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About Kivikhu Village

Kivikhu is a small village in Satakha tehsil, in the district of Zunheboto, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 239 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1027 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 798620, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kivikhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kivikhu village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Zunheboto
Tehsil Satakha
Pincode 798620
Area (hectares) 1027 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 239
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 Kivikhu compares

By the 2011 count Kivikhu is the 10th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 534 residents. Its 1027 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, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kivikhu

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

Kivikhu lies about 14 km from Zunheboto, and the nearest railway station is Molvom, about 67 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 Kivikhu
Tehsil headquarters Satakha 11 km
District headquarters Zunheboto 14 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 67 km

Villages closest to Kivikhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kivikhu village had a population of 481. That makes it the 10th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 534 residents.

Kivikhu village has 239 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kivikhu has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kivikhu is 798620. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kivikhu covers 1027 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.

Kivikhu falls under Satakha tehsil of Zunheboto district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Kivikhu is Molvom, about 67 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 Kivikhu.

Kivikhu is about 14 km from Zunheboto in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kivikhu is in Satakha tehsil of Zunheboto district. Satakha is about 11 km away. Zunheboto is about 14 km away. Molvom is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukhai (4.1 km), Xuivi (6.6 km) and Kilo (9.3 km).

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

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