Skip to main content

About Chishilimi Village

Chishilimi is a mid sized village in Ghathashi tehsil, in the district of Zunheboto, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 370 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1525 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 797109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chishilimi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chishilimi village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Zunheboto
Tehsil Ghathashi
Pincode 797109
Area (hectares) 1525 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 370
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
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 Chishilimi compares

By the 2011 count Chishilimi is the 4th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 613 residents. Its 1525 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Chishilimi

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

Chishilimi lies about 27 km from Zunheboto, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 44 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 Chishilimi
Tehsil headquarters Ghathashi 7.8 km
Nearest town Wokha 23 km
District headquarters Zunheboto 27 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 44 km

Villages closest to Chishilimi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chishilimi village had a population of 762. That makes it the 4th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 613 residents.

Chishilimi village has 370 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chishilimi has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Chishilimi is 797109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chishilimi covers 1525 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chishilimi falls under Ghathashi tehsil of Zunheboto district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Chishilimi is Molvom, about 44 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 Chishilimi.

Chishilimi is about 27 km from Zunheboto in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chishilimi is in Ghathashi tehsil of Zunheboto district. Ghathashi is about 7.8 km away. Wokha is about 23 km away. Zunheboto is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghathashi Hq (7.8 km), Ighanumi (15 km) and Kilomi (16 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.