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About Nokyan Village

Nokyan is a mid sized village in Noklak tehsil, in the district of Tuensang, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,542, made up of 801 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males.

Nokyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nokyan village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Tuensang
Tehsil Noklak
Population 1,542
Male Population 801
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nokyan compares

By the 2011 count Nokyan is the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Nokyan

Nokyan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nokyan as Available within <5 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 Nokyan from other places

Nokyan lies about 22 km from Tuensang, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 72 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 Nokyan
Tehsil headquarters Noklak 2.2 km
District headquarters Tuensang 22 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 72 km

Villages closest to Nokyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nokyan village had a population of 1,542. That makes it the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Nokyan village has 801 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nokyan has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Nokyan falls under Noklak tehsil of Tuensang district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Nokyan is Tuli, about 72 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nokyan.

Nokyan is about 22 km from Tuensang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nokyan is in Noklak tehsil of Tuensang district. Noklak is about 2.2 km away. Tuensang is about 22 km away. Tuli is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nokyan B (under 2 km), Kusong (1.8 km) and Noklak Hq (2.2 km).

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

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