# Nikiye Village, Sitimi, Kiphire (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Sitimi, Kiphire 

# Nikiye

Nikiye is a village in Sitimi sub-district of Kiphire district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **169 people in 35 households**, the 10th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 169people (2011)
- 35households
- 76.5%literacy
- 657females per 1,000 males

## Nikiye PIN code and other codes

Nikiye falls in Sitimi sub-district, Kiphire district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockSitimi
- Census village code268143

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

## How far is Nikiye from nearby towns?

- Sitimi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Kiphire (district HQ)49 km by road
- Kiphire (nearest town)49 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 Nikiye?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Nikiye; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nitoi
- ○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 serviceunder 5 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)14 h summer · 13 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 Nikiye known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Nikiye

Of every 100 households in Nikiye in 2011, 100 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nikiye · ■ Sitimi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**45%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

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

**22%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**9%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****100%**

**65%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Nikiye?

■ Nikiye · ■ Sitimi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****657**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****480**

**965

Working population ****36.7%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.2% for men and 72.7% for women. 28% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 61 (98%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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 Sitimi

- Natsami228 people
- Thazuvi216 people
- Chehozu198 people
- Yangsekyu173 people
- Shishimi160 people
- Xuvishe159 people
- Kiyezhe143 people

[All 13 villages in Sitimi](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/kiphire/sitimi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nikiye from Kiphire?49 km by road
- What is the population of Nikiye?169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikiye in?Kiphire district (Sitimi sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Nikiye?76.5% (Census 2011)