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About New Wokha Village

New Wokha is a small village in Wokha Sadar tehsil, in the district of Wokha, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 227 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 797111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

New Wokha Overview

Census 2011 figures for New Wokha village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Wokha
Tehsil Wokha Sadar
Pincode 797111
Population 427
Male Population 227
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How New Wokha compares

By the 2011 count New Wokha is the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,159 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to New Wokha

New Wokha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for New Wokha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 New Wokha from other places

New Wokha lies about under 2 km from Wokha, and the nearest railway station is Barpathar, about 41 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 New Wokha
Tehsil headquarters Wokha Sadar under 2 km
District headquarters Wokha under 2 km
Nearest railway station Barpathar 41 km

Villages closest to New Wokha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wokha Sadar 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 New Wokha

As per the Census of India 2011, New Wokha village had a population of 427. That makes it the 15th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,159 residents.

New Wokha village has 227 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, New Wokha has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for New Wokha is 797111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

New Wokha falls under Wokha Sadar tehsil of Wokha district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to New Wokha is Barpathar, about 41 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 5 - 10 km distance for New Wokha.

New Wokha is about under 2 km from Wokha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

New Wokha is in Wokha Sadar tehsil of Wokha district. Wokha Sadar is about under 2 km away. Wokha is about under 2 km away. Barpathar is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wokha Vill (under 2 km), Longsachung (4.7 km) and Longla (31 km).

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

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