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About Hakchang Village

Hakchang is a mid sized village in Sangsangnyu tehsil, in the district of Tuensang, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,981, made up of 1,006 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hakchang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hakchang village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Tuensang
Tehsil Sangsangnyu
Pincode 798612
Population 1,981
Male Population 1,006
Female Population 975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hakchang compares

By the 2011 count Hakchang is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Hakchang

Hakchang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hakchang as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Hakchang from other places

Hakchang lies about 7.4 km from Tuensang, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 54 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 Hakchang
Tehsil headquarters Sangsangnyu 2.3 km
District headquarters Tuensang 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 54 km

Villages closest to Hakchang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hakchang village had a population of 1,981. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Hakchang village has 1,006 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hakchang has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Hakchang is 798612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hakchang falls under Sangsangnyu tehsil of Tuensang district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Hakchang is Tuli, about 54 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 village for Hakchang.

Hakchang is about 7.4 km from Tuensang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hakchang is in Sangsangnyu tehsil of Tuensang district. Sangsangnyu is about 2.3 km away. Tuensang is about 7.4 km away. Tuli is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maksha (1.8 km), Sangsangnyu Hq (2.3 km) and Kejok (4.9 km).

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

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