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About Sapotimi Village

Sapotimi is a mid sized village in Suruhuto tehsil, in the district of Zunheboto, Nagaland. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 355 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1005 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 798620, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sapotimi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sapotimi village
Description Value
State Nagaland
District Zunheboto
Tehsil Suruhuto
Pincode 798620
Area (hectares) 1005 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 355
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Sapotimi compares

By the 2011 count Sapotimi is the 7th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents. Its 1005 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sapotimi

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

Sapotimi lies about 26 km from Zunheboto, and the nearest railway station is Mariani Junction, about 55 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 Sapotimi
Tehsil headquarters Suruhuto 7.6 km
Nearest town Mokokchūng 14 km
District headquarters Zunheboto 26 km
Nearest railway station Mariani Junction 55 km

Villages closest to Sapotimi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sapotimi village had a population of 694. That makes it the 7th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents.

Sapotimi village has 355 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sapotimi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

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

Sapotimi covers 1005 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.

Sapotimi falls under Suruhuto tehsil of Zunheboto district in Nagaland.

The nearest railway station to Sapotimi is Mariani Junction, about 55 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 Sapotimi.

Sapotimi is about 26 km from Zunheboto in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sapotimi is in Suruhuto tehsil of Zunheboto district. Suruhuto is about 7.6 km away. Mokokchūng is about 14 km away. Zunheboto is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suruhuto Hq (7.6 km), Lithsami (10.0 km) and Aichi Saghami (10 km).

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

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