About Shoipu Village

Shoipu is a mid sized village in Satakha tehsil, in the district of Zunheboto, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 982, made up of 501 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1500 hectares hectares.

Shoipu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shoipu village
Description	Value
State	Nagaland
District	Zunheboto
Tehsil	Satakha
Area (hectares)	1500 hectares
Population	982
Male Population	501
Female Population	481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
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 Shoipu compares

By the 2011 count Shoipu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 534 residents. Its 1500 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Shoipu

Shoipu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shoipu 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 Shoipu from other places

Shoipu lies about 9.0 km from Zunheboto, and the nearest railway station is Naojan, about 61 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 Shoipu
Tehsil headquarters	Satakha	4.2 km
District headquarters	Zunheboto	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Naojan	61 km

Villages closest to Shoipu

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.

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Common questions about Shoipu

As per the Census of India 2011, Shoipu village had a population of 982. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 534 residents.

Shoipu village has 501 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shoipu has about 960 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 986.

Shoipu covers 1500 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shoipu falls under Satakha tehsil of Zunheboto district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Shoipu is Naojan, about 61 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 Shoipu.

Shoipu is about 9.0 km from Zunheboto in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shoipu is in Satakha tehsil of Zunheboto district. Satakha is about 4.2 km away. Zunheboto is about 9.0 km away. Naojan is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.