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About Waoshu Village

Waoshu is a mid sized village in Chingmei tehsil, in the district of Tuensang, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 258 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males.

Waoshu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waoshu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Tuensang
Tehsil Chingmei
Population 512
Male Population 258
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Waoshu compares

By the 2011 count Waoshu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 644 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Waoshu

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

Waoshu lies about 13 km from Tuensang, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 62 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 Waoshu
Tehsil headquarters Chingmei 3.5 km
District headquarters Tuensang 13 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 62 km

Villages closest to Waoshu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waoshu village had a population of 512. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 644 residents.

Waoshu village has 258 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waoshu has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Waoshu falls under Chingmei tehsil of Tuensang district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Waoshu is Tuli, about 62 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 Waoshu.

Waoshu is about 13 km from Tuensang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waoshu is in Chingmei tehsil of Tuensang district. Chingmei is about 3.5 km away. Tuensang is about 13 km away. Tuli is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chingmei (3.5 km), Chingmei Hq (3.5 km) and Yimpang (3.7 km).

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

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