# Kigwe Town Village, Jakhama, Kohima (Nagaland) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/kohima/jakhama/kigwe-town/ Village · Jakhama, Kohima # Kigwe Town Kigwe Town is a village in Jakhama sub-district of Kohima district, Nagaland, PIN code **797120**. The 2011 Census counted **1,228 people in 266 households**, the 8th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 1,228people (2011) - 266households - 76.7%literacy - 797120PIN code ## Kigwe Town PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kigwe Town is 797120.** Kigwe Town falls in Jakhama sub-district, Kohima district, Nagaland. - PIN code797120 - Community development blockJakhama - Census village code268265 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kigwe Town from nearby towns? - Jakhama (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Kohima (district HQ)14 km by road - Kohima (nearest town)14 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 Kigwe Town? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kigwe Town; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school10+ km · Kohima - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kohima - ○Degree college10+ km · Kohima - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 18 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 Kigwe Town known for? The main crops are **potato, maize and paddy**. Products made here include traditional shawls and handloom. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kigwe Town Of every 100 households in Kigwe Town in 2011, 94 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 19 a car. ■ Kigwe Town · ■ Jakhama rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****93%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **8% Tap water ****90%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **90% Use banking services ****70%** **58% Television ****73%** **45% Mobile phone ****91%** **66% Computer with internet ****5%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****19%** **15% None of these assets ****5%** **19% Own their home ****62%** **89% 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 Kigwe Town? ■ Kigwe Town · ■ Jakhama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **83.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **997 Working population ****58.2%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 74.8% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 186 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 395 (55%) · **■** Marginal 99 (14%) 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 Jakhama - Jakhama Vill.4,695 people - Kigwema3,872 people - Phesama3,061 people - Mima2,149 people - Pfuchama870 people - Sweba388 people [All 10 villages in Jakhama](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/kohima/jakhama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kigwe Town?797120 - How far is Kigwe Town from Kohima?14 km by road - What is the population of Kigwe Town?1,228 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kigwe Town in?Kohima district (Jakhama sub-district), Nagaland - What is the literacy rate of Kigwe Town?76.7% (Census 2011)