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About Peshu Village

Peshu is a large village in Thonoknyu tehsil, in the district of Tuensang, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,447, made up of 1,833 males and 1,614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 798612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peshu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peshu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Tuensang
Tehsil Thonoknyu
Pincode 798612
Population 3,447
Male Population 1,833
Female Population 1,614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Peshu compares

By the 2011 count Peshu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Peshu

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

Peshu lies about 30 km from Tuensang, and the nearest railway station is Tuli, about 86 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 Peshu
Tehsil headquarters Thonoknyu 30 km
District headquarters Tuensang 30 km
Nearest railway station Tuli 86 km

Villages closest to Peshu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Peshu village had a population of 3,447. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,240 residents.

Peshu village has 1,833 males and 1,614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peshu has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

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

Peshu falls under Thonoknyu tehsil of Tuensang district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Peshu is Tuli, about 86 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 Peshu.

Peshu is about 30 km from Tuensang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peshu is in Thonoknyu tehsil of Tuensang district. Thonoknyu is about 30 km away. Tuensang is about 30 km away. Tuli is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peshu Nokya (under 2 km), Sanglao (2.5 km) and Thongtsou (4.9 km).

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

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