# Pihekhu Village, Aquqhnaqua, Dimapur (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Aquqhnaqua, Dimapur 

# Pihekhu

Pihekhu is a village in Aquqhnaqua sub-district of Dimapur district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **453 people in 99 households**, the 2nd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 453people (2011)
- 99households
- 74.4%literacy
- 1,157females per 1,000 males

## Pihekhu PIN code and other codes

Pihekhu falls in Aquqhnaqua sub-district, Dimapur district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockNiuland
- Census village code267612

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pihekhu from nearby towns?

- Aquqhnaqua (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Dimapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dimapur Town (nearest town)45 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Pihekhu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pihekhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school10+ km · Lukuto
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Niuland
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dimapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dimapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pihekhu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, mustard and maize**. Products made here include traditional shawls. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Pihekhu

Of every 100 households in Pihekhu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Pihekhu · ■ Aquqhnaqua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**10%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**80%

Use banking services ****45%**

**23%

Television ****64%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****9%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**11%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pihekhu?

■ Pihekhu · ■ Aquqhnaqua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1157**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1423**

**1032

Working population ****37.3%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 72.8% for women. 42% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (15%) · **■** Marginal 6 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Aquqhnaqua

- Homeland726 people
- Tokishe437 people
- Ghosito416 people
- Zutoi385 people
- P.Vihoto383 people

[All 39 villages in Aquqhnaqua](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/dimapur/aquqhnaqua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pihekhu from Dimapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Pihekhu?453 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pihekhu in?Dimapur district (Aquqhnaqua sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Pihekhu?74.4% (Census 2011)