leshemi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Leshemi village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Phek
Tehsil Zuketsa
Population 1,877
Male Population 968
Female Population 909
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Leshemi compares

By the 2011 count Leshemi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,049 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Leshemi

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

Leshemi lies about 28 km from Phek, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 45 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 Leshemi
Nearest town Kohima 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Zuketsa 28 km
District headquarters Phek 28 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 45 km

Villages closest to Leshemi

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

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Common questions about Leshemi

As per the Census of India 2011, Leshemi village had a population of 1,877. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,049 residents.

Leshemi village has 968 males and 909 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Leshemi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Leshemi falls under Zuketsa tehsil of Phek district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Leshemi is Molvom, about 45 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 10+ km distance for Leshemi.

Leshemi is about 28 km from Phek in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Leshemi is in Zuketsa tehsil of Phek district. Kohima is about 20 km away. Zuketsa is about 28 km away. Phek is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zuketsa (under 2 km), Lasumi (under 2 km) and Zapami (under 2 km).

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

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