# Pokphur Village, Kiusam, Kiphire (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Kiusam, Kiphire 

# Pokphur

Pokphur is a village in Kiusam sub-district of Kiphire district, Nagaland, PIN code **798611**. The 2011 Census counted **1,245 people in 217 households**, the 1st largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 1,245people (2011)
- 217households
- 84.7%literacy
- 798611PIN code

## Pokphur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pokphur is 798611.** Pokphur falls in Kiusam sub-district, Kiphire district, Nagaland.

- PIN code798611
- Community development blockPungro
- Census village code268130

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

## How far is Pokphur from nearby towns?

- Kiusam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kiphire (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kiphire (nearest town)65 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 Pokphur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pokphur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn 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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 4 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 Pokphur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and barley**. Products made here include bamboo basket, traditional shawls and wood carving. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Pokphur

Of every 100 households in Pokphur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pokphur · ■ Kiusam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**53%

Tap water ****100%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**0%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****93%**

**88%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pokphur?

■ Pokphur · ■ Kiusam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.7%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**850

Working population ****46.9%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 78.9% for women. 46% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 495 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 48 (8%) · **■** Marginal 22 (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 Kiusam

- Sangkhumti1,143 people
- Metonger819 people
- Kiusam Hq726 people
- Longtsunger546 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pokphur?798611
- How far is Pokphur from Kiphire?65 km by road
- What is the population of Pokphur?1,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pokphur in?Kiphire district (Kiusam sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Pokphur?84.7% (Census 2011)