Village · Kezocha, Kohima
# Kezo Town

Kezo Town is a village in Kezocha sub-district of Kohima district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted 1,122 people in 228 households, the 5th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.
- 1,122 people (2011)
- 228 households
- 78.3% literacy
- 972 females per 1,000 males

## Kezo Town PIN code and other codes

Kezo Town falls in Kezocha sub-district, Kohima district, Nagaland.
- Community development block Jakhama
- Census village code 268255

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kezo Town from nearby towns?
- Kezocha (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Kohima (district HQ) 31 km by road
- Kohima (nearest town) 31 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kezo Town?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kezo Town; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kohima
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kohima
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kohima
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kezo Town known for?

The main crops are paddy, maize and millet. Products made here include bamboo basket, handloom and weaving.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kezo Town

Of every 100 households in Kezo Town in 2011, 95 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Kezo Town · ■ Kezocha rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 96%
- Toilet within the home 24% 32%
- No toilet (open defecation) 71% 28%
- Tap water 92% 67%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 96%
- Use banking services 0% 23%
- Television 30% 25%
- Mobile phone 48% 44%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 2% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 7% 7%
- None of these assets 39% 36%
- Own their home 60% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kezo Town?

■ Kezo Town · ■ Kezocha rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 78.3% 73.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 972 779
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1120 885
- Working population 31.5% 52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 70.7% for women. 38% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 224 (63%) · ■ Household industry 10 (3%) · ■ Other work 103 (29%) · ■ Marginal 16 (5%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kezocha
- Kidima 7,160 people
- Sakhabama 2,857 people
- Kezoma 2,117 people
- Dihoma 1,550 people
- Kijumetouma 638 people
- Kezo Basa 490 people
- Mitelephe 245 people
- Kijumetou Basa 149 people

All 10 villages in Kezocha

## Quick answers
- How far is Kezo Town from Kohima? 31 km by road
- What is the population of Kezo Town? 1,122 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kezo Town in? Kohima district (Kezocha sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Kezo Town? 78.3% (Census 2011)

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