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About Zhekiye Village

Zhekiye is a small village in Satakha tehsil, in the district of Zunheboto, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 170 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1000 hectares hectares.

Zhekiye Overview

Census 2011 figures for Zhekiye village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Zunheboto
Tehsil Satakha
Area (hectares) 1000 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 170
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Zhekiye compares

By the 2011 count Zhekiye is the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 534 residents. Its 1000 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 986.

Getting to Zhekiye

Zhekiye is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Zhekiye as Available within village. 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 Zhekiye from other places

Zhekiye lies about 4.9 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 Zhekiye
District headquarters Zunheboto 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Satakha 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Molvom 67 km

Villages closest to Zhekiye

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 Zhekiye

As per the Census of India 2011, Zhekiye village had a population of 351. That makes it the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 534 residents.

Zhekiye village has 170 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Zhekiye has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Zhekiye covers 1000 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Zhekiye falls under Satakha tehsil of Zunheboto district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Zhekiye 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Zhekiye.

Zhekiye is about 4.9 km from Zunheboto in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Zhekiye is in Satakha tehsil of Zunheboto district. Zunheboto is about 4.9 km away. Satakha is about 5.4 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 Kiyekhu (2.0 km), Kilo (4.6 km) and Xuivi (5.0 km).

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

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