# Nikhekhu Village, Nihokhu, Dimapur (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Nihokhu, Dimapur 

# Nikhekhu

Nikhekhu is a village in Nihokhu sub-district of Dimapur district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **2,379 people in 452 households**, the 1st largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.3%.

- 2,379people (2011)
- 452households
- 30.6%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Nikhekhu PIN code and other codes

Nikhekhu falls in Nihokhu sub-district, Dimapur district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockNiuland
- Census village code267648

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

## How far is Nikhekhu from nearby towns?

- Nihokhu (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Dimapur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Dimapur Town (nearest town)36 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 Nikhekhu?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Nikhekhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Niuland
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dimapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dimapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 20 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 Nikhekhu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, oil seeds and maize**. Products made here include traditional shawls, knitting and wood craft. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Nikhekhu

Of every 100 households in Nikhekhu in 2011, 41 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Nikhekhu · ■ Nihokhu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**13%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****16%**

**18%

Television ****20%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****25%**

**26%

Own their home ****33%**

**42%

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 Nikhekhu?

■ Nikhekhu · ■ Nihokhu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.6%**

**47.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**970

Working population ****45.7%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 31.6% for men and 29.7% for women. 46% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 271 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (29%) · **■** Other work 82 (8%) · **■** Marginal 416 (38%)

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 Nihokhu

- Nihokhu2,236 people
- Hozhukhe1,460 people
- Khehoyi834 people
- New Showuba533 people

[All 10 villages in Nihokhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/dimapur/nihokhu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nikhekhu from Dimapur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Nikhekhu?2,379 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikhekhu in?Dimapur district (Nihokhu sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Nikhekhu?30.6% (Census 2011)