About Waphur Village

Waphur is a mid sized village in Shamator tehsil, in the district of Tuensang, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 996, made up of 507 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males.

Waphur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Waphur village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Tuensang
Tehsil	Shamator
Population	996
Male Population	507
Female Population	489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Waphur compares

By the 2011 count Waphur is the 5th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,157 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Waphur

Waphur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Waphur as Available within 5 - 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 Waphur from other places

Waphur lies about 26 km from Tuensang, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 82 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 Waphur
Tehsil headquarters	Shamator	26 km
District headquarters	Tuensang	26 km
Nearest railway station	Tuli	82 km

Villages closest to Waphur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Waphur village had a population of 996. That makes it the 5th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,157 residents.

Waphur village has 507 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Waphur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Waphur falls under Shamator tehsil of Tuensang district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Waphur is Tuli, about 82 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Waphur.

Waphur is about 26 km from Tuensang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Waphur is in Shamator tehsil of Tuensang district. Shamator is about 26 km away. Tuensang is about 26 km away. Tuli is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.