# Mezo Basa Village, Sechu-Zubza, Kohima (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Sechu-Zubza, Kohima 

# Mezo Basa

Mezo Basa is a village in Sechu-Zubza sub-district of Kohima district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **285 people in 54 households**, the 12th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%.

- 285people (2011)
- 54households
- 82.9%literacy
- 827females per 1,000 males

## Mezo Basa PIN code and other codes

Mezo Basa falls in Sechu-Zubza sub-district, Kohima district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockKohima
- Census village code268281

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

## How far is Mezo Basa from nearby towns?

- Sechu-Zubza (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kohima (district HQ)15 km by road
- Kohima (nearest town)15 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 Mezo Basa?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Mezo Basa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mezoma
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kohima
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kohima
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Mezo Basa known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and oranges**. Products made here include traditional shawls, wooden furniture 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 Mezo Basa

Of every 100 households in Mezo Basa in 2011, 80 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Mezo Basa · ■ Sechu-Zubza rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**15%

Tap water ****54%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**18%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****39%**

**49%

Television ****2%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**16%

None of these assets ****20%**

**11%

Own their home ****93%**

**75%

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 Mezo Basa?

■ Mezo Basa · ■ Sechu-Zubza rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****827**

**814

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**1053

Working population ****56.5%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 79.4% for women. 59% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 61 (38%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (14%) · **■** Marginal 73 (45%)

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 Sechu-Zubza

- Kiruphema Basa462 people
- Sechuma419 people
- Thekrejuma316 people
- Sirhi Angami286 people
- Kiruphema Bawe237 people
- Dzuleke156 people
- Khonoma Basa96 people
- Hydro Project Station59 people

[All 16 villages in Sechu-Zubza](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/kohima/sechu-zubza/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Mezo Basa from Kohima?15 km by road
- What is the population of Mezo Basa?285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mezo Basa in?Kohima district (Sechu-Zubza sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Mezo Basa?82.9% (Census 2011)