# Kigwema Village, Jakhama, Kohima (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Jakhama, Kohima 

# Kigwema

Kigwema is a village in Jakhama sub-district of Kohima district, Nagaland, PIN code **797120**. The 2011 Census counted **3,872 people in 769 households**, the 5th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 3,872people (2011)
- 769households
- 74.2%literacy
- 797120PIN code

## Kigwema PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kigwema is 797120.** Kigwema falls in Jakhama sub-district, Kohima district, Nagaland.

- PIN code797120
- Community development blockJakhama
- Census village code268264

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

## How far is Kigwema from nearby towns?

- Jakhama (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kohima (district HQ)13 km by road
- Kohima (nearest town)13 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 Kigwema?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kigwema; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kohima
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kohima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 17 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 Kigwema known for?

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

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

## Homes and amenities in Kigwema

Of every 100 households in Kigwema in 2011, 100 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kigwema · ■ Jakhama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**8%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****41%**

**58%

Television ****38%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**15%

None of these assets ****23%**

**19%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kigwema?

■ Kigwema · ■ Jakhama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**997

Working population ****61.3%**

**56.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 68.7% for women. 61% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,357 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (2%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 554 (23%) · **■** Marginal 389 (16%)

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

- Viswema7,417 people
- Jakhama Hq5,216 people
- Khuzama5,160 people
- Jakhama Vill.4,695 people
- Phesama3,061 people
- Mima2,149 people
- Kigwe Town1,228 people
- Pfuchama870 people

[All 10 villages in Jakhama](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/kohima/jakhama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kigwema?797120
- How far is Kigwema from Kohima?13 km by road
- What is the population of Kigwema?3,872 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kigwema in?Kohima district (Jakhama sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Kigwema?74.2% (Census 2011)