# Penkim Village, Khongsa, Kiphire (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Khongsa, Kiphire 

# Penkim

Penkim is a village in Khongsa sub-district of Kiphire district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 167 households**, the 2nd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.0%.

- 752people (2011)
- 167households
- 45.9%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Penkim PIN code and other codes

Penkim falls in Khongsa sub-district, Kiphire district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockPungro
- Census village code268178

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

## How far is Penkim from nearby towns?

- Khongsa (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Kiphire (district HQ)62 km by road
- Kiphire (nearest town)62 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 Penkim?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Penkim; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kiphire
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kiphire
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Penkim known for?

The main crops are **maize, millet and beans**. Products made here include bamboo products, cane 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 Penkim

Of every 100 households in Penkim in 2011, 97 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penkim · ■ Khongsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**77%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**1%

Television ****0%**

**1%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**4%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****92%**

**81%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Penkim?

■ Penkim · ■ Khongsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.9%**

**48.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**1017

Working population ****47.3%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.4% for men and 35.9% for women. 47% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 287 (81%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (11%) · **■** Marginal 27 (8%)

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 Khongsa

- Salomi1,975 people
- Thanamir746 people
- Fakim425 people
- Vongtsowong317 people
- Tsundang229 people

[All 8 villages in Khongsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/kiphire/khongsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Penkim from Kiphire?62 km by road
- What is the population of Penkim?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penkim in?Kiphire district (Khongsa sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Penkim?45.9% (Census 2011)